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Upgraded Version Of Little Dog Can Walk Anywhere

Gary — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:20:50 +0000

The “Little Dog” robot, smaller cousin to “Big Dog”, has been upgraded to be able to navigate all sorts of terrain. The scientists responsible for this travesty have included a two-minute video that should have you cowering in fear. Enjoy it.

Germans Arm Robots And Teach Them To Stab Humans

Gary — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:34:08 +0000

A group of German researchers thought it would be a good idea to arm robots with knives, teach them to stab and slice up humans, and then see what happens. If “knives and stabbing weapons” sounds familiar, that’s because it’s exactly what the killer robot from Terminator 2: Judgement Day had.

Source:

IEEE Spectrum

Touch Bionics Releases First Part Of Terminator

Gary — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:00:31 +0000

A company named Touch Bionics has released a fully working cyborg hand… Check this out:

The newest member of Touch Bionics’ i-LIMB family represents a significant advance for the product line, with a host of enhancements including pulsing grip strength, multiple software-enabled grip patterns and robust aluminium features for improved user confidence.

Now if this picture looks familiar, it’s probably because you’ve seen it before.

Fan-friggen-tastic.

Touch Bionics

Robot Nannies To Invade Your Home in 5 Years

Gary — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:12:23 +0000

There is a company planning to release its robot nanny to the public in the next 5 years. This should go amazing….ly bad.

Source:
DVICE
Engadget

Japan Starting Robot Colony On The Moon in 2015

Gary — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:51:41 +0000

A business group based in Japan has started work to put a humanoid robot on the moon by 2015. I guess we know where Robot Headquarters will be…

Engadget
PinkTentacle

Creepy video of talking robot mouth

Gary — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:59:53 +0000

Title pretty much says it all. I will undoubtedly have a nightmare about one of these things mounted on top of some walking death machine. Prepare to be creeped out people.

Robot Does Tae Kwon Do

Gary — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:27:40 +0000

I just watched a video of a robot doing Tae Kwon Do. We’re so screwed.

Flying Death Machines by 2047

Gary — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:49:29 +0000

According this post on Engadget, the US Air Force says robots that decide whether to kill people or not will be here by 2047. I guess I should start making a list of things to do before 2047…

Military Builds Robot That Eats Humans For Fuel

Gary — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:29:56 +0000

Well folks, it’s official. We’re screwed. Ironically, they even called the thing the "EATR". Disturbing pictures and information on the EATR is available here.

Another Brick in the SkyNet Wall

jojokaffe — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:20:39 +0000

Training robots to anticipate our needs.
Training robots to anticipate our actions.
Training robots to figure out where we’re hiding and exterminate us, says I.

The multidisciplinary team of the EU-funded Joint Action Science and Technology (JAST) project first analyzed human-human collaborations, seeing what kind of behavior and brain function are at play when we work (or don’t work) well together, and then applied the research into building proactive robots.

The eventual aim is to build robots that can ask questions, discuss and explore possibilities, assess their companion’s ideas, and anticipate what their partners might do next.