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AAAI 2008 - Chicago
The Rock and Roll McDonald's in Chicago --- The best
McDonald's ever!
Just beside the left arch you'll see Dieter, Martin and Howie.
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At the Rock and Roll McDonald's, one can finish
the meal with a Gelato while gazing out at the tawdry,
touristic eateries across the street.
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Security is pretty good at the Rock and Roll McDonald's.
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McDonalds's is always about making new friends.
If you look very, very closely, you'll notice that my new friend
is wearing on his tie a pin from a McDonald's in England.
There's a very tiny British flag on the pin... and you must look
very hard indeed to see it. But it's there.
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Joy. McDonald's brings joy.
Howie's favorite Martin.
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World famous probabilistic roboticist Dieter Fox.
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IROS 2007 - San Diego, CA.
Me, Neli and a mystery roboticist (but she's wearing
her badge... maybe you can zoom in and learn her
secret identity).
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Howie y misteriosa --- con cono!
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IROS 2007 - Tijuana, Mexico.
Welcome to Tijuana! Would you like fries with
your cheaper generic drugs?
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Very happy to have broken the long drought - nearly one
year since our last visit to a McDonald's.
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Hola mi amiga!
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In Mexico, popcorn is a tasty McDonald's treat.
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At the Univeristy of Illinois, October 2006.
In Illinois, as in much of the heartland,
one often has the desire to bowl after a fine
meal at McDonald's.
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A gang of UIUC students, after Howie's Caesar Lecture.
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ICRA 2006, Orlando: A happy lunch for Howie and me.
Joel Burdick (famous hyper-redundant robotics guy) joins
veterans Al and Peter (the famous Australian field roboticist)
along with first-timers Jing Xiao, Jon Luntz, Andrew Ladd,
and young researchers Max and Kostas |
Howie with another of his many new McD pals.
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A Thanksgiving lunch at CMU, November 2005
- in our private little room,
with Nancy (yes ... the famous Nancy from the
voyages in Italy),
James and George.
On this day, I was thankful for Howie, Nancy, George and
James, and McDonald's, and strawberry shakes,
and very thankful that George decided to use
Robot Modeling and Control
for his robotics class.
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| Pensive George ... with fries. |
Nancy, rushing off to meet some other boys that we don't like.
But we aren't jealous.
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Barcelona - ICRA 2005
On our arrival in Europe - no Pope yet.
Within one day of our arrival --- a new pope.
Draw your own conclusions... |
Barcelona - ICRA 2005
With Peter Corke, famous field roboticist |
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Barcelona - ICRA 2005
The photo that caused the McD authorities to ban my camera.
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New Orleans - ICRA 2004
Howie's Voodoo doll in foreground |
New friends for Howie in the Big Easy |
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Nov. 2003, IROS - Vegas Baby - Vegas!
(with George Kantor and Al Rizzi) |
Nov. 2003, IROS - Vegas is all about making new friends |
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| Oct. 2003, Kevin Lynch, who has always been jealous of
our McD's outings, strikes a sad and lonely pose in
Shanghai. |
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| Dec. 2002, after some gambling in Monte Carlo (Yes, it is 1% of
my winnings that I am holding.) |
Dec. 2002, WAFR in Nice (with Cynthia, Mark Moll and Zack Butler) |
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See more documentation of this voyage
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| From the nation's capital with Teruko, ICRA 2002. |
Nov. 2002, IROS in Lausanne (The Swiss dig Americana decorations.) |
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| ICRA 2001 in Seoul |
IROS 2001 in Maui |
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| In Beijing, just by Tiananmen Square, 2001 |
In Beijing, the McDonald's is very, very safe... |