Neuroscience
This past weekend I went to RoboGames. There were many squee moments (PLEN was there! so cute! etc.), many pictures taken (which are trapped on my phone for the moment), and many things learned while wandering around among the room full of dads and their kids.
Maybe the most important lesson was that although some robots are designed with nice goals like helping the elderly, mixing cocktails or enabling the paralysed to walk, what the crowd was most interested in was watching robots tear each other apart in combat. I'm not sure what this says about humanity - or me, since I admit to cheering when they crashed into each other and parts went flying. At least I had a conversation with an engineer about cognitive robotics as well (he wasn't applying it though). And observed that a good way for artists to make money nowadays is to make their creations coin-operated.
More later, when I get my photos, but here's a pic from the web site of the superheavyweights (300 lbs or so) in combat. Yay robots!
x-posted to Omni Brain
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Neuroscience
RoboGames
This past weekend I went to RoboGames. There were many squee moments (PLEN was there! so cute! etc.), many pictures taken (which are trapped on my phone for the moment), and many things learned while wandering around among the room full of dads and their kids.
Maybe the most important lesson was that although some robots are designed with nice goals like helping the elderly, mixing cocktails or enabling the paralysed to walk, what the crowd was most interested in was watching robots tear each other apart in combat. I'm not sure what this says about humanity - or me, since I admit to cheering when they crashed into each other and parts went flying. At least I had a conversation with an engineer about cognitive robotics as well (he wasn't applying it though). And observed that a good way for artists to make money nowadays is to make their creations coin-operated.
More later, when I get my photos, but here's a pic from the web site of the superheavyweights (300 lbs or so) in combat. Yay robots!
x-posted to Omni Brain
- Transrobotism
Image: the best-in-show bot at Robogames 07. When I blocked its path, it stopped moving forward and asked my name. I didn't answer but took this photo. Relationships with robots are examined in this interesting video (or listen to audio alone). ...
- I Married A Robot
Metal Men No. 17 December 1965 / January 1966 Cover: Metal Men trapped in web as Doc Magnus gives wedding ring to Black Widow Spider robot Story: "I Married a Robot" (25 pages) Editor, writer: Robert Kanigher Penciller: Ross Andru Inker: Mike Esposito...
- More Telerobots....
http://www.terk.ri.cmu.edu/media/ Carnegie Mellon Unveils Internet-Controlled Robots That Anyone Can Build by Following the Right Recipe Creator Says TeRK Brings Robotics to Usability Level Never Before Seen by the Public The...
- Hal-5 (hybrid Assistive Limb): Possibilities To Mine For Apps For Older Or Disabled Persons?
From the Australian news network, ABC:Robot suit to help create 'supermen' Tuesday, June 7, 2005. 3:18pm (AEST) Full report Japan has taken a step into the world of science fiction with the release of a robot suit that can help workers lift heavy...
- Is This A Spam Blog?
I have been notified that Blogger's "spam-prevention robots" have locked my blog. Apparently my frequent links and "irrelevant, repetitive, or nonsensical text" have suggested to Blogger's robots that this is a spam blog. I'm waiting for them...