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News on the French Frankenstein

jdou wrote 3 weeks ago: “The Frankenstein of the French Revolution: Nogaret’s Automaton Tale of 1790,” is … more →

Tags: frankenstein, revolution now?, History 1789-1804, Mary Shelley, Politics, Science, utopia

FEAR

peedeel wrote 1 month ago:   What do you fear most? Spiders, perhaps? Being confronted by a knife wielding nut job in a clown’s … more →

Tags: Life, Haunting things, Ideas!, Horror, Dolls, Fear

Robot Roundup: Robots that Scamper, Sculpt, Facebook, and Autograph

kgrifant wrote 2 months ago: The Int’l Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) conference took place this week in Japan. I s … more →

Tags: robotics, technology, Human Machine Interaction, Human-Robot Interaction, Robot, Roomba, Video, walking

Dreaming of Electric Sheep1 comment

kgrifant wrote 2 months ago: …and penguins, fish and more. While a veritable robotic animal kingdom exists, a lot of these … more →

Tags: robotics, technology, Banksy, bigdog, Cyborg, Paro, Philip K. Dick, Robot

French Frankenstein1 comment

jdou wrote 2 months ago: What author wrote a parable about an inventor named Frankenstein and his life-size artificial man?  … more →

Tags: revolution now?, History 1789-1804, frankenstein, Mary Shelley, Science, utopia, Dystopia, Politics

Pc game - Syberia

somegoodgames wrote 3 months ago: Kate Walker is a young lawyer visiting France to close the sale of a large manufacturing estate. B … more →

Tags: Puzzle, Legacy, Journey, Puzzles, Imagination, Kate Walker, young lawyer, Machinations, Heir

Robot Scientists

kgrifant wrote 3 months ago:  Last week I wrote about the debut of two new robotic scientists, Adam and Eve, which are basically … more →

Tags: robotics, technology, Robot, Ada Lovelace, Science, drug testing, Lady Lovelace's ojbection, Analytical Engine

Robot Roundup: Photography and an Android Teacher

kgrifant wrote 4 months ago: The robot teacher Saya, which I mentioned at the beginning of the week, has since been picked up by … more →

Tags: robotics, Robot, Human-Robot Interaction, bigdog, Saya, Photography

Robots That Use Social Cues

kgrifant wrote 4 months ago: When I first read Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot, I thought the profession of robopsychologist sounded like … more →

Tags: robotics, Robot, Human-Robot Interaction, technology

Robot Roundup: Cartoons, Teachers and a Trash-Collector

kgrifant wrote 4 months ago: I’m a sucker for robot cartoons. The Shoebox blog is featuring the work of Chris Grine, who is drawi … more →

Tags: robotics, Robot, Human-Robot Interaction, technology, Art, Cartoon

Robots Ready to Rumble: Boston's Robotics Competition

kgrifant wrote 4 months ago: On Saturday, robots duked it out at the northeast regional robotics conference, hosted at Boston Uni … more →

Tags: robotics, Space, Robot, Battlefield, technology, Planetary Exploration, first, Competition

Cute Furry Dangers2 comments

kgrifant wrote 4 months ago: Japan is often the first place wacky, unusual robots debut. People I’ve talked to usually cite two r … more →

Tags: robotics, Robot, toy, Human-Robot Interaction, Human Machine Interaction, technology, Seal, Japan

Syberia II puzzle pc game

gatexgames wrote 4 months ago: Kate Walker has left behind her life as a high-stakes lawyer in New York City. She travels now acros … more →

Tags: Journey, Puzzle Games, Syberia, Kate Walker, Imagination, Mysterious Island, train, mythical land, Left Behind

5 of the Creepiest *Real* Robots1 comment

kgrifant wrote 4 months ago: When I look for news stories, I come across a ton of robots in all sorts of forms. Roboticists have … more →

Tags: robotics, technology, Robot, walking, gait, YouTube, Video, Human-Robot Interaction, Human Machine Interaction

Spinning Wheels (How to Get Your 'Bot Out of the Sand)1 comment

kgrifant wrote 5 months ago: Despite some of the very cool things robots can do, if they get stuck in the dirt or sand, all of th … more →

Tags: robotics, Space, Robot, walking, gait, Sandbot

Syberia pcgame

gatexgames wrote 5 months ago: Syberia puzzle Kate Walker is a young lawyer visiting France to close the sale of a large ma … more →

Tags: Journey, young lawyer, Syberia, Legacy, Kate Walker, Heir, delve, Machinations, Imagination

Futurist Institute Gets Superstar Backing3 comments

kgrifant wrote 5 months ago: A new institute funded by Google and NASA will train futurists to prepare for a supposed technologic … more →

Tags: technology, Robot, robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Human Machine Interaction, Evolution, Cyborg, Singularity, Google

Robot Roundup 2.4.09

kgrifant wrote 5 months ago: It’s an exciting time for the field of robotics, with new robots popping up in medicine, the m … more →

Tags: robotics, Robot, Human-Robot Interaction, Human Machine Interaction, Battlefield, prosthetics, Beetles, --darpa, snakelike robots

Automated Battlefields

kgrifant wrote 5 months ago: Robotic soldiers are reshaping the face of the battlefield. While robots have been in the field for … more →

Tags: robotics, Robot, Human-Robot Interaction, War, Battlefield, ethics, iRobot, Roomba, packbot


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