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.