Posted by Lem on May 31st, 2009
chinese robots Originally uploaded by nahilshark.
Posted by flickr on May 30th, 2009
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Posted by rajbot on May 30th, 2009
The Knack is a surreal British comedy from 1965. I hadn’t seen it in a long time, and stumbled upon it on Hulu:
Posted by Lem on May 26th, 2009
Picture 1 Originally uploaded by marcelo_sampayo. Pretty funny. You don't have to be able to read the language to guess what he's saying either...
Posted by Lem on May 26th, 2009
Yo Soy Originally uploaded by mphirman. There is some evidence that ability with robots is enhanced by the consumption of vast amounts of sushi and soy sauce... :)
Posted by Lem on May 26th, 2009
Keepon, that incredibly cute yellow dancing, and interacting, robot was featured in an episode of “The Works” on the History Channel, hosted by Dan Wilson. The Keepon segment focuses on the robots unique ability to engage with children with social development disorders like autism. and is just a part of the robot filled episode. It’s well worth watching even if some of you may have seen it before.
Posted by peliom on May 26th, 2009
Posted by peliom on May 26th, 2009
Posted by Lem on May 26th, 2009
It’s easy to imagine that some time in the not too distant future humanoid robots will be perfected to the point that human/robot relationships are commonplace. But, robots are created by humans and “in their creator’s image”, to a large extent. So, what makes us think that robots might make better relationship partners than their human counterparts, especially since they are very likely to take on the same strengths and...
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