As any science fiction fan knows, it's only a matter of time before the peaceful robots turn on their creators. ;-)
Paging John Connor!
German Researchers Build Terminator Robot Hand
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/01/german-researchers-build-terminator-robot-hand/
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqmRKqFqiok&feature=player_embedded
Pissa. Just when I was starting to enjoy life.
It’s just swamp gas that bounced an image off a weather balloon!
Oh, wait, sorry, wrong sci-fi thread.
“Living tissue over metal endoskeleton.”
ARMH microprocessors are probably involved.
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ARM processors will microcontrol the Jetsons’ environment
http://focus.ti.com/pr/docs/preldetail.tsp?sectionId=594&prelId=sc08145
“TI’s ARM processor-based TMS470 MCU, for example, is used in the majority of automotive safety systems around the world such as antilock braking systems, electronic stability control systems and airbag electronics, while TI’s leading digital signal processors (DSP) offer innovative solutions for infotainment, navigation, and vision- and radar-based driver assist systems. The TI automotive portfolio also extends into mixed signal solutions, integrating analog-, power-, digital-circuits.”
…AND
http://www.cs.umd.edu/~meesh/cmsc411/website/proj01/arm/dsp.html
ARM and DSP Processing
ARM seems to be leading the way in this field of processing. The processor has found this as one of its greatest niche markets, mainly because of the steps the company has taken to fit into the embedded market and the architecture it has adopted.
DSP is prevalent with embedded processor in cell phones, cordless phones, base stations, pagers, modems, Smartphones and PDAs (Personal Digital or Data Assistants).
Other embedded applications that take advantage of such processors are: disc drive controllers, automotive engine control and management systems, digital auto surround sound, TV-top boxes and internet appliances. Other products are still being modified to take advantage of it: toys, watches, etc. The possible applications are almost endless.
But that still doesn’t answer the question, why the ARM processor for this job?
• The answer to that is rather simple. ARM can offer low cost, high performance and low power consumption, each of which is required to make a portable embedded item marketable in today’s world. Not to mention the fact that a whole sub-group of ARM architecture has been dedicated to function strictly as signal processors.
• This adapted processor has been named the “Piccolo”. The Piccolo functions as an integrated co-processor to a standard ARM microprocessor allowing a second DSP-oriented data path and associated DSP instruction set to integrate into a standard ARM 32-bit RISC/16-bit Thumb system. This configuration allows the co-processor to reuse data by sharing the same single system bus. Such a system is cost effective and power efficient.
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I know you posted this to have a luagh, but I posted a similar article today.
Boeing developed an AI detective system to map online users across multiple online identities and IP addresses.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2669210/posts
Boeing Subsidiary NARUS Shut Down Egyptian Internet and Cellular Phone System.
FreePress ^ | Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Posted on 2/5/2011 5:50:46 PM by JerseyHighlander
It continues to advance.
Let me remind everyone that James Cameron's inspiration for the original "Terminator" was a near-fatal fever he suffered, during which he *saw* the T-800, and did a near-rational analysis of what he was seeing, and came to the conclusion that it was from the future.
I'm just sayin' is all.
Somebody is watching too many movies..
Anybody remember the old movie “Colossus: The Forbin Project”? Still available on DVD.
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