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DARPA sees inspiration as trophy of robot race

DARPA sees inspiration as trophy of robot raceDARPA could save 40,000 american lives each year.That is about the number of people killed on US Highways every year. Not bad for only 2 million dollars.I'm not saying these cars will eliminate these deaths, but it's a great start.

Tags: Robots, DARPA, robot race, robot

Discussion threads 2007-10-18

High schoolers take on CalTechies in robot race

High schoolers take on CalTechies in robot racenow there is a school without a shortage of funding"the Palos Verdes High School Road Warriors of Palos Verdes Estates, Calif."and to think, we had issues getting new books, and still doCould ZDNet be any worse at reporting???ZDNet is so obviously not even...

Tags: Robots, DARPA, CalTechies, High Schoolers, robot race, education, robot

Discussion threads 2003-11-14

Grateful for robot contest, entrants give tanks

Grateful for robot contest, entrants give tanksAnd the question to be answered is WHY?Has the military ran out of PFC's grunts? Are they all of a sudden worried about the life of a single driver? Somehow I doubt it...Declining numbers of cannon fodder.If I were lied to, and...

Tags: Robots, robot, tank, robot race

Discussion threads 2003-10-31

Additional Resources

Kamikaze Robots for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

With Kamikaze Robots for iPhone spin crazily down a hill in the ultimate test of stamina performing outrageous spins and sky-high jumps. Go bot-to-bot in a tournament consisting over 25 levels and earn the respect and upgrades you need to become a true Kamikaze Robot. Share the explosively fun action...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Digital Chocolate, Robots, Smart Phones, Emerging Technologies, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-12

Kamikaze Robots Free for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

With Kamikaze Robots Free for iPhone spin crazily down a hill in the ultimate test of stamina performing outrageous spins and sky-high jumps. Go bot-to-bot in a tournament consisting over 25 levels and earn the respect and upgrades you need to become a true Kamikaze Robot. Share the explosively fun...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Digital Chocolate, Robots, Smart Phones, Emerging Technologies, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-12

Wowwee

WowweeHow about Rosie, the housekeeperfrom The Jetsons. She was always way too interested in what Judy Jetson was doing, and with whom.How about the "Sexy Robot"......from the I think ALCOA TV ad from I think about twenty years ago:http://www.skrenta.com/images/sexy-robot.jpg(I couldn't find a video of it...)Those gold-plated joints are cool...RE: WowweeWho...

Tags: Robots, WowWee, robot, Marvin, Daleks, Wall-E

Discussion threads 2009-02-13

News to know: Macs on sale, YouTube goes wide, Twitter, Cisco

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: A rare occurrence: Macs on sale Jason D. O'Grady: Apple retail stores to match prices Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple prepares for Black Friday blow-out! ...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, YouTube Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, Telemarketing, AJAX, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Digital Media, Marketing, Marketing Research, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Exclusive: A robot with a biological brain

Exclusive: A robot with a biological brainThe begining of the Cylon race? nt:(probably meant "you're" funnyDoesnt' change my opinion at all.Well, if this isn't the most immoral thing ever...it's gotta be kinda close.Cool but. could open a can of worms later...Did anyone else get a chill up the back of...

Tags: Robots, biological brain, robot

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

A sailing robot to cross the Atlantic

The Times of London reports that seven robotic craft will compete in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in October 2008. One of them, 'Pinta the robot sailing boat,' has been designed at Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK. Pinta is expected to sail for three months at a maximum speed of...

Tags: Pinta, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-11

News to know: Psystar; IT Dojo; Microsoft moral; SQL Injection attacks; Ubuntu

Notable headlines: David Morgenstern: Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack? IT Dojo: Create your own bootable USB flash drive for Windows XP Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft internal memo details Windows 7-Windows Live ties Another reason...

Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Information Technology, Microsoft Office, Yahoo! Inc., SQL, Microsoft Corp., SQL Injection, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Strategy, Software, Management

Blog posts 2008-04-29

Ultratron 1.2 (Windows)

The last human is already dead, slain by evil killer robots. As the last remaining humanoid battle robot, you must avenge the human race and destroy the four bots of the Apocalypse. Pick up powerups on your way to help you out. Fast action retro arcade game based on Robotron....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Puppy Games, Robots, Emerging Technologies

Software downloads 2008-04-10

Arthur C. Clarke: All These Worlds Are Yours

Arthur C. Clarke: All These Worlds Are YoursArthur C. Clarke : The beacon to the human race is no moreLike the rest of the world I was also very saddened by his death. He lived a full life and was the same shining personality till the end.As a kid whose...

Tags: Robots, Arthur C. Clarke, HAL

Discussion threads 2008-03-19

Otto Matic 3.1 (Mac)

The year is 1957 and a fleet of flying saucers from Planet X have come to Earth. These saucers are under the control of the evil Brain Aliens who are abducting helpless human beings and taking them away to strange alien worlds to become slaves of The Giant Brain. Luckily...

Tags: Human, Earth, Apple Macintosh, Planet, Pangea Software, Robots, Emerging Technologies

Software downloads 2008-02-29

Will you be having sex with a robot in five years' time?

Will you be having sex with a robot in five years' time?Very disturbing but legitimate topicI think we're far from "marriage" with robots since robots with true AI and not intelligence imitation are far from reality. All too often is a clever algorithm mislabeled as "AI". Having robots...

Tags: Robots, robot, blow-up doll, doll

Discussion threads 2008-01-02

Carnegie Mellon wins the Urban Challenge

And the winner is ... Sunday, DARPA announced the winning teams in the super-challenging robot car race the Urban Challenge. The big boys are: In first place, Carnegie Mellon's Tartan Racing Team. Prize: $2 million. Second place: the Stanford...

Tags: Virginia Tech, Carnegie-Mellon University, Robot, Minute, Robots, Team Management, Emerging Technologies, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2007-11-05

Photos: Robot race in 'DARPA' city

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency raises the green flag on 11 driverless cars to drive a 10-plus mile course. by CNET News.com

Tags: Robot, DARPA, Photograph, Robots, Emerging Technologies, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-11-03

News to know: Google, AMD earnings; Ubuntu gallery; Web 2.0; Firefox 3

Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ubuntu 7.10 - One sweet OS. Gallery right. Paula Rooney: Ubuntu 7.10 arrives, open for business. Dan Farber@Web 2.0 Summit: Gadget or Widget? It's the progammable Web. Cisco introduces ‘Entertainment operating system.' Ballmer: Microsoft will dunk on Google…eventually. All Web...

Tags: Ubuntu, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Cisco Systems Inc., DARPA, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Patent App, Web 2.0, Web Browsers, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing

Blog posts 2007-10-19

Will you one day marry a robot?

Will you one day marry a robot?Let's try 1953.That's the first time I know of where Human / Robot love was envisioned. Asimov again way ahead of his time.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisfaction_Guaranteed_%28short_story%29It will happenAll you have to do is look at how emotionally attached people become to objects today such as cars,...

Tags: Robots, robot

Discussion threads 2007-10-12

News to know: XP SP3; IE7; RIM shines; RIAA's victory

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft releases beta of XP SP3 to Vista, Windows Server testers. Internet Explorer 7 update: Now WGA-free. Ryan Naraine: MS Patch Tuesday: 7 bulletins coming, 4 critical. Sun issues patch for 'highly critical' Java...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, RIAA, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Sales Strategy, E-mail, Social Networking, Sales Force Management, Security, Sales, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion

Blog posts 2007-10-05

Photos: On the road to robot race

After a two-year break since its last robot race, DARPA will kick off the semifinals of its Urban Grand Challenge later this month. by CNET News.com

Tags: Robot, Photograph, Robots, Emerging Technologies, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-10-04