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First Time Nao 1337 Goes Outside, Photoshoot

Nao 1337 and Carlitos Downtown We went downtown Montreal the other day with Nao 1337 and shot some pictures, this was mainly an exercise in vanity. See the resulting photo gallery below.

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Nao Rodeo, 1337 Rides a Roomba

This was going to happen sooner or later, Nao 1337 is now able to ride the Roomba robot vacuum rodeo style! This teaches humanity a lesson: never leave your robots alone, they will start conspiring.

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Awesome Pictures from the Robot Film Festival

See the awesome Nao 1337 pictures taken by Daniel Seth Pagel at the robot film Festival. Learn more about this awesome photographer at danielsethpagelstudios.blogspot.com or visit his official website...

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DIY Universal Gripper in Make Magazine

I am very happy to announce that my DIY universal gripper project has been featured in Make magazine Volume 27. See the article below. Also check out my updated version of the gripper. Make Volume 27...

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Nao 1337 Plays Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock at Maker Faire NY 2011

Nao 1337 played Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock (the geek version of Rock Paper Scissors) against children and adults at Maker Faire NY 2011. The 1337 robot was able to play with the public with...

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Nao 1337 Online at MyRobots.com

For close to a year now I have been working on a Cloud Robotics projet called MyRobots.com along with RobotShop. Nao1337 at MyRobots.com We finally released it on the December the 20th and so far it...

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Nao 1337 uses Google Speech-to-Text Service

This is my first cloud-robotics application and although there are many possible improvements, it is immediately useful and show the power of cloud-robotics. Google Chrome Speech-to-Text I created a...

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Hands On the iMoodela Mini CNC Mill

I was very lucky to get my hands on an iModela mini CNC Router from Roland. I tested the unit for a few months now and I am terribly late for making a post about it but I believe it is better to share...

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Cloud Robotics Hackathon

Back in March we organized the first Global Cloud Robotics Hackathon. Along with Sara Ahmadian, the co-organizer and all the other collaborations here in Montreal and around the world, we brought...

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Nao Control Behaviour

The Control behaviour is one if the first behaviours I created for Nao 1337. Although it was not very popular at the app contest, I truly believe it is the only useful behaviours so far. It is very...

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Nao Hold Hands Behaviour

If you remember, for last year’s Robot Film Festival, Nao 1337 walked the red carpet by holding my hand. I took some time in order to better document the behaviour, improve it a bit and make a video...

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Nao 1337 Uses Wolfram Alpha Knowledge

Wolfram|Alpha Knowledge Engine Using the Google Speech-to-Text behaviour, I created an interface to access the Wolfram|Alpha knowledge engine through Nao 1337. As shown in the video below, Nao can now...

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MyRobots Connect, My First PCB Design

In the last year, I created my first full hardware design, including its custom firmware, for RobotShop. Of course, the design is open source so you can reuse it however you like. The end-result is the...

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I’m On New Scientist!

New Scientist - 21/01/2012 This is a bit late so you can skip it if you already know it. I was interviewed and featured in an article about the future of robotics on the New Scientist magazine from...

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Interview on CBC Spark

I was very lucky to have been interviewed by Nora Young for Spark, a CBC podcast about new technologies. This news is a bit late though because this was for the March 25th edition of the show, but...

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Steampunk Gun and Goggles

I was invited to a Pride & Prejudice & Zombies themed party and I thought that (although it is not exactly the same era) I could have a steampunk disguise and be a steampunk zombie hunter....

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ROSCon 2012

I started learning ROS (the Robot Operating System) some time ago and I have to say it is an awesome system. It makes it very easy to reuse code for robotic projects and to benefit from tons of work...

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REJECTED: Robopocalypse – The Tip Of The Spear

Lately, I put some effort into making another video for the Robot Film Festival. Along with my brother Alan, we transformed a basement into a high-tech research facility in order to shoot a scene from...

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Montreal Mini Maker Faire 2012

Main Tent at the Montreal Mini Maker Faire 2012 Nao 1337 and I participated in the first edition of the Montreal Mini Maker Faire. We were quite impressed by the organization and the attendance, it was...

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Nao 1337 at M. Net

Nao 1337 and I participated in the September 14th M. Net TV show on Musique Plus. We were invited to present Nao to the public and explain a bit about the developers program. Denis Talbot with Nao1337...

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Nao Mind Control at New York Maker Faire 2012

Super intense focus to control Nao 1337 Nao 1337 and I assisted to the New York “World” Maker Faire 2012. This time, I put together a Nao behavior that communicates with the Neurosky MindWave Sensor...

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Nao 1337 at M. Net Finally Online!

As reported before, Nao 1337 and I appeared at the M.Net TV Show on MusiquePlus. You can now see the full M.Net episode from September 14th below or at the MusiquePlus site. Nao1337 and Carlitos on...

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Cloud Robotics Hackathon 2013

Cloud Robotics Hackathon 2013 The Global Cloud Robotics Hackathon is happening again this year it offers 3000$ in cash prizes to the winners. I am one of the organizers and judges for the projects that...

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Zorro!

Guy Williams as Zorro As a child, I always wanted to be Zorro, and as the responsible adult I grew to become, the desire did not stop. Since I finally got the awesome skill of growing a Zorro...

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Cloud Robotics Hackathon at M.Net

Thanks to M.Net to welcome me once again to their show. This time, I had the pleasure of presenting the Cloud Robotics Hackathon. Cloud Robotics Hackathon at M.Net Get a better browser! The video is...

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