The exhausted, late night, absinthe-laced parental pride could just be cut with a KNIFE around here people. . .The Orb Swarm Horde has done it again, working tirelessy into the night realize the Swarm’s dream of cute, shiny world domination.

From Michael Prados:

Niladri and I started the dispatcher program, detached the ethernet cable, and removed our stuff to a respectable distance from orb 1 on the soccer field. It then spent a minute figuring out the
initial bias on its sensors, and started rolling. It turned left and followed the line of the mid-field circle, and corrected a bit. It never strayed more than 2-3m from the line, we never turned the joystick on, and after four complete circles, we got tired of walking along with it and turned it off.

Here’s what it looked like:

There’s nothing like a deadline to inspire amazing work. Look for the Orb Swarm dancing (all on their own!) in Black Rock City at this year’s Burning Man. Also, check out the Orb Swarm’s blog for technical details, interesting tidbits, and information.

While you’re at it, express your appreciation for your future spherical overlords by displaying their stickers, writing them fanmail and helping out by bringing them burritos and Co-Cola in their hour of need.

Remember Campers, the word of the day is Negentropy.

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