Roombas Playing Pac-Man

Posted by John Farrier in Science & Tech, Toy & Video Games, Video Clips on November 9, 2009 at 8:17 pm


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Three computer scientists at Colorado University programmed several Roomba robotic vacuum cleaners to act like Pac-Man and the ghosts which chase him. Jack Elston, Cory Dixon, and Maciej Stachura did so in order to demonstrate the unmanned aerial system that they are developing. Click on the link for more videos, pictures, and schematics for this project.

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Pac-Man HotHead

Posted by Alex in Home & Garden, Toy & Video Games on April 27, 2009 at 3:00 pm

Nom … nom … nom … We’ve just gotten our delivery of these wonderful Pac-Man Hotheads pot holder / oven mitt. After years of chomping down on ghosts, Pac-Man is back for a new mission: protecting your hands from hot handles and piping hot cookie pans.

Link: Pac-Man HotHead – $14.95 | We’ve also gotten the Calf & Half Creamer back in stock

 
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Pac-Man Runs Amok

Posted by Miss Cellania in Toy & Video Games, Video Clips on April 16, 2009 at 11:14 pm

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French prankster Remi Gaillard creates havoc with a real-life version of Pac-Man. -via Metafilter

Previously at Neatorama: Gaillard’s Super Mario Kart.

 
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The Pac-Man Dossier

Posted by Miss Cellania in Toy & Video Games on February 20, 2009 at 10:59 am


Jamey Pittman has published The Pac-Man Dossier, in which you can find out the answers to all those nagging questions you have about the game. Learn how each ghost differs from the others, what logic leads them through the maze, and how to navigate more efficiently. You’ll even find the secret behind the mysterious level 256! Link -via the Presurfer

 
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Pac-Man Sun: Om Nom Nom Nom ...

Posted by Alex in Funny, Pictures on February 1, 2009 at 2:10 am

Armando Lee of the Astronomical League of the Philippines, F. Naelga Jr., and 100 Hours of Astronomy took this fantastic photo of a partial eclipse of the Sun over Manila Bay, which was showcased on APOD. I couldn’t resist putting on the obvious googly eyes … Come on, you know you’re thinking it too!

 
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