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npr: micdotcom: Today in the robot takeover: Disney has built...
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Today in the robot takeover: Disney has built a remote-control device that can climb walls while Singapore scientists created an eerie artificial being that can remember your past conversations (and may haunt your dreams.)
I just…. I…. have no words….
I can’t decide if this is ~epic~ or ~terrifying~. -Ariel
What.
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010101: This robotic chimp could one day roam the moon Could...
This robotic chimp could one day roam the moon
Could the next moon mission involve a small step for an ape, but a giant leap for all robots?
With renewed interest in moon exploration – in particular the remote possibility that deposits of helium-3, believed to be in greater concentration on the moon, could one day power nuclear fusion power plants on Earth – robots might be the ideal solution, especially to keep the costs down.
And a design from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (also known as DFKI) in Bremen, Germany, has landed on the chimpanzee as its model for unmanned lunar missions.
DFKI hopes its design – called the iStruct Demonstrator and nicknamed “Charlie”- will capitalize on the inherent stability of the ape’s quadrupedal stance without losing the chimp’s versatility in climbing, grasping and moving over all types of terrain.
So, this is a thing…
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Thursday, July 24, 2014
The self driving car future
I am so excited for this future. Driving is an incredibly stressful and time consuming activity, and humans are awful at it. Plus, can you imagine how wonderful services like Uber will be? Order up a self driving car, and it's there in a few minutes, even if nobody else wants to take your route. There will be no reason to own a car anymore, and that's perfect.