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The nerf sentry gun was developed as a final project for Cornell University’s CS1114 Matlab Robotics class. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_LUe0u4ppl0fIAyWRXj3uJ6xV48/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_LUe0u4ppl0fIAyWRXj3uJ6xV48/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_LUe0u4ppl0fIAyWRXj3uJ6xV48/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_LUe0u4ppl0fIAyWRXj3uJ6xV48/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~4/gkXw_l0BAaE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~3/gkXw_l0BAaE/109409134http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/109409134Mon, 18 May 2009 09:54:13 +0100http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/109409134<object id="flashObj" width="400" height="339" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/1861112303?isVid=1&publisherID=1861110796" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=20916737001&playerID=1861112303&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/1861112303?isVid=1&publisherID=1861110796" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=20916737001&playerID=1861112303&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="339" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br/><br/><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/cannes-film-festival/5313778/Cannes-2009-3D-film-Up-to-make-history-at-festival-opening.html">Cannes 2009: Pixar’s Up to make history at Cannes opening</a> - 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