Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Robot Hall of Fame inducts Big Dog, PackBot, Nao and WALL-E (video)

Robot Hall of Fame inducts Big Dog, PackBot, Nao and WALL-E (video)

It's the sort of ceremony that's so magical it can only occur on even-numbered years. Inventors, educators, entertainers, college students and media folk gathered at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, PA tonight for the 2012 inductions to the Robot Hall of Fame, a Carnegie Mellon-sponsored event created to celebrate the best of our mechanical betters. This year, the field included four categories, judged by both a jury of 107 writers, designs, entrepreneurs and academics and the public at large, each faction constituting half the voting total.
Robot Hall of Fame inducts Big Dog, PackBot, Nao and WALL-E (video)

Robot Hall of Fame inducts Big Dog, PackBot, Nao and WALL-E (video)

Robot Hall of Fame inducts Big Dog, PackBot, Nao and WALL-E (video)

Robot Hall of Fame inducts Big Dog, PackBot, Nao and WALL-E (video)

Robot Hall of Fame inducts Big Dog, PackBot, Nao and WALL-E (video)


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