Category Archives: robotics

Two AI Pioneers. Two Bizarre Suicides. What Really Happened?

Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 by Beanbag

Wired has a fascinating story about two AI researchers, both of whom committed suicide. In 1991, Singh went to MIT to study artificial intelligence with his idol and soon attracted notice for his passion and mental stamina. Word was that … Continue reading →

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Robots Are a Soldier’s Best Friend

Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 by Beanbag

This article examines the emotional bond that soldiers are forming with their autonomous teammates. Even more startling than these machines’ capabilities, however, are the effects they have on their friendly keepers who, for example, award their bots “battlefield promotions” and … Continue reading →

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Wind-powered robots

Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 by Beanbag

This BMW commercial features some pretty amazing wind-powered kinetic sculptures. Link (via Digg)

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Microsoft Robotics Studio

Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 by Beanbag

Microsoft has released a robotics development environment, currently available for free download. It appears to be targeted for the Lego Mindstorms RCX, Lego Mindstorms NXT, and fishertechnik systems. The Microsoft Robotics Studio is a Windows-based environment for academic, hobbyist and … Continue reading →

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