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- Robot
- A stand-alone hybrid computer system that performs physical and computational activities. Capable of performing many different tasks, it is a multiple-motion device with one or more arms and joints....
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- Robotic car preps for DARPA Challenge
- Paul Perrone, CEO of Perrone Robotics, introduces Tommy Jr., a driverless car powered by Solaris and Java, created for the DARPA Urban Challenge. The vehicle made an appearance on stage at the JavaOne conference last week in San Francisco. Tommy Jr. will navigate using laser "eyes" mounted on the body...
- Videos 2008-05-15
- i-Snake, a new robotic surgeon
- Several newspapers in the UK have published today very short articles about the i-Snake, a new surgical robot which will be developed at the Imperial College London ICL. For example, The Times of London writes that the ICL team has won a £2.1 million grant (€2.84 million or US$4.2 million)...
- Blog posts 2007-12-29
- News to know: Globalization, randomness, iPhone, robots and more...
- Notable headlines: The subprime mortgage meltdown has triggered a global investment tsunami, with foreign governments and equity firms rushing to bail out U.S. financial institutions. Singapore-based Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd. acquired $4.4 billion in Merrill Lynch stock and took an option to buy an additional $600...
- Blog posts 2007-12-26
- An EEG-controlled robotic arm
- Many researchers around the world have tried to build robotic devices able to help people with paralysis. Now, European researchers have developed a robot control system based on electroencephalogram EEG. The patients using the Brain2Robot system might regain some of their lost autonomy. The users will control the robotic arm...
- Blog posts 2007-11-25
- Windows error messages - written by robots, for robots
- One thing that I've noticed about Windows Vista is that Microsoft seems to have hired robots to write the error messages that the OS displays, and that these robots are writing error messages so that other robots can understand them. I want a human to write error messages, and for...
- Blog posts 2007-11-15
- Is the Drobo 'storage robot' fact or myth?
- Is the Drobo 'storage robot' fact or myth?Thanks, George!I've seen the "magic" ads myself and I wondered greatly how or if they did that. Looks like it's somwhat smoke and mirrors, but it still seems the ease and flexibility are good. One correction, though, is that when last...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-25
- Photos: Sun's James Gosling shows what Java can do
- On the last day of JavaOne, the Sun vice president shares exotic uses of the software, like dancing robots and underwater exploration vehicles.
- Image galleries 2007-05-12
- A robot to explore deep water in Mexico
- This spring, an underwater robot named Deep Phreatic Thermal Explorer DEPTHX will start to explore the depths of the Zacaton Cenote in central Mexico, which is over 1,000 feet deep (more than 300 meters). According to Carnegie Mellon University CMU, this robot will navigate through this sink hole by using...
- Blog posts 2007-01-23
- A ring of robots to fight fires
- Computer scientists at the Washington University in St. Louis WUSTL have developed a new kind of software to monitor wireless sensor networks. For example, their software agents can help robots to navigate through simulated fires. Their real innovation is that their software agents are able to clone themselves, creating a...
- Blog posts 2006-11-14
- Photos: Prototype robots
- Combine the right voltage and software program with a flat piece of fabric and you get dynamic physical rendering.
- Image galleries 2006-09-29
- Will RFID-guided robots rule the world?
- Will RFID-guided robots rule the world?Yikes -Beautiful peaceful picture...in an Orwellian sort of way. Leave me out of it, I do not want the chip. Thanx.RFID – a long-waiting solution for criminals.Now happy criminals can use flying bombs (e.g. toy-size airplanes) on RFID-marked targets: politicians, or people who...
- Discussion threads 2005-07-08
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- MarketBuddy 2.1.1 (Mac)
- Market any Product on the Internet. MarketBuddy can reduce the human effort required to market any product or service using the power and worldwide reach of the Internet. It stores and organizes marketing contact information, then automates common marketing activities. Present Groups, Contacts, Documents, Emails and Setup panels in one...
- Software downloads 2009-10-14
- Digital Physiognomy 1.74 (Windows)
- Digital Physiognomy is an entertaining psychological profiling software application that determines person's character and traits based on facial features. The program works like a police sketch photo robot. Last version enhances assemble a photo robot with mouse control. The software reveals person's temper, intellect, self-esteem, sense of humor, level of...
- Software downloads 2009-10-12
- AV Music Morpher 4.0.81 (Windows)
- AV Music Morpher is a versatile audio editing software suite for your home audio recording studio, that includes a music jukebox to play popular audio files and an audio editor module to cut, paste, and edit tracks. Our Morpher module is the only audio player that can morph/change music in...
- Software downloads 2009-10-02
- Google buys reCAPTCHA: Digitize old books and fight spam
- Too Bad ..."They try to distinguish humans from robots when entering form data."Too bad they can't discriminate humans from 3rd World wage slaves decoding them for the spammers :(RE: Google buys reCAPTCHA: Digitize old books and fight spamCool from a machine learning standpoint but does this freak you out since...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-16
- Verbot 5.0.0.3 (Windows)
- A Verbot Verbally Enhanced Software Robot can be your personal assistant, your teacher, and friend. Verbot combine natural language, artificial intelligence, and real-time animation with voice synthesis to create engaging virtual personalities. Using XML and .NET architecture, Verbot is cutting-edge technology, and extremely user-friendly. You can easily change your character's...
- Software downloads 2009-09-15
- Robot Benri 3.5.10 (Windows)
- If your cameras detect motion, users are immediately alerted by e-mail. If your cameras detect strange objects, users are immediately alerted by e-mail. If your cameras detect human faces, users are immediately alerted by e-mail. If your cameras recognize a face that was previously registered in this software, users are...
- Software downloads 2009-09-04
- News to know: Bing; Windows; HP; RIM; ZuiTUbe; CD sales; Wimax
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Bing gains search share on Yahoo, Google Ed Bott: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is...
- Blog posts 2009-08-19
- Comcast rakes in the dough; Continues to poach voice customers
- Comcast rakes in the dough; Continues to poach voice customersWhy, just Why?Why would anyone willingly subject themselves to becoming Comcast customers? Where I live even DSL is not available so my only choice is Comcast and they are terrible, their customer service is terrible, their installers are unreliable and they...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-06
- Amazon uses 1984 to free e-books
- Amazon uses 1984 to free e-booksDangerous gambleThey'll get harmonization. But likely to the US level through ACTARE: Amazon uses 1984 to free e-books"In this case the monopoly is copyright, which extends practically to infinity in the U.S., thanks to the Walt Disney Co., but is held to a reasonable length...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-19
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