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Wiimote used to control robotic arm, effectively this time

engadget.com » 2008 » May » 21st » Wiimote used to control robotic arm, effectively this time

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Filed under: Gaming, Robots Sure, it's been done before, but that doesn't make the idea of a robotic arm controlled by a Wiimote any less exciting, especially when the arm is actually responsive. That feat is aided considerably by the fact that this latest setup was developed by an engineer from National Instruments, who made use of some of the company's LabVIEW hardware and a specially-designed … Continue Reading »

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