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Avatar: A CGI-heavy sequence of cliches is still a sequence of cliches.
RT @RandiSilberman: Rutgers underwater robot glider crosses the Atlantic without being eaten by a shark: http://spectrum.ieee.org/slidesh...
@sete Olha aqui seus inimigos monstros http://www.japanprobe.com/2009...
The automation paradox. As software pilots more of our planes, trains, and ships, humans can pay the ultimate price. http://spectrum.ieee.org/computi...
MTA was once giving away money http://www.nytimes.com/2005... Now they're broke http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009... These managers never read Ant and Grasshopper?
Great. Al Qaeda coming to Brooklyn. http://www.nytimes.com/2009...
IEEE Spectrum needs someone to blog about AI (about developments like this http://www.boingboing.net/2009... ) Volunteers out there?
Nuclear-Powered Cyborg Insect. Of course it's a DARPA project. http://spectrum.ieee.org/semicon...
How to make ping pong balls, apples, onions "levitate" using just air. http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog...
On the Internet, nobody knows you're a monkey. Unless you're a monkey with a Facebook page http://news.cnet.com/8301-13...
@lexvanderloo sorry for this very late reply! i guess your friend should try toys r us in times square?
@sete manda URL? quero ter o desprazer the ler. tks.
@emilymcmc thanks for the love, emily :)
To track his wandering cat KooKoo, Mark Spezio rigged up a collar with a GPS logger. Here's what he discovered http://spectrum.ieee.org/slidesh...
Robots with nimble hands assemble cars, harvest fruit, disarm bombs. Now when will they be able to load my dishwasher? http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog...
@olinerd She's a Spectrum intern. We sent her to IROS and she brought back lots of good stuff.
Flutist and Saxophonist Robots Partner for a Classical Duet http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog...
For the kids, DIY kits (crystal radios, theremins, nine-band receivers) http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-li...
And for yourself, how about this sleek digital grand piano? http://spectrum.ieee.org/consume...
For brother-in-law, robogolf http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-li...
Holidays coming, time for gifts for geeks.
For nephews and nieces, high-tech yo-yo http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-li... and hydropower plant DIY kit http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-li...
"For what Linux is to PCs, we'd like to build the same thing for robots" -- Willow Garage CEO Steve Cousins http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog...
Take maple leaf, reverse engineer, build monocopter http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog...
@olinerd Glad you like it, and tks for making the connection. They are a great team, and the audio we got was really good :)
First time I see a robot balancing on a high-voltage power line like a tightrope walker! http://spectrum.ieee.org/robotic...
The Robowranglers From Texas (Audio Slide Show) http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog...
Want To Upgrade Yourself? Head To The Bionic Body Shop http://gizmodo.com/5402516...
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