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Constructing a multi-functional robot is now child's play — thanks to Carnegie Mellon University spin-off Modular Robotics and 'Cubelets.'
The reconfigurable robotic building blocks began as Eric Schweikardt's Ph.D. project.
"The toys we play with as children affect how we see the world," explained his advisor and co-founder Mark Gross, professor of architecture.
Each Cubelets 'block' performs one of three general functions — sense, act, or think. The finished creation's behavior depends on how the blocks are assembled.
For example, snap a light-sensor block on top of a drive-action block and the robot scoots away from a flashlight. Flip the driver around and it zooms toward the beam.
Justine Cassell, the Charles M. Geschke Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, is one of the world-class faculty members that CMU students of all disciplines can work closely with, on some of the most groundbreaking projects in computer science.
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