Neatorama » engineers http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:36:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Robot That Can Think For Itself http://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/the-robot-that-can-think-for-itself/ http://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/the-robot-that-can-think-for-itself/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:06:45 +0000 Zeon Santos http://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/the-robot-that-can-think-for-itself/

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A robot that can learn, think and act for itself might make some people lose sleep over the possibility of a Terminator-esque robotic revolution, but scientists in Japan feel that this advancement in the field of robotics is a good thing, and may revolutionize how our mechanized workforces handle the tasks they’re designed to perform . Watch as this robot figures out how to do something it was never taught to do-pour a glass of ice water. Utterly fascinating to watch? Perhaps not, but this leap forward in artificial intelligence means science fiction is rapidly becoming science fact. Link -via Wired

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Running out of ways to use your Kinect? Well don’t worry, because Swiss engineers have created a software which allows you to control radio controlled quadrotors via body movements. Now you can convince your friends that you are controlling the ‘copter via telepathy and blow their minds! Check out more, including a video, over at Popsci.

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Sanjay Kulkarni of Cowbirds in Love comic nailed it: "Mad scientists" are actually just mad engineers! Check out Sanjay’s website for more webcomic goodness: Link

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