Army Colonel who was distressed at seeing the crippled robot ordered the test to stop. picked by squirmster 2 years ago tags robot inhumane army |
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It claims nothing beats this robot when it comes to pouring beer. 1 comments edit related share technologyBut seriously, ive never seen anything so inefficient in my life. Possibly the worlds most tedious robot. (Scroll down for video) picked by Milkshake 3 years ago |
Researchers from CNRS and the Spanish foundation Fatronik have designed a manipulator-type robot that is twice as fast as all existing robots. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
Keepon is a robot project by Marek Michalowski of Carnegie Mellon to create a socially rhythmic robot that detects beats and dances to them. picked by trushafty38 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Scientists in Dundee have announced plans to create a "robot village" in an effort to learn how different cultures emerge in society. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share technology |
The test was devised in 1950 by British mathematician Alan Turing, who said that if a machine was indistinguishable from a human, then it was "thinking". One robot, Elbot, came close on Sunday by reaching 5% below the pass mark. picked by psycmoe 1 year ago 12 comments edit related share science |
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Kyoto, JP -3 March 2009- Staff. Researchers at Toshiba’s Akimu Robotic Research Institute were thrilled ten months ago when they successfully programmed Kenji, a third generation humanoid robot, to convincingly emulate certain human emotions. At the time, they even claimed that Kenji was capable of the robot equivalent of love. Now, however, they fear that his programming has taken an extre... read full post picked by tgkprog 9 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
Where does a mad scientist go to get all of his robot needs? To the robot store of course. picked by dOntEAtpOOp 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share science |
I've always been curious about stuffed animals that sing, dance, light up, or talk back. There must be a fascinating robot underneath the fur and fluff, right? Surely the robot hiding in the bear's clothing, vestimentis ursum, is impressive. picked by MissWinkle 2 years ago 6 comments edit related share weird |
Robots are our friends. They really are. You know it is true. Have you hugged a robot lately? picked by dOntEAtpOOp 1 year ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
The creators believe there's an emerging business in the design and sale of lifelike robotic companions, or social robots. And they'll be showing off the robot boy to students in grades 3-12 at the Wired NextFest technology conference Thursday in Los Angeles. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share technology |
A robot with empathy sounds like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but with the aid of neural networks European researchers are developing robots in tune with our emotions. Feelix Growing is developing software empowering robots that can learn when a person is sad, happy or angry. picked by bingo 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share science |
Robot soldiers that can decide who to attack will soon be roaming the world's battlefields if something isn't done about a global 'robot arms race'. That is the stark warning from a leading robotics expert who spoke today of the dangers of allowing increasingly sophisticated robots to make decisions of life and death. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share technology |
With a name like "WD-2," this robot may sound like a robot's robot: all gears and metal. But WD-2 is actually a "face robot"--with a face that is realistically human-looking. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
DARPA shocks with non-black colour scheme. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
Robot innovation continued its relentless advances during 2008. In this post we would like to showcase some of our favorite robots and robot videos of the last year or so. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
If you grow old in Japan, expect to be served food by a robot, ride a voice-recognition wheelchair or even possibly hire a nurse in a robotic suit - all examples of cutting-edge technology to care for the country's rapidly greying population. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
A really smart giant dog. Big Dog—which is being developed by robotics company Boston Dynamics—has some of the most advanced artificial intelligence and navigation systems in the planet. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago 2 comments edit related share technology |