From: Coolest Gadgets
I saw this the other day, and I’m not certain why I
didn’t report on it then. Normally, I’m all over the
cool robot gadgets. I then watched the video that you can view
after the jump. Not to be a spoiler, but it features a butterfly in
a jar. If [...]
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This is not a real butterfly...
...but non-lepidopterists will probably be hard-pressed to figure
that out just by looking at it. The video rates high on the
jaw-dropping scale. The ChouChou electric butterfly is, in fact, a
lepidoteroid robot, of sorts, from Japanese firm Tenyo Magic. It
perches, flexes and flaps its wings, and flutters around its jar
when disturbed. Preorderable now from JapanTrends.com. [via NOTCOT]
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I won a Butterfly Canopy from Discovery Channel a couple of weeks
ago, ordered some caterpillars from Insect Lore, and my daughters
are having so much fun with it! (Me, too!) It’s amazing how
much these little guys poop… Maya has started calling them
‘caterpoopers’ LOL! For more Wordless Wednesday, visit:
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Remember Big Dog? Well there is a new walking robot king in town.
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