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An overview part two of the series on Technocracy technate design by Arvid Pederson
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Posted August 19th 2009 4:58PM
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Future application of robotic science done creatively? In a technate design technology could be used to the betterment of humans, not as a Price System profit and loss accounting of money issues divorced from the natural world (Natural resource sustainability of the planet is at stake).
This is a well done overview of the Technocracy technate design by a member of Technocracy Incorporated, that has been given out for many years as an introductory information aspect of those ideas. Scientific social design is the concept from the Technocracy Study Course information mostly written by M. King Hubbert, Geo-scientist. An information site on basic Technocracy technate related info. |
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Posted August 14th 2009 11:34AM
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Honda's Asimo held the record for fastest humanoid running at 6 km/h for several years, but now there is serious competition in this race with Toyota's humanoid partner robot taking the lead at a whopping 7 km/h. I will never get used to the creepy crouched stance these robots take when on the chase. |
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Catherine Mohr: Surgery's Past, Present and Robotic Future
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Posted June 19th 2009 9:00PM
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Surgeon and inventor Catherine Mohr tours the history of surgery (and its pre-painkiller, pre-antiseptic past), then demos the next generation of the Da Vinci robot surgeon which allows operations to take place through tiny incisions, performed using nimble robot hands. Fascinating -- but not for the squeamish. |
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3D Printing for Everyone
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Posted June 19th 2009 8:27PM
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The RepRap 3D printer is coming along nicely. The potential of this technology, which allows the average person to have a small open-source factory in their house, is utterly outstanding. |
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Cyborg Arm Gets Extended Funding
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Posted June 19th 2009 8:08PM
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Dean Kamen's brain controlled cyborg arm, has received an additional three years of research funding. This time, it�s not from DARPA, but from the VA�s Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Service. This is a big step; even without knowing all the details, when funding shifts from the crazy world of DARPA to the Veteran�s Administration, actual availability seems a lot closer. And this appears to be the case: �veterans fitted with the arm will provide feedback to guide engineers in refining the prototype, before it is commercialized and also made available through the VA health care system.� So, it�s very possible that in just a few years, an 18 DoF thought controlled cyborg arm will be available to people who need one. |
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Rodney Brooks: Remaking Manufacturing With Robotics
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Posted June 8th 2009 10:27PM
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Rodney Brooks envisions what might happen once people are able to interact with robots in the same way that we interact with computers today. |
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Beggar Robot
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Posted April 29th 2009 12:23AM
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The Beggar Robot has access to areas normally off-limits to beggars, such as shopping malls and community events, where the richer members of society more often frequent. The hypothesis is that this part of society is only able to show some sympathy towards the marginalized if they communicate from a safe distance and via a technological interface. The project tests and exploits the advantages of robotic interface by bringing the Beggar Robot to public spaces in different countries and adapting it to the local context and local language, to beg in the name of the poor. |
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Robotic Marimba Plays Jazz
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Posted April 26th 2009 10:40PM
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The stage debut of Shimon, the robotic marimba player. Also, the world first human-robot rendition of Duke Jordan's "Jordu", for human piano and robot marimba. This robot listens to the human play and tries to match its beat, sync, and themes. It autonomously uses choreographic gestures to generate both motion and sound. Programmed and performed by: Guy Hoffman Robot created by - The Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology |
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NAO In Action
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Posted April 21st 2009 12:30PM
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Aldebaran Robotics has done a wonderful job marketing their charming humanoid robot NAO. Initially only glimpses of the robot were made available, then some brief footage of it emerged. Now this well made demo shows off some of the robots capabilities, and has captured my imagination all over again. From the site: In the last 20 years, new technologies have altered daily life considerably. Now, following the rise of the personal computer and the internet, a new revolution is at hand: the age of the autonomous home robot. Although the launch of the domestic service robot is still a few years away, the second generation of humanoid robots, intended for the average household, is about to explode� |
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P.W. Singer: Military robots and the future of war
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Posted April 5th 2009 11:17PM
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In this TED Talk presentation P.W. Singer shows how the widespread use of robots in war is changing the realities of combat. |
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