Tuesday: April 20, 2010
NASA to send first humanoid robot out into space later this year.The robotics aren't quite advanced enough yet to send an actual android that is advanced as the ones you've seen on Star Trek - but it's a start. As to when these robot astronauts will turn on their masters and decide to destory all of our satellites - anybody's guess.
Friday: April 9, 2010
NASA decides to unveil a whole slew of sweeping new programsThis budget provides an increase to NASA at a time when funding is scarce,' he said. 'It will enable us to accomplish inspiring exploration, science and R and D, the kinds of things the agency has been known for throughout its history.'
Thursday: March 4, 2010
- Daily Grind: Crazed
Name: Vin (aka robot on the rampage)
How Vin feels today: Crazed @ 2:57:12 PM
What Vin really wants today: To note disappointment in lame attempt to get back on track with consistent daily grind posts. No sleep and no sleep makes Vincent something something.Music Stuck in Head: Cheap Utah Blues / God Street Wine
This absolutely made my day yesterday. I discovered a page on archive.org that had rare and unreleased tracks from one my favorite (and for the most part generally unknown) bands. Here is a link to said tracks for those who care.Stuff to do today:
- Research more methods on how to obtain sleep whilst parenting a child that does not like to sleep
- Commit to aggresive napping during strategic parts of the day
- Strategy is dumb and may lead to eventual work dismissal
- Continue researching new methods of data capture via strategically placed web tracking bus
- Translation: reverse engineer Google Analytics code snippet for fun
- More sleep is required to pull this one off
Animal cyborgs created through the cybergenic eye of Photoshop.Whoever created the attached thumbnail should call up Cartoon Network and see if they need a new logo for one of their shows that involves stop-animation and action figures. Ten points and a cookie to anyone who can guess which show I am obviously referring to here.
Wednesday: February 3, 2010
Nine inventions that prove Leonardo Da Vinci was in fact a super-villain.Not only could this have been used to create some of the most intricate (and deadly) machines on the planet, but da Vinci would have known exactly what parts of the body he wanted them to attack.
Friday: January 29, 2010
PETA calls for replacement of Punxsutawney Phil in favor of animatronic version.According to legend, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, six more weeks of winter weather will follow. If he doesn't, expect an early spring. But PETA has had enough of the tradition that dates back to 1886, and believes robotic technology could be the solution.
Monday: January 4, 2010
Technology not quite as advanced by 2010 as some would have hoped.Nope, turns out we're not living like The Jetsons quite yet; shockingly some people aren't too happy with that. Although we still have another fifty years to go before any real complaining should go on (The Jetsons live in the year 2062 according to Wikipedia).
Monday: December 7, 2009
A gallery of this year's most amazing scientfic images just for you.Have a peek at sixty-two images showcasing a myriad of scientific amazement your optic delights. Turns out that capillary networks make for some interesting photography. Who knew?
Eleven of the most embarrassing songs of the 2000s....it might as well be the most successful single (it hit #1 in May '07) by the guy who made himself a multi-millionaire by taking his questionable singing voice and using auto-tune to transform himself into a pitch-perfect robot.
Monday: November 30, 2009
This year's hottest toy is robotic hamsters according to CNNMoney.Move aside Tickle Me Elmo - this year robotic hamsters are all the rage. The price might be a factor in this as well as these little robots will only set you back about eight or ten bucks. They also leave less of a mess than a real-life hamster, which is nice.
Wednesday: November 25, 2009
A handy tutorial on how to build your very own wifi robot spybot.Always wanted to try your hand at building a robot of some kind? How about one that has built-in wifi and a camera? Good luck, 007.
Friday: November 20, 2009
The fifty best inventions of 2009 according to TIME.Covers everything from tank-bred tuna all the way up to fashion robots. Looking for the worst inventions of 2009? There's a list for that.
Tuesday: October 27, 2009
Johnny Five is alive, Short Circuit remake actually in the works.Didn't we say everything we needed to say with the last two Short Circuit movies? Must we bring Johnny 5 to this generation? That space has already been occupied by a cuter robot named WALL-E.
Wednesday: October 14, 2009
A gallery of robotic dorks through the bullying eye of Photoshop.An interestingly-themed contest regarding the not-to-distant future of robotic losers. Plus, it's always good to start your morning with a little bit of Worth1000.
Monday: October 5, 2009
Nissan finds that emulating fish helps robotic cars avoid crashes.The automaker studied how large schools of fish can move without colliding. It says Eporo imitates three rules of fish movement: avoiding crashes, traveling side by side, and keeping close to other members of the school.