4.30.2006
Insect eye inspires future vision
Insect eye inspires future vision: "An artificial insect eye that could be used in ultra-thin cameras has been developed by scientists in the US. The dimpled eye contains over 8,500 hexagonal lenses packed into an area the size of a pinhead."
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4.26.2006
Robots answer to immigration?
Robots answer to immigration?: "Can robots do the dirty work most Americans don't want to do and meet some of the low-wage labor shortage facing the United States? Or better still, could robotic technology be part of the solution to the immigration conundrum that is facing the nation? "
The answer to the question is "yes."
The timeframe is: "about 20 years."
The next question is: "these robots will cause unemployment for approximately 50 million low-skill workers. What happens to them?"
See Robotic Nation for details.
The answer to the question is "yes."
The timeframe is: "about 20 years."
The next question is: "these robots will cause unemployment for approximately 50 million low-skill workers. What happens to them?"
See Robotic Nation for details.
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4.25.2006
Swimming to Spain
Swimming to Spain - Popular Science: "An underwater robot attempts a record-breaking voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, fishing for signs of global warming along the way. See it in action in an exclusive video inside. "
There's a very nice video that explains the whole program.
There's a very nice video that explains the whole program.
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Robotic chair
Robotic chair
Click on the image of the chair for video of the chair self-assembling.
Click on the image of the chair for video of the chair self-assembling.
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4.21.2006
Face Reader Bridges Autism Gap
This same technology will allow robots to read faces too:
Face Reader Bridges Autism Gap
See Robotic Nation for details.
Face Reader Bridges Autism Gap
See Robotic Nation for details.
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4.19.2006
Why robots will soon be driving all our cars and flying all our airplanes #2
4.18.2006
AMD developing reverse Hyper-Threading?
Turns a multi-core processor into a virtual single-core processor. Since single cores are easier to program, it would make the job of programming multi-core machines easier:
AMD developing reverse Hyper-Threading?
AMD developing reverse Hyper-Threading?
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Holographic storage demonstrates 515 Gigabits Per Square Inch Data Density
The replacement for DVDs and backup tapes:
Holographic storage demonstrates 515 Gigabits Per Square Inch Data Density: "Holographic data storage pioneer InPhase Technologies, has announced that it has demonstrated the highest data density of any commercial technology by recording 515 gigabits of data per square inch. Holographic storage is a departure from existing recording methods because it takes advantage of volumetric efficiencies rather than only recording on the surface of the material and the industry�s first holographic drive will reach market later this year. The first generation drive will have a capacity of 300 gigabytes on a single disk with a 20 megabyte per second transfer rate. The first product will be followed by a family ranging from 800GB to 1.6 TB capacity. "
Holographic storage demonstrates 515 Gigabits Per Square Inch Data Density: "Holographic data storage pioneer InPhase Technologies, has announced that it has demonstrated the highest data density of any commercial technology by recording 515 gigabits of data per square inch. Holographic storage is a departure from existing recording methods because it takes advantage of volumetric efficiencies rather than only recording on the surface of the material and the industry�s first holographic drive will reach market later this year. The first generation drive will have a capacity of 300 gigabytes on a single disk with a 20 megabyte per second transfer rate. The first product will be followed by a family ranging from 800GB to 1.6 TB capacity. "
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4.17.2006
The new breed of soldier: Robots with guns
The new breed of soldier: Robots with guns
From the article:
See Robotic Nation for details.
From the article:
- "Spurred by the risks from roadside bombs and terrorist ambushes, the military is aggressively seeking to replace troops with battlefield robots, including new versions armed with machine guns.
'There was a time just a few years ago when we almost had to beg people to try an unmanned ground vehicle,' says Marine Col. Terry Griffin, manager of the Robotic Systems Joint Project Office in Huntsville, Ala. 'We don't have to beg anymore.'"
- We will WANT robot pilots rather than human pilots because the Robot pilots will have less accidents.
- We will WANT all cars and trucks to be robotic (rather than human-driven) because the accident rate will go way down.
- We will WANT our fast food prepared by robots because robots do a better job.
- We will WANT robotic medicine because robots will make far fewer meidical errors.
- Etc.
See Robotic Nation for details.
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Robot Birth Simulator Gaining Popularity
Robot Birth Simulator Gaining Popularity: "The full-sized, blond, pale mannequin is in demand because medicine is rapidly abandoning centuries-old training methods that use patients as guinea pigs, turning instead to high-tech simulations. It's better to make a mistake on a $20,000 robot than a live patient."
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A new workhorse for DARPA
4.13.2006
Why robots will soon be driving all our cars and flying all our airplanes
4.10.2006
The Car That Drives Itself
Very nice video of the car that (almost) drives itself:
The Car That Drives Itself
The Car That Drives Itself
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4.07.2006
Speedy robot legs it to break record
Speedy robot legs it to break record: "A two-legged robot that walks at record-breaking speed has been developed by researchers from Germany and Scotland.
'RunBot' is the fastest robot on two legs - for its size. At 30 centimetres high, it can walk at a speedy 3.5 leg-lengths per second. This beats the previous record holder � MIT's 'Spring Flamingo' - which is four times as tall but manages just 1.4 leg-lengths per second."
There are a couple of videos available in the article.
'RunBot' is the fastest robot on two legs - for its size. At 30 centimetres high, it can walk at a speedy 3.5 leg-lengths per second. This beats the previous record holder � MIT's 'Spring Flamingo' - which is four times as tall but manages just 1.4 leg-lengths per second."
There are a couple of videos available in the article.
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4.05.2006
In Pursuit of Robots: South Korea's goal is to have one in every household by 2015 or 2020
In Pursuit of Robots: South Korea's goal is to have one in every household by 2015 or 2020: "By 2007, networked robots that, say, relay messages to parents, teach children English, and sing and dance for them when they get bored, are scheduled to enter mass production. Outside the home, they are expected to guide customers at post offices, or patrol public areas, searching for intruders and transmitting images to monitoring centers. If all goes according to plan, robots will be in every South Korean household between 2015 and 2020. "
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Big Brother cleans up crime in New Jersey town
Big Brother cleans up crime in New Jersey town: "Lenox Avenue in suburban East Orange was long a hotbed of drugs and gun mayhem and one of New Jersey's toughest streets. But Big Brother has cleaned it up.
Police here say that thanks to new technology there has not been a single violent crime in almost a year on a street where the notorious Bloods gang sold $10 hits of crack cocaine and drive-by shootings were once commonplace.
Now high-tech cameras and gunshot sensors are mounted at each end of Lenox Avenue, and on many other East Orange streets. "
Police here say that thanks to new technology there has not been a single violent crime in almost a year on a street where the notorious Bloods gang sold $10 hits of crack cocaine and drive-by shootings were once commonplace.
Now high-tech cameras and gunshot sensors are mounted at each end of Lenox Avenue, and on many other East Orange streets. "
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4.03.2006
Aviation's future -- pilotless planes
Aviation's future -- pilotless planes: "Since 1997, unmanned aircraft have been used in U.S. airspace primarily by the military. But now the government wants to fly more of them to patrol the nation's borders, catch criminals, monitor the environment and assist in disaster relief.
Some companies think pilotless planes have a vast commercial potential for uses that range from crop dusting to weather prediction."
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Some companies think pilotless planes have a vast commercial potential for uses that range from crop dusting to weather prediction."
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