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CHI
2004
ACM
15 years 7 months ago
Topobo: a constructive assembly system with kinetic memory
We introduce Topobo, a 3D constructive assembly system embedded with kinetic memory, the ability to record and playback physical motion. Unique among modeling systems is Topoboʼs...
Hayes Raffle, Amanda J. Parkes, Hiroshi Ishii
ACMIDC
2009
15 years 5 months ago
Designing intergenerational mobile storytelling
Informal educational experiences with grandparents and other older adults can be an important component of childrens education, especially in circumstances where high quality educ...
Allison Druin, Benjamin B. Bederson, Alexander J. ...
IROS
2008
IEEE
184views Robotics» more  IROS 2008»
15 years 8 months ago
Morpho: A self-deformable modular robot inspired by cellular structure
— We present a modular robot design inspired by the creation of complex structures and functions in biology via deformation. Our design is based on the Tensegrity model of cellul...
Chih-Han Yu, Kristina Haller, Donald E. Ingber, Ra...
ICCS
2003
Springer
15 years 7 months ago
CORBA Based Real-Time Object-Group Platform in Distributed Computing Environments
Abstract. Recently, the distributed real-time services are developing in distributed object computing environments in a way that can support a new programming paradigm of the distr...
Su-Chong Joo, Sung-Kwun Oh, Chang-Sun Shin, Jun Hw...
FAST
2007
15 years 3 months ago
Disk Failures in the Real World: What Does an MTTF of 1, 000, 000 Hours Mean to You?
Component failure in large-scale IT installations is becoming an ever larger problem as the number of components in a single cluster approaches a million. In this paper, we presen...
Bianca Schroeder, Garth A. Gibson