Dean Kamen\ Dean Kamen's Robotic "Luke" Arm
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Video duration: 335 seconds

Segway inventor Dean Kamen is looking to re-invent the prosthetic arm. IEEE Spectrum caught up with Kamen and one of his "test pilots," to see the robotic arm (named after Luke Skywalker's articficial limb) in action.

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6-Minute Memristor Guide 6-Minute Memristor Guide
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Video duration: 362 seconds

R. Stanley Williams, whose team discovered the memristor (the fourth fundamental circuit element) gives us a quick whiteboard talk about how the device works.

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From Engineer to Chocolatier From Engineer to Chocolatier
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Video duration: 234 seconds

IEEE Spectrum visits the Fancy Food Show in New York City to talk to a couple engineers who gave up technology for confections.

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Maker Faire 2008: Guitar Zeros Maker Faire 2008: Guitar Zeros
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Video duration: 367 seconds

The Guitar Zeros use Guitar Hero controllers to produce a range of synthesized sounds.

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Maker Faire 2008: R2-D2 Builders Maker Faire 2008: R2-D2 Builders
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Video duration: 186 seconds

It's everyone's favorite droid! IEEE Spectrum talked with R2-D2 builder Steve Simmons at Maker Faire to find out how the Star Wars droids work. (For more, check out http://www.artoo-det oo.net/)

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Warehouse Robots at Work Warehouse Robots at Work
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Video duration: 231 seconds

IEEE spectrum (http://spectrum.iee e.org) takes you inside Kiva Systems' robotic warehouse, where orange robots make inventory move instead of workers. Over time the system becomes increasingly efficient, with the robots learning from the wisdom of the crowd.
To read more about Kiva Systems and how their robots work, check out the article at http://www.spectrum. ieee.org/jul08/6380.

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KOTA: When Pleo Just Isn\ KOTA: When Pleo Just Isn't Big Enough
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Video duration: 153 seconds

Two kid testers get a sneak peek at KOTA, Hasbro's dinosaur that you can ride (sort of-it doesn't actually go anywhere). Although it doesn't really buck or move, the kids weren't too disappointed.

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NYC Soldering Championship NYC Soldering Championship
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Video duration: 302 seconds

IEEE Spectrum http://spectrum.ieee .org stopped by Ignite NYC, where Bre Pettis and the NYC Resistor hacker collective hosted a contest to see who had the fastest soldering iron in the city. The contestants all raced to build a TV-B-Gone kit http://www.makershed .com/ProductDetails. asp?ProductCode=MKAD 4, and the first to turn off the TV won.

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Maker Faire 2008: Light-Seeking Mouse Robots Maker Faire 2008: Light-Seeking Mouse Robots
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Video duration: 92 seconds

IEEE Spectrum looked around Maker Faire for some of the coolest projects. These mouse robots follow a beam of light and have bump-sensing whiskers and tails.

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Lasers In Your Living Room Lasers In Your Living Room
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Video duration: 147 seconds

Mitsubishi hopes their new LaserVue TVs will give LCD and Plasma screens a run for their money. The screens use three lasers to scan the screen at 1080p. The main sacrifice is depth-the TV's are about ten inches thick. IEEE Spectrum http://spectrum.ieee .org caught up with Mitsubishi at NYC's Digital Experience in July.

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