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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/darpa/

NOVA | The Great Robot Race | PBS websnapr

I enjoyed this show on the Great Robot Race... I was impressed with how well the top Robots did.
>30 days ago by mattlscc, 1 User, more info save
http://www.davidnaylor.co.uk/archives/2007/04/20/stopping-bad-robots-with-honeytraps/

Stopping bad robots with honeytraps by David Naylor a U ... websnapr

Helpful article with samples that shows how to detect and ban rouge robots that do not follow the robots.txt exclusion standard. E.g. scrapers and others.
>30 days ago by Cumbrowski, 1 User, more info save
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/1438

Lost in space - autonomous robot satellites websnapr

"Two robots hang suspended in space, nose to nose. One reaches out an arm and attends to the other. Fuel is exchanged, a battery replaced; servicing complete, they silently drift apart. This isn'
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/12/darpa_bot_net_landroid_caper/

US troops to scatter crawling Wi-Fi mini-droids websnapr

"The idea is that the diminutive, cheap, expendable droids would be scattered about by US troops on foot. They would then link up to form a wireless voice/data network which could penetrate into
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/070511_regolith_challenge.html

Regolith Rumble: Stage Set for Moon Dirt Digging Contes ... websnapr

"Six teams from across the country are headed for a rumble in California on Saturday, where $250,000 in NASA prize money awaits the best robotic Moon dirt diggers."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/02/disneyland-intros-roving-animatronic-muppets-mickey-and-friends/

Disneyland intros roving animatronic Muppets; Mickey an ... websnapr

"The happiest place on Earth just got a little happier this week, thanks to a new exhibit called the Muppet Mobile Laboratory that roams the park and delights visitors with inane banter and spray
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2546574,00.html

Robo-builder threatens the brickie websnapr

"Is the writing on the wall for the brickie? Engineers are racing to unveil the world’s first robot capable of building a house at the touch of a button." If the bot doesn't use swear words
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/01/070102142407.htm

NASA Mars Team Teaches Old Rovers New Tricks To Kick Of ... websnapr

"The unexpected longevity of Spirit and Opportunity is giving the space agency a chance to field-test on Mars some new capabilities useful both to these missions and future rovers." Reduce,
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/?p=298

Confusions in Artificial Intelligence websnapr

"In the future, there may exist robots that are programmed to mimic sentience, or even spontaneously generate sentientlike behaviors (not explicitly programmed in!), but are, in fact, non-sentien
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/5ae9b434-8f8e-11db-9ba3-0000779e2340.html

UK report says robots will have rights websnapr

"Robots and machines are now classed as inanimate objects without rights or duties but if artificial intelligence becomes ubiquitous, the report argues, there may be calls for humans’ rights to b
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save
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