We now have more proof from the front lines of robotics research that the upcoming sci-fi epic The Surrogates is simply an early look at the very real near future. Created by indie-tinkerer Taku Ichikawa of the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo, this new robot actually responds to the thoughts of its master.
The non-invasive thought-control interface was specially designed to help Ichikawa and his robot successfully compete in the latest Robo-One robot battle in Toyama, Japan. While the implications for future surgery and space exploration using this human-to-robot dynamic are fascinating, the possible gaming applications are enough to boggle the mind.
Via Mainichi News
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Living under redwood trees is fantastic, with a few minor exceptions,
for die-hard gardeners. My greatest curse-provoker is slug eaten plants.
My seedlings hardly have a chance to get started before our slimy
natives mow them down. So this project is great to protect food and
flower crops from chomp…
By: meganscottage
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The annual iPod rollout is rumored to be on its way next month, and the breadth of the changes to Apple’s multimedia players is becoming apparent. The biggest new revelation is that the iPod touch and nano are about to get themselves on-board cameras, revealed by case manufacturers who apparently didn’t get the memo that this stuff is secret.
Nice. In one swoop, iPods suddenly gain a significant additional reason to carry them around all the time. The thing about having a camera or camcorder on a music player that you have with you all the time is that, well, it will turn out to be the most useful camera you own. Why’s that? Because a camera sitting at home in a drawer doesn’t take any pictures.
Jump for the iPod touch case, and more proof from another source, Cult of Mac:
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Now you can give a scientifically accurate answer when someone asks what kind of mutt you’re walking on the end of that leash with this Genealogy Kit. Just swab some goo from your dog’s cheek and send it into the lab, and they’ll do some sophisticated testing to figure out exactly what breeds are present in your dog’s DNA.
The $59.95 price gets you a fancy certificate, spelling out exactly what percentages of 93% of the most common breeds in the U.S. encompass the ancestry of your beloved bowser. Or, if you’re an A.K.C.-registered purebred snob, this will be further proof of pedigree. Now you can strut around, confident that your dog is what you say he is.
Just hope when someone asks what kind of mutt that is on the end of that leash, the questioner is not talking to the dog.
Via Hammacher Schlemmer
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