When I was a kid, we played with sticks, balls and rubbish bin lids. Then came Pong, the Atari and the Commodore 64, and the world has never been the same.
27/03: Crazy Robot Toy
08/12: Artificial Unintelligence
I clicked on an ad that came through to my inbox - yes, it was spam, but I wanted to have a look out of curiosity.
No, not a robot as intelligent as a rat, rather, a robot controlled by rat brain cells.
31/07: Warm Fuzzy Robots
According to this report, scientists from the University of the West of England in Bristol have created a robot that reacts emotionally to the way it is treated.
23/06: A New Form of Torture
Sega and Hasbro have invented a new way to torture people.
06/05: Robot War Insects
Just seen in the news... BAE systems will be producing robotic insects to help them on the battlefield.
10/05: Computer Driven Vehicle
One of my students finished his project last week. I haven't marked it yet, so I won't comment on the marks. However, it certainly (to my mind) has a very high 'coolness factor'.
It's a computer-driven radio-controlled car.
It's a computer-driven radio-controlled car.