Know how to program robots? CEO says now's a great time to learn
The open-source Robotic Operating System (ROS) just turned eight. Here's why you should get involved.
The open-source Robotic Operating System (ROS) just turned eight. Here's why you should get involved.
Companies can see the potential in applying games techniques to business issues — but when it comes to implementation, too many firms have got hold of the wrong end of the stick.
SmartPlanet's Week in Innovation: artificial memory implants, biofuel flights, solar storms and more in a news roundup from our friends at SmartPlanet.
SmartPlanet's Week in Innovation: crime-fighting globes, social robots, tissue engineering and more in a news roundup from our friends at SmartPlanet.
OpenBSD founder Theo De Raadt believes there were attempts by a contractor to plant backdoors in the open-source operating system.
The government has started work on a real life version of Minority Report, where you can be arrested for crimes you might do.
Experimental prosthetic arms in labs across the country will soon pave the way for commercial versions to antiquate the last major upgrade that took place almost a hundred years ago. That was the cable-operated prosthetic hook (for above-the-elbow amputees).
Paul Perrone, CEO of Perrone Robotics, introduces Tommy Jr., a driverless car powered by Solaris and Java, created for the DARPA Urban Challenge. The vehicle made an appearance on stage at the JavaOne conference last week in San Francisco. Tommy Jr. will navigate using laser "eyes" mounted on the body of the car, along with GPS accurate to within 2 to 4 inches.
No matter where you were, you'd have to assume you were being watched by invisible insects (there's a paranoid fantasy) and that videos of anything interesting would wind up on the Web.
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