Posts Tagged AI
Japan robotics experts unveil sci-fi wheelchair
Posted by max in World News on August 26th, 2009
Robotics and medical experts in Japan on Wednesday unveiled the prototype of a new hi-tech electric wheelchair that resembles a scooter and promises greater mobility.
Users ride astride the four-wheeled Rodem — rather than sitting in it, as in a conventional wheelchair — steer it with a joystick and hold onto motorbike-style handles while the knees and chest rest on cushions.
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Exercise: Science Fiction and Innovation
Posted by max in Innovation Exercise on August 4th, 2009
I’ve been reading Isaac Asimov stories recently. He is a leading science fiction writer, and has fans of all ages worldwide. Whereas science fiction used to evoke images of flying saucers and googley-eyed monsters, he takes on a unique angle, studying our humanistic qualities in a world where robots and artifical intelligence are omnipresent. I highly recommend it to any engineer with metaphysical aspirations. But it got me thinking… arent science fiction writer some of the best innovators we have? They have the vision, which in some cases is 90% of the work. Not all the time of course, I dont suppose we will be able to teleport ourselves Star-Trek-style anytime soon. But think about your favorite scifi books and movies, and tell us: which invention do you think will materialize in your lifetime?
As for me, I am really looking forward to a face-recognition software attached to my sunglasses that is connected to a memory chip which can deliver live all the information I need about anyone I meet (e.g. what did we talk about last time, friends in common on facebook, planned events in the coming weeks). This is circa Robocop/Terminator.
Toyota technology has brain waves move wheelchair
Posted by max in World News on June 29th, 2009
Toyota develops technology for brain waves to steer wheelchair
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Can Artificial Intelligence Beat Jeopardy?
Posted by romain in World News on May 8th, 2009
Artificial Intelligence has been making leaps and bounds since its first thrashing of humanity in a chess game, but can it cope with being put on Jeopardy?
This week saw IBM unveil its Question Answering system, codenamed Watson, that it hopes can complete the greatest challenge of all, defeating humanity.
