The Asimo Robot Can Now Interact With People

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Asimo is a humanoid robot that Honda has been slowly developing. The robot was engineered to operate in real-world environments. It has the ability to walk or run on two feet. After seeing this robot, I can actually imagine what it would be like to have a team of robotic assistants catering to my every… [Continue Reading]

Drones Are Fitted With Lasers: Light Show Occurs

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Here’s a video of a swarm of quadrotor drones performing a light show. A great demonstration, showing that drones can be used for benign purposes. The good part of video starts at around the 4 minute mark:

Hot Video: Quadcopter Swarms In Rapid Movements & Formations!

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This video is hot. It’s a swarm of quadcopters performing fast, aggressive maneuvers using convex optimization. Intriguing! Let’s just make sure we install a kill switch on these devices, so that we’ll be safe from swarms of rogue micro-drones.

Japanese Reporter Pursued By Ominous Drone Sphere

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This is a video of reporter in Japan is pursued by a spherical reconnaissance drone, built by the Japanese Ministry of Self-Defense.

Video: Dating In An Augmented World

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A pair of graduate students at the Bezaleal Academy of Arts, in Jeruselem, have created a fascinating short video that imagines a world where we wear augmented reality contacts.