So you’ve heard of Artificial Intelligence right? This couple of words have been bandied around for years now but what exactly is it all about? Is it the humanoid robot whose sole purpose is to serve human kind? Is it the humanoid robot whose sole purpose is to destroy human kind? Or is it just [...]
Not so long ago, in conversation, I said that I wouldn’t particularly want to work on space projects and my reasoning behind it was well founded.
“The reason” I said was “because I like to work on projects that I can see an end to. Projects that finish and are relevant to our lives now. Space is just too big!!”
Ok so this one is for you out there who don’t particularly care about having your own towel folding robot but would prefer something a little more……ummmm….fun?
As we slowly begin to accept the fact that robots are going to play a bigger part in our lives and will eventually be integrated into almost every aspect of our daily routines, we start to wonder about what we would like them to do for us.
So, it seems that Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon are doing a little bit of research into new ways of controlling devices. The video below shows something they are working on right now, which is a system that takes inputs from vibrations within the body, such as tapping the arm in certain places.
So, earlier on I saw this video and it got me wondering about the future of our gadgets such as our mobile phones. This funky little fella was developed at the Simon Fraser University’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) and apart from being a little annoying it is quite inspiring. At the moment, [...]
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