The Future of AI
Artificial intelligence has made some remarkable leaps and bounds since its basic principles were first recorded in 1943, at the time of the invention of the first computers. In those early years, AI was primitive and and often went no further than pitting a computer’s “brain” against a human’s for a game of checkers. But those who first envisioned machines that could think as humans do have begun an epic quest in humanity that has far reaching implications in the realms of bioethics, not merely computer science and...
read moreRobotics: Make a Living From Your Legal High
Ever thought a thrilling career in robotics would be an exciting choice for your lifestyle? Well, there are a few things you will need to do first. You can’t just waltz into a company and say, “Hi. I’d like to work with robots. I’m a hobbyist.” I’m afraid that wouldn’t do. No, rather, you should have invested the time you would need in a solid education in one or more areas of concentration in the field. The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon has one of the world’s most...
read moreBeer Robot! Yeah!
Wow, what could be better than a robot that is also a beer? I can’t think of anything, anything at all. Beer is one of those things that people from all walks of life can appreciate, whether geek or jock, fashionista or nature girl — a good cold beer hits the spot. If you’re reading this, you’re probably not the typical fashionista or jock. Instead, you likely have a pretty broad geek streak, and you like to read up on robotics. Otherwise, you’d be reading someplace else, right? Ron Tajima’s beer can...
read moreRobot Wars
One of the coolest television series of all time was Robot Wars, the geeked out game show from the U.K. which began in 1997 and ran through 2004. The show was modeled on a competition from the United States, US Robot Wars. These wars took place in San Francisco, California and had three divisions for weight classes of the robots who would be designed, built, and battled by their makers. In the US, the Face Off game set one robot against another, so that they could battle their way through an elimination tourney. The winner was the...
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- Why your computer is becoming like your phone February 21, 2012Apple released Mountain Lion to developers last week, a new operating system that will make your desktop computer work more like your phone than ever before. […]
