http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/robot/ en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:59:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418623/posts Happy New Year's Eve! self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418623/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:59:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418521/posts For some examples, tune in to Hannity's show in the afternoon and hear young (I assume) females who speak in some sort of Valley Girl / Munchkin combination of vocabulary and inflection. In the interest of equal treatment, many young males also exhibit poor communication skills; but poor in a different way. Many sound like remarkable apes who have learned rudimentary human speech. What is the cause of this loss of standard speech? This has been troubling me for quite some time. The last day of the year is a good time to get it out of my head and... Little House on Unaka http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418521/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:04:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418373/posts If the credit card companies tried to charge me to use their product I would cut them off; the same goes for TV, if they do away with free over the air broadcasting I will stop watching. I gave up cable and satellite because the programming was not worth 2 cents and now this new digital signal comes and goes like satellite in a rainstorm, it’s a disaster. The suckers will pay $10 a day for TV but millions of us will shut it off. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418373/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:47:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417035/posts Marxist Muslim Barack Hussein ObamaHussein ObamaHussein ObamaHussein Obama is mentally ill and getting worse. The angst will continue as long as he persists in Islam World Rule rather than America with Christian heritage intact. Allvoices http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417035/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:31:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414458/posts Guy goes into a bar, there's a robot bartender. The robot says, "What will you have?" The guy says, "Martini." The robot brings back the best martini ever and says to the man, "What's your IQ?" The guy says, "168". The robot then proceeds to talk about physics, space exploration and medical technology. The guy leaves, but he is curious, so he goes back into the bar. The robot bartender says," What will you have?" The guy says, "Martini". Again, the robot makes a great martini, gives it to the man and says, "What's your IQ?" The guy says, "100."... Unknown http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414458/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:41:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2410271/posts Battle Royale: When Movie Robots Fight TV Robots BY Sam Ashurst Jun 1st 2009 11:11AM To celebrate Terminator Salvation rolling into cinemas, we've decided to bring together the baddest and saddest 'bots in movie and telly history for a big metal scrap. These bad-ass bags of bolts can't wait to brawl - so we're going to step out of the way and toss the terrible twosomes into the ring, and see which metallic maniac makes it out operational. TotalFilm.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2410271/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:24:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394944/posts November 26, 2009 Look out! The robots are coming to take your job away For as long as anyone can remember, the Tokyo International Robot Exhibition has been a showcase for Japan at its wackiest: stern industrial machines lurked backstage as waltzing, noodle-making or ping-pong playing humanoids stole the limelight. In recessionary 2009, however, with Japanese industry writhing in pain, the national robot obsession has turned deadly serious. For the first time, the show explains exactly how the machines are going to take over. A new mood is in the air: the downturn, says a Tsukuba University engineer, has honed... The Times(UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394944/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:01:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378120/posts Boston Dynamics is well known for its robot creations, but its latest effort shows how close we are getting to human-like machines. You may remember the dog-like robot called BigDog the company created back in 2007. It was capable of navigating rough terrain and could walk, run, climb, and carry heavy loads with its four legs. BD has built upon the BigDog technology and has now created a two-legged robot called PETMAN which you can see in the video above. PETMAN has been developed for use by the US Army to help test chemical protection clothing. It performs realistic human-like... Geek.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378120/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:54:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2372907/posts The makers of the eerily lifelike robotic mule have a new creation: a machine that walks around like a real human being. Boston Dynamics is building the “Petman” prototype for the U.S. Army, to test out protective clothing. “Petman will balance itself and move freely; walking, crawling and doing a variety of suit-stressing calisthenics during exposure to chemical warfare agents,” the company promises. “Petman will also simulate human physiology within the protective suit by controlling temperature, humidity and sweating when necessary, all to provide realistic test conditions. ” Like Boston Dynamics’ BigDog robo-mule, Petman stays upright, even when it’s shoved.... Youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2372907/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:02:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2369342/posts A new shapeshifting chemical robot being developed for Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the US Army has been unveiled by Pentagon researchers. ChemBot is a small mobile device that looks like a gelatinous blob, it can change shape to navigate through tight spaces and will be used by the army for intelligence gathering, and search and rescue missions. The chemical robot moves from place to place by way of a process called 'jamming' which causes the material to transition between semi-liquid and semi-solid states with only a slight change in volume. Jamming technology allows the scientists to make... Army Technology http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2369342/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:34:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359990/posts KDDI Pairs a Mobile Phone With a Robot Martyn Williams, IDG News Service Oct 11, 2009 10:50 am As mobile phones add more features and more users connect with social media, the cell phone becomes a more important part of people's lives. Japanese carrier KDDI has developed a robot companion that seeks to bridge the gap between a phone and its user and a prototype was shown at this week's Ceatec expo near Tokyo. The robot, called Polaris, is spherical and opens up to reveal a cradle on which a cell phone can sit. While in the cradle the phone... PC World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359990/posts#comment Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:49:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2342057/posts The robot is able to leap over fences and walls Video footage has been released of a robot that can leap over obstacles more than 7.5m (25ft) high. Most of the time, the shoebox-sized robot - which is being developed for the US military - uses its four wheels to get around. But the Precision Urban Hopper can use a piston-actuated "leg" to launch it over obstacles such as walls or fences. The robot could boost the capabilities of troops and special forces engaged in urban warfare, say researchers. bbc. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2342057/posts#comment Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:23:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341683/posts Video: Precision Urban Hopper leaps over fences, makes enemies cringe by Darren Murph posted Sep 15th 2009 at 10:46AM It's only been a few months since we heard from the whiz kids over at Boston Dynamics, and honestly, we've been waiting on pins and needles to see what miracle would emerge from its labs next. Said outfit has just been awarded a contract by Sandia to build the next generation of the Precision Urban Hopper, which will be a four-wheeled jumping robot that can navigate autonomously. endgadget http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341683/posts#comment Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:28:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2340387/posts Rogue droid 'was attempting to cross border' An American "Reaper" flying hunter-killer robot assassin rebelled against its human controllers above Afghanistan on Sunday, and a manned US fighter jet was forced to shoot the rogue machine down before it unilaterally invaded a neighbouring country. The Reaper, aka MQ-9 or Predator-B, is a large five-ton turboprop powered machine able to carry up to 14 Hellfire missiles - each capable of destroying a tank or flattening a building. It is used by the US and British forces above Afghanistan as a "persistent hunter-killer against emerging targets". According to USAFCENT Public Affairs: The... The Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2340387/posts#comment Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:16:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2298683/posts Though it may look crude on its surface, the fact is that the Archie robot is the result of a lot of hard work by researchers at the Vienna University of Technology in concert with the University of Manitoba. Created as a humanoid robot, Archie was designed to assist humans with routine tasks such as cleaning, playing games and cooking. Although the creators hope to one day offer the Archie robot to the public, they will probably want to wait until a more advanced, aesthetically pleasing version is completed, especially since the price tag is a whopping 15,000 Euros ($21,082).... dvice.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2298683/posts#comment Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:06:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292533/posts Robotic Technology Inc. EATR robots roam a barren landscape as an unmanned drone flies overhead in an artist's rendering. EATR robots roam a barren landscape as an unmanned drone flies overhead in an artist's rendering. It could be a combination of 19th-century mechanics, 21st-century technology — and a 20th-century horror movie. A Maryland company under contract to the Pentagon is working on a steam-powered robot that would fuel itself by gobbling up whatever organic material it can find — grass, wood, old furniture, even dead bodies. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292533/posts#comment Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:06:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292994/posts It could be a combination of 19th-century mechanics, 21st-century technology — and a 20th-century horror movie. A Maryland company under contract to the Pentagon is working on a steam-powered robot that would fuel itself by gobbling up whatever organic material it can find — grass, wood, old furniture, even dead bodies. -snip- Fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292994/posts#comment Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:14:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285869/posts Mobile machines, remote hookups help Lahey Clinic cope with shortage of specialists BEVERLY - The robot glides past the beeping heart monitor, past a row of patients supine on their electric beds, past the beehive of the nurses’ station. The sleek, metallic body, dusky blue, stops outside Room 9 and slowly rolls through the doorway. Discuss COMMENTS (33) “Mrs. Morash, Dr. Liesching’s here,’’ says nurse Dawn Deschenes, announcing the arrival of the robot to a gray-haired woman breathing behind an oxygen mask. The face of Timothy Liesching, a pulmonary critical care doctor, gazes at his patient from a computer screen... The Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285869/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 12:51:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277866/posts Kobian, a "humanoid" robot, which can express seven human emotions, has been unveiled by researchers at Waseda University in Japan. The Emotional Humanoid Robot can express seven different feelings, including delight, surprise, sadness and dislike. In addition to assuming different poses to match the mood, Kobian uses motors in its face to move its lips, eyelids and eyebrows into various positions, according to pinktentacle. To express delight, for example, the robot its hands over its head and opens it mouth and eyes wide. To show sadness, Kobian hunches over, hangs its head and holds a hand up to its face... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277866/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:22:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2272832/posts Israeli defense researchers are working on a robot snake that can sneak through cracks and into buildings to send back sound and video of enemy movements — or even plant explosives. That's according to the Jerusalem Post, which cites a news report from Israel's Channel 2. A video clip shows the six-foot-long robot, covered in camouflage, winding its way through rocks and tree stumps, its "head" a flat camera lens ringed by LED lights. The "snake" can also prop up its front sections vertically to peer over obstacles. It's remote-controlled by a soldier, who uses a laptop both to guide... foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2272832/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:05:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268673/posts IDF developing battlefield robot snake A robot snake, capable of recording video and sound on the battlefield, is on the way to join the the IDF's hi-tech arsenal. According to a Channel 2 report - click here to watch the clip - the spying robot, which is about two meters long and covered in military camouflage, mimics the movements and appearance of real snakes, slithering around through caves, tunnels, cracks and buildings, while at the same time sending images and sound back to a soldier who controls the device through a laptop computer. Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268673/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:57:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2257074/posts What was once sci-fi is becoming reality on the battlefield. Still got a few kinks to work out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2257074/posts#comment Sat, 23 May 2009 22:16:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255730/posts Human warriors have long spoken of the bonds forged in combat and of becoming a "band of brothers." The fact that some of those fellow soldiers are made of metal has not discouraged human feelings toward them. Thousands of robots now fight with humans on modern battlefields that resemble scenes from science fiction movies such as "Terminator Salvation." But the real world poses a more complex situation than humans versus robots, and has added new twists to the psychology of war. "One of the psychologically interesting things is that these systems aren't designed to promote intimacy, and yet we're seeing... LiveScience.com on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255730/posts#comment Thu, 21 May 2009 19:54:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2249483/posts A robot schoolteacher developed by Japanese scientists has taken a class in a Tokyo school. Saya, the female humanoid robot, taught a science and technology lesson to a class of 10-year-old pupils at Kudan Elementary School in Tokyo. With her neat brown hair, pink lipstick and skirt suit, the robot, created by scientists at Tokyo University of Science, has been designed to resemble as human a form as possible. Using a range of programmed movements from eyebrow arching to smiling, her face is capable of expressing six basic emotions in the classroom – surprise, fear, disgust, anger, happiness and sadness.... telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2249483/posts#comment Tue, 12 May 2009 20:08:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239661/posts A Swedish robot nearly killed a man — but won't be prosecuted. English-language Swedish news Web site The Local reports that the near-fatal incident took place at a factory north of Stockholm in June 2007. A worker was about to fix a broken rock-lifting robot. He'd shut the power off, but the machine suddenly woke up and grabbed the man by the head. Fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239661/posts#comment Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:19:10 GMT