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unveiled at the 2013 CES in las vegas, LEGO has introduced its third generation of 'mindstorm' programmable robotics platform, marking the first time that users can program directly onto the 'EV3 intelligent brick'. previously, users could only program the robots from a computer, running the application through the robot. powered by an by an ARM processor with a linux operating system, the 'brick' integrates 16 MB of embedded flash memory, 64MB of RAM, and an SD expansion slot. using USB 2.0, wi-fi and bluetooth and four additional ports, the EV3 system becomes compatible with iOS and android, letting users control their creations through smartphones or tablets.

Robot toys are usually made of plastic and require batteries - but not this one! Inspired by the Japanese Shinto Kumi-ki puzzles, the Cubebot is a non-traditional take on the toy robot by joining ancient Japanese traditions with contemporary toy culture.

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence news. Very good!

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