You just have to love engineers and scientists who fail to take themselves too seriously. The German-based technology company Tobit Software did this in high style with their exhibit of two pole-dancing robots and their DJ at the CeBIT Expo 2014 in Hanover, Germany. Named Tess and Lexy by their creators, these robots are not… Continue reading Geeky + Sexy = Pole Dancing Robots
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Google’s Acquisition of DeepMind Hints to More Intelligent Web Searches
It seems that Google is venturing into sci-fi territory with its latest acquisition. Or is it? Google has shelled out $500 million to acquire the UK startup DeepMind, according to TechCrunch. DeepMind focuses on artificial intelligence and machine learning. To date, Google’s true intentions regarding the acquisition of DeepMind have not been released. Google X Labs produces… Continue reading Google’s Acquisition of DeepMind Hints to More Intelligent Web Searches
Amazon Strikers Take Protests to Seattle
Amazon employees in Germany and potentially the U.S. are looking to improve their working conditions in a series of wildcat strikes against the e-commerce giant. These mark the first strikes against the major online retailer anywhere in the world and involve hundreds of Amazon workers at two fulfillment centers. Now protesters are hoping to bring… Continue reading Amazon Strikers Take Protests to Seattle
Mind-Blowing Illusion Using Robots and Projection Mapping
Projection mapping uses technology similar to the ones we use to watch movies at the theater or PowerPoint presentations in the classroom. But instead of projecting movies and PowerPoints onto projector screens, projection mapping maps video onto 3-D spaces in real life. The illusion becomes very real because you can see the special effects take… Continue reading Mind-Blowing Illusion Using Robots and Projection Mapping
Transformers Are Real: MIT Researchers Create Self-Assembling Robots
Have you ever, while watching Transformers, wished the shape shifting robots would appear in real life (minus the world domination struggle)? If so, a team at MIT is working on something that will be of some interest to you. Researchers at the school’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) are developing self-assembling and self-configuring… Continue reading Transformers Are Real: MIT Researchers Create Self-Assembling Robots
