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Watch MIT’s new four-legged bot acing backflips

Mar04
by on March 4, 2019 at 8:12 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, robots


In the past couple of years, we’ve seen four-legged robots dance to Bruno Mars’ hit, ‘Uptown Funk’, and open doors for each other to keep the chivalry alive. Now, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Biomimetic Robotics Laboratory has released a video showing off its new four-legged robot – the mini cheetah – doing backflips. In the video, the robot also demonstrates its pronking skills, as well as its ability to speedwalk different surfaces. MIT claims it walks twice as fast than an average person over uneven terrains. What’s more impressive is that the robot is designed in such a way that it can…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Watch MIT’s new four-legged bot acing backflips

Mar04
by on March 4, 2019 at 8:12 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, robots


In the past couple of years, we’ve seen four-legged robots dance to Bruno Mars’ hit, ‘Uptown Funk’, and open doors for each other to keep the chivalry alive. Now, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Biomimetic Robotics Laboratory has released a video showing off its new four-legged robot – the mini cheetah – doing backflips. In the video, the robot also demonstrates its pronking skills, as well as its ability to speedwalk different surfaces. MIT claims it walks twice as fast than an average person over uneven terrains. What’s more impressive is that the robot is designed in such a way that it can…

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Enable dark mode in Messenger by sending an emoji

Mar04
by on March 4, 2019 at 5:39 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


At its developer conference last year, Facebook promised that it would bring dark mode to Messenger; it looks like the company’s rolling out the feature at last. However, As Android Police first noted, instead of enabling it through the settings menu, you’ll have to rely on an easter egg to switch on dark mode – both on Android and iOS – and it involves sending an emoji. Here’s what you’ll need to do. Open the Facebook Messenger app on your phone. Send a moon/crescent 🌙 emoji to anyone. Tap on the emoji repeatedly, until you see the animation captured in the…

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