Robots take the wheel in desert race
DARPA's robot racing challenge will pit research teams against a hazardous course--and just maybe a cactus or two. Photos: 'Stanley' revs up for robo race
DARPA's robot racing challenge will pit research teams against a hazardous course--and just maybe a cactus or two. Photos: 'Stanley' revs up for robo race
Last week saw over 200 researchers, advocates, implementors and practitioners of Semantic Technology descend upon the delightful Austrian capital for the second European Semantic Technology Conference (ESTC).
With the current enthusiasm for 'real time web' in some circles, where some chose to notify the world of their every move - from geo location to their lunch choice to music currently being listened to - applications like the 'Type n Walk' iPhone application demoed above are godsend.
It's Friday morning and you're thinking about rewarding a week's worth of hard work by escaping the fluorescent lights of the office for a lunch hour in the sun.
An Alaska ironworker is building an 18-foot-tall manned "Mecha" to fight at the local racetrack--and for the military, if they want it. Photos: Mecha evolution
This distinction goes to a future autonomous version of the 700-tons Caterpillar mining truck. In a recent article, Discovery News reports that Caterpillar engineers and computer scientists from Carnegie Mellon University have teamed up to develop this autonomous truck. Japan-based Komatsu already has already delivered autonomous mining trucks to its customers, but these are smaller than the Caterpillar ones. Both companies are transforming their trucks into 'robots' for three reasons. Improvements in safety, efficiency and productivity will reduce costs and increase availability. But read more...
Dan Farber: Will corporate leaders broadly adopt the Draconian measures in this cautionary tale? Not likely. But once RFID sensors are smart, cheap and pervasive, the potential for abuse will be significant.
A security breach on AT&T's servers has exposed iPad 3G customer data including email addresses and ICC-ID of over 100,000 customers in the U.S.
Mesh technology allows new wireless networks to be created, or existing WLANs to be extended, without needing a wired connection to each base station
Less power-hungry computers...