July 11 '19

MIT robot masters the Bottle Cap Challenge

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A fun new entry in the #BottleCapChallenge: an MIT robot that can mimic humans!

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Who did it better: man or machine? (Baxter unfortunately can't do a roundhouse kick - he lacks legs.) #BottleCapChallenge Check out link in bio for more on our robot that mirrors your movement by observing your biceps. video v/Joseph DelPreto #robots #manmachine @mitpics #mit #STEM #3Dprinting #robots #robotics #mit #csail #code #binary #computerscience #software #developer #programmer #computerscience #html #css #programmingisfun #javascript #noob #codeorg #hourofcode #learnprogramming #html5 #css3 #softwaredeveloper #frontend #php #python #java

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The robot is mirroring the researcher in real-time by monitoring his muscle movements.