Imaginative How-to-Draw book

Free will

http://io9.com/5890771/the-very-first-robot-brains-were-made-of-old-alarm-clocks

Robot Dance

Mischiefs "Chicken Does The Robot Dance"

I love low budget videos of erroneous subject matter

R-O-B-O-T D-A-N-C-E

A graffiti robot versus a robot man in a dance off

ROBOT DANCE

Toku Toku Maru created by Amino Asuza in a traditional Kabuki dance

ROBOT DANCE!

Pioneers in Robotics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Grey_Walter died

PRINT YOUR OWN ROBOT

Being designed in the US is a process to allow the everyman to design and then print their own robots. Check out this article.

Or if you can't wait just print out this article and use our robot.

Robot Study of ‘Cocktail Party Problem’ Hints at Human Hearing Glitch

Studies into the mystery of how the human brain can filter out all unimportant stimuli when having a conversation in a loud setting

ROBOT Beatles cover band

Nanoparticles helping remove cancer in brain

It seems like a way to give a neurosurgeon the ability to cut around the edges. The nanoparticles actually detect and identify the areas precisely so that removal is much more clean and thorough.

This article has more

322 BC Aristotle

“If every tool, when ordered, or even of its own accord, could do the work that befits it... then there would be no need either of apprentices for the master workers or of slaves for the lords.”

Hmmm.

Oh SNAP!

Check out the snake at 1:02 in this video

2 MILLION DOLLAR$!!!!

DARPA is offering a 2 million dollar prize to the winner of a design for robotic assistance in disaster response. check out DARPA's announcement if you are interested

Ride a Robot to Work Day

Sushibot can't replace sushibar (but it can make a california roll)

Robot Eyes for Human Nuckles

At Keio University in Japan they have designed jewelry that mimics human eye and mouth movement. A little creepy though as this article states it exists in the "uncanny valley" where the more humanlike a robot is, the more unsettling it is.

DIY Robot Creation

Here is a cool tutorial on how to build your very own small robot.

Pioneers in Robotics

In 1898 Nicola Tesla demonstarted an early machine he called a "Teleautomaton" and claimed it could lead to a fleet of humanoid robots doing menial labors for mankind

This was by using a process of radio controlling a mechanical submarine that he showed his progress. In september in NYC at the old Madison Square Garden

National Robotics Week!

April 7 - 15, 2012

This is the time to really be enthusiastic about robots. (And when are we not?)

Check out the events going on across the country all week on the event page.

Here is a bit of trivia for brainiacs

This day in History

The presidential veto power was first exercised on April 5, 1792 when President George Washington vetoed a bill outlining a new apportionment formula submitted by then Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. Apportionment described how Congress divides seats in the House of Representatives among the states based on the US census figures. President Washington thought the bill gave an unfair advantage to the northern states.

I think, therefore I think I am

Hat tip to Major Domo for this link that makes you think:

"The AI community is beginning to question whether we should be so obsessed with recreating human intelligence. That intelligence is a product of millions of years of evolution and it is possible that it is something that will be very difficult to reverse engineer without going through a similar process. The emphasis is now shifting towards creating intelligence that is unique to the machine, intelligence that ultimately can be harnessed to amplify our very own unique intelligence."

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/04/01/ai-robot-how-machine-intelligence-is-evolving/

Check out SET

This game is a real brain bender. Applauded by many groups for the fact that it requires a player to try to see different combinations of shapes. Below are a few examples of different sets. The shapes must all be the same or all be different in color, shading, shape, and number.

HAVE FUN!

Autopsy Yeah!

Here is an interesting article on the history of the autopsyI would be very glad if this was never used on me while alive sir.

MicroRobot to be a Diagnostician

I remember kayaking in Northern NY and being disgusted by a snakelike fish they call the lamprey. I
wondered what purpose could such a gross and invasive

species be. Well, look no further than scientific invention.

A new thing called CyberPlasm is being designed to be a micro robot and diagnose diseases. It is based on soe of the biological design of the lamprey. and wil

have actual mammalian cells to make up its "eye" and "nose"

Legs of Steel

Thanks go out to Meka Robotics and the University of Texas at Austin for working on the humanoid robotic runner to compete with the cheetahbot . Now if you can attach them to me waist I'll use those legs to get me to work on time.

I totally wish I was in London right now for the Wellcome Center's new exhibit.

They have pieces of Einstein's brain, as well as many other interesting items. Check out this 360 degree look at a brain

TATU "Robot"

Music Video Week! I love foreign music videos

Jargon "Robot Chick"

Music Video Week!

Adam "Robot"

Music Video Week!

KRS-ONE and Buckshot "Robot"

Music Video Week! explicate lyrics

Now We Know Science is Cool...

Cause Justin Bieber and Bono say so.

Robot 3OH!3

Music Video Week!

Check out Robot 13

This is a great app available both at iTunes and the android store.
Released by Robot Comics.

Studies have shown

After attaching a human eye to the robot, it only sees black and white. This is probably due to its binary programming. There is no moral ambiguity.

A Real Head-Scratcher

Do you think it's possible to scratch an itch on your head all the way to your brain?
Find out here: http://nyr.kr/GFy6PG

Stick Around part 4

Thanks StillCrazyInsane

Stick Around part 3

Thanks StillCrazyInsane

Stick Around part 2

Thanks StillCrazyInsane.

Stick Around part 1

Andy Kaufman pilot where he is a robot.Thanks StillCrazyInsane

Gary The Cylon

Did you ever sit there at work and wonder... "Is this all there is? I want more."Good job by One Minute Galactica

There will be Robots that think for themselves

But they will have Irish brains so probably a lot of drinking and tomfoolery will be going on.

Will robots become conscious one day?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7SWvDHvWXok#t=01m10s "Why am I conscious? What is consciousness? Will robots become conscious one day?"

GREAT COMIC ABOUT ROBOTS

Russ Manning created Magnus. Basically a reverse Tarzan. Tarzan, fallback to rougher times raised by animals. Magnus, a look ahead to more scientific and rational times, raised by a benevolent robot.

Get your brain in Check

Here are the ten plates for the Rorschach. Now you can study them and come up with really creative ways of answering them when someone wants to administer the test to you.

Best advice, don't take this pseudoscientific test.

Psychologists base too many findings on a silly thing as the response to a limited number of cards.

In public domain.

Movie Marathon!

During Brain Awareness Week here is a great movie marathon...

Hannibal

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Return of the Living Dead

each one features at least on scene where the characters eat brains.

Return of the Living Dead is actually the zombie movie that introduced the idea of zombies eating specifically brains instead of any part of the human flesh.

Have fun, eat some popcorn, or better yet use this recipe to join in

Electroconvulsive Therapy Yeah!

With the amount of depressed individuals increasing some are finding medication is not the answer.
There has been an uptick in the amount of patients requesting Electroconvulsive Therapy. It is a therapy now used for depression and bipolar disorder. Doctors still seem to not know how it works but they will take your cash to give you a dose of current through your temples.

I know that whenever I run electricity over my scalp I feel better when I am done.

here is more information on the process from a reputable source.

Pi Day! YAY!

It's Pi day.

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So have some pi.

Celebrating Brainiac

On Brain Awareness Week we would like to celebrate a guy who many times has come very close to being the villain to face Superman on the big screen... BRAINIACKevin Smith and Tim Burton both featured him in their treatments of the franchise and unfortunately instead we recieved the rather crappy Superman Returns instead.
Brainiac first appeared in Action Comics #242 in 1958 and is definitely one of Superman's best enemies.

Blow your mind right in front of your face

Gordon's continuing problems

Gordon Brainbottle could not believe the audacity of TR-497q2's attempt to steal his girlfriend.Little did he know that the bot's entire torso was filled with a combustible fuel.

Brain Awareness Week

During Brain Awareness Week we will be trying to bring you a mix of fun brain bustin puzzles and tricks as well as interesting articles we find on the study of neuroscience.

Also we will be using the Brain Awareness Week Logo on the blog to alert you to the event.

There will be a link to The Dana Foundation when you click the logo.

Brain Awareness Week

Brain Awareness Week! March 12 - 18 2012 Be cool to your brain

They've made their choice

She Creatures "Sexy Robot"

Caveman Robot Meets Robot Caveman!

http://www.tetragrammatron.com/RobotCaveman/RobotCaveman.html

Shortcuts for Robots

Pretty Interesting stuff. David Chandler from the MIT News Office writes of "New methods and software developed at MIT can predict optimal paths for automated underwater vehicles" These will help with the realtime changes of the underwater system the drones are traveling through.

One of the problems stated in the article below is that it had so much computational data to go through real time adjustments were difficult.

Anyone who has swam in a flowing body of water can attest to the fact that continuous adjustments need to be made. Many changes can affect current. Tidal considerations, wind, even a moving vehicle like a jetski can affect you.

MIT will present their research in May to the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

The article also links to more information

Sometimes the quickest path is not a straight line - MIT News Office

New IPad

Thanks to Engadget's Daniel Cooper here is a breakdown

iPad 2

New iPad

Display	9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD	Same
Resolution	1024 x 768	2048 x 1536 "Retina Display"
CPU	1GHz dual-core Apple A5	dual-core Apple A5X
Graphics	PowerVR SGX 543MP2	TBA (but "Quad-Core," our first guess a PowerVR SGX MP4+)
Memory	512MB RAM	TBA
Storage	16GB / 32GB / 64GB	Same
Front Camera	VGA (640 x 480)	Same
Rear Camera	0.7-megapixel, fixed focus	5-megapixel, autofocus
Cellular	EDGE plus Quadband HSPA or CDMA EV-Do Rev.A (Verizon)	"World-Ready" 3G, HSPA+, DC-HSPA, 4G LTE (AT&T, Verizon)
WiFi	802.11 a/b/g/n	802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth	2.1 + EDR	4.0
Thickness	0.34-inch (8.8mm)	0.37-inch (9.4mm)
Weight (WiFi)	1.33 pounds (601 grams)	1.44 pounds (652 grams)
Weight (3G / LTE)	AT&T 1.35 pounds (613 grams) Verizon 1.34 pounds (607 grams)	1.46 pounds (662 grams)
Battery Life	25-watt-hour lithium polymer (rated 10 Hours)	42.5-watt-hour lithium polymer (rated 10 hours / 9 on 4G)
Ports	30-pin dock, 3.5mm headphone	30-pin dock, 3.5mm headphone
Location (WiFi)	WiFi, Digital Compass	WiFi, Digital Compass
Location (3G / LTE)	aGPS, 3G, Digital Compass, WiFi	aGPS, 3G, 4G, Digital Compass, WiFi

Apple CEO Tim Cook talks about IPad 3

We're paying attention to the IPad launch event and will give you the juicy details.

FLYING ROBOT BAND

Bots won't Violate Geneva Conventions

(unless they're programmed to)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/science/25robots.html

Cheetahbot Recordbreaker!

Good Job guys.

Boston Dynamics from Massachusetts.

When I walk around I know my brain is controlling it. What I don't get is why I do it so involuntarily.

Sometimes my feet take me places I never knew were there. Here is an explanation of how your brain controls the body.Now we just have to figure out how to get out of this puzzle.