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A Modest Privacy Proposal

A Modest Privacy ProposalOK.For some strange reason, people refuse to realize that the internet is a public place. Maybe because they sit in their bedroom and surf.Maybe instead of all these regulations and bureaucracies, we should just hang signs everywhere that read:Hello! The Internet is a Public Place. Don't do...

Tags: Robots, robot, private property, Public Place, Internet, advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-07-08

Robofish teams of underwater robots

Robofish teams of underwater robots'Skills' broken down into specified tasksFor some reason this reminds me of Stanislaw Lem's "The Invincible", where a ship of that name is brought down...depending on your point of view, by either a supercomputer or a bunch of crystals. The kinds of preconceptions we unknowingly...

Tags: Robots, Robofish team, robot

Discussion threads 2008-06-17

NASA robots on Moses Lake dunes

NASA robots on Moses Lake dunesPutting Moses Lake on the map!As a product of the Tri-Cities, WA, it was neat to see the coverage on NASA's work in Moses Lake.While many find Eastern Washington sort of dull with little beauty, I guess this is a case of function over form!Thanks...

Tags: Robots, Moses Lake, Moses, NASA, robot

Discussion threads 2008-06-12

Space Shuttle tech works on brain tumors

Space Shuttle tech works on brain tumorsI don't think soYou know, I'd rather have the doctor there so, if something went wrong, there was no delay with the information. Relying on secure internet, or satellite communication is too slow, IMO. I don't want someone making decisions based on...

Tags: Robots, Space Shuttle tech work, tech work, space shuttle, robot

Discussion threads 2008-06-02

A truly globetrotter robot

A truly globetrotter robotA truly globetrotter robotRe:RE: A truly globetrotter robothttp://www.1-satellite-tv-facts.com/VoIP.htmlhttp://www.1-satellite-tv-facts.com/Phone-Systems.html

Tags: Robots, robot

Discussion threads 2008-05-25

Lions trained to chase by robots

Lions trained to chase by robotsLions trained to chase by robotshttp://www.1-satellite-tv-facts.com/Satellite-DSL.htmlhttp://www.1-satellite-tv-facts.com/Satellite-Internet.html

Tags: Robots, lion, robot

Discussion threads 2008-05-24

Survivor Buddy, a friendly robot rescuer

Survivor Buddy, a friendly robot rescuerShe's making Companion Cubes!That's the first thing I thought of, when I read the article.

Tags: Robots, Survivor Buddy, robot rescuer, robot

Discussion threads 2008-05-19

A robotic chef for your kitchen?

A robotic chef for your kitchen?cabbage souprobot: "I am to make cabbage soup. A unit of cabbage is called a head. There is a head."[Robot grasps the skull of a living human and twists it off.]human: ARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH![Sudden silence. Robot tosses head in pot.]

Tags: Robots, robot, robotic

Discussion threads 2008-05-16

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...

Tags: Car, DARPA, Sun Solaris, GPS, UNIX, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, JavaOne, robot, Solaris, Servers

Videos 2008-05-15

(Photos: Taking apart the robot guitar)

(Photos: Taking apart the robot guitar)Competition for TransperformanceThe automatically tuned guitar has already been done, but it looks like Gibson has significantly reduced the size and weight of the components. I'm curious if it allows non-standard tunings to be pre-programmed and called up at will.http://transperformance.com/RE: (Photos: Taking apart the robot...

Tags: Robots, tuning, robot, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-04-18

(Photos: Bat plane to spy for U.S. Army)

(Photos: Bat plane to spy for U.S. Army)Cool movie toy!!Looks like a gadget right out of a Batman movie. Am interested in how silent and power efficient this is going to be. You would think UAVs are a better choice.RE: (Photos: Bat plane to spy for U.S. Army)10 Million, ME!...

Tags: Robots, robot, U.S. Army, Berkeley, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-03-14

MindMentor, the first robot psychologist

MindMentor, the first robot psychologistFirst? robot psychologist?The claim of "first" in the headline in patently false. Everyone knows that Joe Weizenbaum built the first one -- "ELIZA" in 1966. You should do some fact checking...RE: MindMentor, the first robot psychologistWhy would you do a whole article on this...

Tags: Robots, robot, MindMentor, first robot

Discussion threads 2008-03-11

Could robots become the open source hardware target?

Could robots become the open source hardware target?OSS on Robots is Already HereRobots that are used to defuse IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan already run Linux:http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=109That's right the same company that brought you the Roomba is the exclusive contractor of SUGV Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle robots to the military.http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=219Hay were...

Tags: Robots, robot, hardware, UP System, Bug Labs, open source

Discussion threads 2008-03-07

Using bacteria as medical robots

Using bacteria as medical robotsCoolI like it.

Tags: Robots, bacteria, robot

Discussion threads 2008-03-02

Robot as good as real dog at easing lonely hours

Robot as good as real dog at easing lonely hoursWowWhat ridiculous article.Robot Wives"Wake me up when robot wives are cheap and effective"Japser on the SimpsonsRobots and society....Do you think human wives will be ok with you having a robot girlfriend on the side? Or maybe even having three-somes?Wonder if the...

Tags: Robots, robot

Discussion threads 2008-02-28

Wizkid robot unveiled at MoMA

On February 24, 2008, a new exhibit will open at the Museum of Modern Art in New York MoMA, Design and the Elastic Mind. And until May 12, 2008, you'll be able to interact with Wizkid, which looks like a computer, but is really a robot. As said the European...

Tags: Robot, Computer, Wizkid, Productivity, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-02-20

Short of staff, Norway eyes robot care for elderly

Short of staff, Norway eyes robot care for elderlyRobot salary?How much do the municipalities plan to pay the robots for all of this hard daily work? Will they strike if union demands aren't met? Real questions for real practical issues.thanks.RE: Short of staff, Norway eyes robot care for...

Tags: Robots, Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, robot, eyes robot, government, tax, health care

Discussion threads 2008-02-07

Dutch unveil robot to fill car gas tank

Dutch unveil robot to fill car gas tankTOBOR strikes againI don't need a robot to fill my gas tank. I need a robot to fill my wallet!That's often the problem with high-tech innovation. A "solution" is always offered for the wrong end of the problem.RE: Dutch unveil robot to fill...

Tags: Robots, robot

Discussion threads 2008-02-05

A very religious robot

A very religious robotI can see the appealBack in the days of pen-plotters it was kind of mesmerising just watching the drawing appear before your eyes line by arc by circle. Funny how nobody called pen-plotters, robots. Maybe it was because you couldn't just swap in a welding attachment!

Tags: Robots, robot

Discussion threads 2008-01-28

Head over heels for tomorrow's personal robots

Head over heels for tomorrow's personal robotsRE: Head over heels for tomorrow's personal robotsQuick! Somebody get me Sarah Connor!Just say no to robotsNo robots for me. They can NOT be made fool-proof. Just watch or read "I, Robot". Even in Star Wars, 3PO is incessantly annoying.My solution is,...

Tags: Robots, robot, personal robot

Discussion threads 2008-01-11