house, i m actually in shorts. he chronicled the whole build. there s the middle part with a giant clutch inside like a car. while running, the clutch engages the arm to the motors to drive it round. and look at that lovely time lapse of those eight main hydraulic rams unfolding. of course, he s come today to show his support. this is the crew. the lady in the pink is the one that s going to be riding it. . rather them than me. because it was bad . enough riding it when the weather was nice. 75mph, 74mph, i think it is. er, in the rain. you re going to get wet. get off that, you ll be wetter than on the log flume. - thanks, steve! all right, let s try it out! why are you all smiling? safety sensors are everywhere, confirming the restraints are locked, the gates closed and the floor drops correctly. machinery whines. it s intentionally loud, by the way, to add to the occasion. oh, my goodness! oh, no! the whole system is monitored remotely from the netherlands. lj screams.
it s so high up. it s amazing. i can t believe. ..i m going to have to go. ..back down again. lj screams. that was like doing aerobatics in an aeroplane. i mean, without the aeroplane. that was.a phenomenal experience. there s just time for a quick chat in this marvellous vintage, 30 year old waltzer, a much loved fairground favourite. there s no technology in this ride, but you won t find a better one than this. and it s still entertaining people. but some things like the aerospace, when i finally went on it and i started
star! and lj provides some expert commentary on a new fairground ride. lj screams. welcome to the national robotarium. i believe you came to see some robots. we. ..got. . . robots. now, this is our kind of place. just opened at heriot watt university in edinburgh, the national robotarium is a research centre for scientists to take the latest robotics and explore the best ways they can be used in industry as well as all walks of life. one of the aims of the national robotarium is to try and work out what work works for humans and what work doesn t work for humans, and therefore the robots should do that work instead. that s what they re trying to work out.