Zedy’s New Toy: A Robot from Japan

Posted by Edwin Tam On 15 Dec 2009

It’s not a fashionista robot. But a mini, scurrying thing that pushes a faceted ball around on its controller’s commands. Mr Roboto is a smart fella who knows how to avoid thieving robots and dock at his recharging station while looking insufferably cute at the same time. Imagine a swarm of mini Mr Robotos as they tackle, track and steal the ball enroute to goal.

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T.V Raman works as a computer engineer for Google. He is blind. And he modifies technology as deftly as Swiss watchmakers putting together artisan clocks.

According to the NY Times article, he’s working on a touch-screen phone to make it more accessible for blind people. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Read it for yourself about how a blind man mods technology to include all.

Source: NYTimes.com


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