My work on the minifigure taxonomy has been featured in the news. Popular Science and Improbable Research report on it.
Author: Christoph Bartneck
Fast, small, agile and light LEGO RC Car
This video shows a very fast LEGO car. It is light, small and agile. The batteries can be easily exchanged. The servo steering make it easy to drive around in small spaces. But it can also speed up big time on long straights. The building instructions are available here and also as a LDX file. The MOC has been posted to Rebrickable.
Radio New Zealand reports on our study of the inversion effect with robots
Radio New Zealand reported today about our study on the inversion effect that occurs with robots. Markus Irvine also reported on our math teaching Nao robot.
This video is public. LEGO Mini Off Road Car With Servo Steering
This video shows the smallest remote controlled LEGO Off Road car I have build so far. It features a servo steering, an L motor for driving and full suspension.
The drunken octopus wants to fight you
I am interested in anthropomorphism, one of my PhD students is even working on it full time. I came across the “The drunken octopus wants to fight you” meme and I found it to be very inspiring. It is amazing how we can see all sorts of creatures in everyday objects, even the most mundane. I went to my local DIY store, actually found that exact cloth hook and took a picture of it. I then turned it into a t-shirt. Do you wanna fight?
