Humongous Disembodied Eyeball Washes Up On Florida Beach
This article is about a man walking along the beach in Florida and discovering a giant blue eyeball laying in the sand. A marine biologists examined the eye and says the eye is a swordfish. A shark expert who examined the eye claims it is from a dead swordfish in which a fisherman kept as a souviner. The mystery is where did the eye come from?
High-Tech Robot Takes a Break From Soccer To Do "Gangnam Style"
The robots name is CHARLI. A soccer-playing humanoid robotcrested and designed at Virginias Tech Robotics. The creation of the robot shows us that the robot can not only do the dance "Gangnam Style" but can play on a soccer field. In fact in 2011, CHARLI recieved a reward for best robot of the World Cup of Robotic Soccer. The video above shows CHARLI testing out the Robot Gangnam Style. CHARLI not only is a robot but he has dance moves better than a human! This robot will effect or community in a positive way. The reason why is because the robot can teach little kids or anyone to dance to the Gangnam style or really any other type of dance.
The Biggest Surprise of Hurricane Sandy: How Well Cellphone Networks Worked
Technology has changed dramatically in the past couple of years. On September 11,2001 everyone that was in New York City lost signal on their cell phones. This caused a big issue because people could not call their loved ones and not sms message them. People became so overwelmed with the traffic and damage. On the other hand, when Hurricane Sandy hit the East coast a couple of days ago people were allowed to get internet access and sms message. This was good effect on the states in the East coast because you could see the damage done in different states through social networks to be aware of what could possibly be coming your way. Some examples are Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Dr. R2-D2 Robot Invasion
Robots are now in the operation room? Yes, it happens to be that humans love to be operated on by a robot. Any type of surgery such as cancer surgery, heart surgery, brain surgery, etc. Dr. R2 -D2 would come to the rescue. The creators of these operating robots have an advantage because they are the ones who are making millions per surgery. The way of robot surgery signals a change in the balance of power. Now the nerds, who previously had been content sending rockets to Mars, have taken control of that most sacred prize, the human being. Our future suddenly is in their heartless hand.The Dr. R2- D2 has positive effect on society and also has a negative effect. The positive effect would be that these companies who created the Dr. R2- D2 have made an enumerous amount of cash due to all the surgerys. On the other hand, this hurts society because nurses and doctors will loose their jobs in the medical feild and not get paid at all and become unemployed if robots take control of a hosptials operation room.
Will Robots Steal Your Job?
Robots might not be as smart or inteligient as you. But robots can work longer hours,more reliable, more consistent, and companys dont give robots any money. Robots are more capable of doing better work than a human, at a much lower wage.The robot doesn't ask for health or retirement benefits, it doesn't take sick days, and robots doesn't goof around when they're working. This makes me believe that one day, every job will be taken over by robots that are 100 times better than humans. Robots don't have to manually learn how to do a certain task. The only thing you do is program a software into the robot to do something specifically. One negative thing about Robots taking jobs is that more poeple will be unemployed causing them to not make money to support themselves or their family.
Researchers Take Step Toward Creating "Cyborg" Insects for Surveillance
A military research group of scientists found a way to control the movements of “cyborg” moths. Parts used includes a neural probe attached to the bug’s ventral nerve cord, a radio receiver, and a battery which is all less than half a gram. MIt scientist were able to move the "tethered" moths abdomen. According to the research group, “DARPA hopes this kind of control will one day allow intelligence agencies to use insects to carry surveillance equipment and spy on unsuspecting enemies.” This is a very interesting article because it could control insects and could be helpful in different communities helping them discover unsuspecting enemies in different places in the world.
How Robots Saved a Artist's Sanity
In this article, it talks about how a man named Patrick Tresset who had a great passion for technology and art. At age 30 he was diagnosed with a mental illness. He quotes “I was able to function again … but I lost my passion for art, for doing things by hand,” he said. But Patrick did not give up on his talent for art and technology. A resolution to still drawing art was that Patrick developed a robot to do portraits. His research is telling us more about both the creative process in humans and how we relate emotionally to machines. In a way this is helping other people because citizens with a illness will look up to Patrick and never give up in life. This is an inspiring article because Patrick overcame the struggle of his illness and still has a future of being a famous artist even though their was a bump in the road.
New York's Robot Police Camaras leave no hiding place for terrorists, Criminals, People With Faulty DMV Paperwork
This article has been a positive addition to the New York community. New York Times reported in 2011 that a powerful crime-fighting tool being used by New York Police Department. Because of the great technology, a network consisting of 108 cameras, 130 cameras mounted on squad cars the NYPD was able to keep records of cars through out New York. The system created to protect the United States from terrorism. NYPD also with the cameras catches unregistered cars on the road. The technology is a great value to the NYPD because it makes theirs jobs easier and citizens safer.
The Week’s Coolest Robot Videos, Animal Edition
The article is a design of the robo-guide-dog. The latest prototype, the third created by the Japanese company NSK since 2005, can move 3.8 kilometers per hour, so it isn’t quite ready for the fast-paced. But in generations, the robot might be superior in some way, for instance, by coming equipped with GPS. The GPS will allow people directions of where the person is heading to. This creation will help the community because it helps citizens travel around and explore even though they have no eyesight. The robo-guide-dog will help because of the fact that blind people have another chance and can still do what they would do with sight.
Robot Rationalization
In the article it explains that scientists reported they guided a rat like a robot' through obstacles. The scientists guided the rats around an obstacle course by sending radio signals from a laptop to electrodes wired into the rats brains. The signals recieved gave each rat the sensation of brushing an object with either side of its whiskers. When the rat responded by changing directions left or right, scientists sent a third signal that made the rat feel nice. The outcome the in the experiment on the scientists made them feel accomplished. This experiment could turn in great success for these scientists.
The Machines: Who Is Up for a Game of Catch? We Can Play With Humans or Without Humans (VIDEO)
The sport called baseball, is a kinetic activity that human associate. A team is to create flying robots that can toss a ball back and forth and make it go up into the air. No humans are needed in the activity of toss. The Flying Machine Arena is a special Machine-optimized space, with 8 cameras. What I find interesting about this article is that it states how other airborne kinetic activity developments, the U.S Naval Air Systems Command is asking contractors if it might be possible to develop jet powered War Planes without human pilots in the year of 2018. That could be a good invention because that would mean if something goes wrong in the plane and it crashes than no one will get hurt because the war plane wont be controlled by a pilot.
These Goofy-Looking Glasses Could Make You Invisible to Facial Recognition Technology
Facial recognition has been integrated into security cameras and a social network,Facebook even used to monitor consumers and follow shopping habits.
Isao Echizen, a professor at Tokyo’s National Institute of Informatics and Seiichi Gohshi, a professor at Kogakuin University, had mixed emotions of these developments in which decided to take action. After lots of research, they both invented a pair of high-tech glasses that release a light to block face recognition cameras. Their goal was to protect humans from invasion of their privacy. The product is still in the process of designing and one pair of glasses is estimated to be around $1. Because of the low prices of the glasses the glasses would make a good turnout in different communities and the company will gain money. The article title is called goofy-looking glasses because of the heavy looking lab goggle. The glasses have lights shaped as circles and are visible only to cameras when turned on. Glasses are connected to a wire and a battery that's carried. This invention of these two men are very interesting because if it was a selling product then the glasses could protect us from invasion of our privacy.
Isao Echizen, a professor at Tokyo’s National Institute of Informatics and Seiichi Gohshi, a professor at Kogakuin University, had mixed emotions of these developments in which decided to take action. After lots of research, they both invented a pair of high-tech glasses that release a light to block face recognition cameras. Their goal was to protect humans from invasion of their privacy. The product is still in the process of designing and one pair of glasses is estimated to be around $1. Because of the low prices of the glasses the glasses would make a good turnout in different communities and the company will gain money. The article title is called goofy-looking glasses because of the heavy looking lab goggle. The glasses have lights shaped as circles and are visible only to cameras when turned on. Glasses are connected to a wire and a battery that's carried. This invention of these two men are very interesting because if it was a selling product then the glasses could protect us from invasion of our privacy.
3D Printing Is Spurring a Manufacturing Revolution- NYTimes.com
The purpose of 3d printing is to create prosthetic limb casings wrapped in embroidered leather, metal or whatever else someone might want. The new technology could help people who have gotten injured in which have lost a limb giving them an opportunity to get a new prosthetic limb leading them into a better recovery. Mr. Summit has built a scanning contraption to examine limbs using a camera. After the scan, a detailed image is transmitted to a computer, and Mr. Summit begins sculpting his limb art. The 3d printing could improve the economics and manufacturing and restore American industry as creativity and replace money for labor as the main concern. This article is informative and interesting to read.
Patient Cat Endures Brushing by Kinect-Controlled Robot
Roboticist named Taylor Veltrop used a treadmill, a hacked Kinect system, Wii remotes, and head-mounted display to direct a Nao robot in brushing his cat. The machine would march around the cat as it lays down. According to Taylor, he has spent about a year working on the project. This is a good invention by Taylor because maybe other people who have cats or dogs could use this invention and it could be much easier for the Nao robot to brush its cat/dog rather then the owner physically doing it.
Eye-Tracking Smartphones Have Arrived. What About
the Privacy Implications?
Samsung Galaxy S 4 has been reported to have a feature that is eye tracking. For example when you want to scroll down a page you don't have to touch the screen it will automatically scroll with the new eye tracking feature. This is very convenient for citizens with disabilities making it much more easier to use. The biggest question is while we are looking at our device are they looking back at the user?
A $26,000 Free-Transforming Robot for the Kid Who
Has Everything
The $26,000 robot is entirely 3-D printed but except for the motors and circuitry. The robot uses a wireless remote making it drive, walk, transform, and
shoot missiles out of both arms. It's also equipped with a Wi-Fi camera. In which is accessed through a tablet so the user can get a first-person view
as he/she plays with a transforming robot that kids will enjoy, and have fun. The design is created by Braves Robotics.
shoot missiles out of both arms. It's also equipped with a Wi-Fi camera. In which is accessed through a tablet so the user can get a first-person view
as he/she plays with a transforming robot that kids will enjoy, and have fun. The design is created by Braves Robotics.
Yeti Robot Finds Deadly Antarctic Crevasses So We
Don’t Have To
A new technology is used to detect crevasses in the Antarctic ice. Device know as radar arm detect death traps. Bad new that this radar arm only gives you around 4 seconds of warning before you and your tracked vehicle, which weighs a good amount, fall to a dark hole. Yeti Robot is a four wheel truck that drags around the radar arm. This technology is great. This will decrease the risk of stepping on a crevasse and falling through leading to a persons death.
Should Robots Walk on Two Legs?
Should robots run on 2 legs like humans or use treads, wheels, or another system to travel around? One reason that the robots should have 2 legs stated by Roboticist named Dennis Hong was that it will be hard to navigate around with wheels such as going up the stairs will be impossible. But legs are to expensive. This knowledge could be important in creating better prosthetic legs and could have other medical applications as well.
Fighting Street Harassment With Smartphones
Studies show that women are affected on the streets mostly in New York City, Chicago, and California Bay Area by harassment. Through smart phones, blogs, and social media, victims can share their stories and educate their communities and fight back. With this great technology of having a smartphone and being able to post on different social websites it is a positive outcome to society. With the way of communication, women who are being harassed will decrease the statistic of areas of high harassment. This will make the streets for women more safe and the women feel more comfortable.
Save a Soccer Referee. Hire a Machine to Rule on Goals.
People who watch sports will always say the referee is terrible or disagree with them. FIFA has got in touch with GoalControl to monitor the Confederation Cup in Brazil this year. The GoalControl it was made up of seven types of cameras aimed at each goal. Any time the soccer ball goes near the goal the cameras track it with a powerful image to indicate its location and position. With this invention, it is good to the communities watching the game knowing that the soccer ball either went in or didn't knowing that robots with extremely good quality camera could depict the outcome will please the sport fans. Because the refs always make mistakes but a picture cant.
Sewer Bots: Unsung Heroes of the Underground
A six wheeled, remote-controlled, compact crawler that shoots down pipes goes beneath the ground to help out workers and protect the pipes from bursting and coming up to the surface causing a problem. The robot is called the Rovver X. The robot will travel 1,000 feet with the person controlling the robot with 2 thumb sticks and a touch screen to operate. With the Rovver X it will help people discover broken pipes helping the workers. Instead of a person going underground you just send down the Rovver X to do its work. While the person is safe and not in a sewage they are controlling the robot without getting hurt.
"Robot Goalkeeper" Shuts Down Lionel Messi, Impresses People Who Don't Understand Robots
Messi is a great soccer player always gets his penalty kicks in, but when he is to face against a robot goalie keeper the soccer ball doesn't go pat him. Using the cameras to track the balls velocity and spin and then snapping into position before the ball gets there. But, oddly Messi finds his way of getting a goal on his final shot. People who don't understand robots are extremely impressed by the machine that performs one task over and over again well.
The Best Human-Robot Buddy Movie Ever Made?
A film named Robot and Frank, a story of a lonely old man named Frank who is friends with a household robot. Frank is losing his memory and the robot has perfect memory, making life easier for Frank. The film shows how much easier it can be to love robots more than than people. This article shows that robots are now being able to communicate with a human. This is a good effect on society, because people that are lonely or have disabilities can now have a robot to take care of them and talk to them.
The Salad Bot
New type of robot has the ability to carry a knife helping someone make a salad. CIROS, created by the Korean Science and Technology, is designed to help out around the house. In this case, it makes a simple salad, the robot has the ability to grab foods from the fridge, serve tea, and clean the dishes. This is a great invention because this robot could help out chefs who are making different types of foods much quicker.
The Week's Best Robot Videos: Swinging Bots
With electromagnets, a bot is created swinging from point a to point b. The bots name is Gibbot, it is attached onto a piece of metal sheet and moves one side of the sheet to the other. The challenge for researches is knowing when the magnets grab the wall making the bot travel quickly and also efficiently. This bot is very interesting to me because the robot is traveling by magnetism and not just sensors and motors.
Meet the Robot That Wins Rock-Paper-Scissors 100 Percent of the Time
Rock-paper-scissors requires strategy. Playing against a robot may be difficult to get a win. The reason why is because the robot has the capability of speedy vision analyzing the opponents hand shape. Within one millisecond the robot is able to detect the weapon the opponent will be doing and the robot will get a win. The bot is said to win 100 percent of the time. This robot is amazing because it has such an unbelievable reaction time that is quicker than any oppenent that goes up against the robot.