DINOSAURS ARE BACK!

Some of you may have heard about a new entertainment show called Walking With Dinosaurs. Well they are now taking the show on tour to educate and entertain people with life size monsters! These robots are pretty sophisticated and are HUGE! They really make for an incredible experience. The function of these robots is twofold. First they show that robots can be used for education purposes and can be interactive. They are also emerging as entertainment figures. The show is visiting several major cities and will be in Jacksonville in late November! They have some videos on their website that sheds more light on how things work. It's pretty amazing.

http://www.dinosaurlive.com/

Robots in the Fight Against Terror

This is apretty cool article about some of the various ways and types of robots that are being used in the military currently. These robots are being deployed all over the world in various capacities in order to aid in the fight against terrorists. From simple mine sweepers to advanced Predator robotic aircraft, these machines are making a difference for our armed forces. Check out the link.

http://www.learnaboutrobots.com/military.htm

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Robots Solution to Oil Crisis?

Hey guys. I just read where MIT has developed an underwater robot that can hover in place just like a helicopter. It goes on to say that this is very important in deepwater oil exploration. This neww craft can dive to 6000 meters! It automatically adjusts to currents, obstacles, and anything that may cause it to move off course. This is just another example of how robots can aide society. By using this technology oil companies can obtain more detailed research of a new drill site to produce more oil. it is much more cost effective than its current mode of research. More oil= cheaper gas. Just another way that robots can shape our lives.


Here's a link http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/odyssey4-0925.html

cool stuff

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081110112107.htm

anyone intrested in buying a robbot?

This store seems to sell kicks. Coding experience suggested.
http://www.robotstore.com/

Check out this article about the interaction between children and robots...  http://www.pnas.org/content/104/46/17954.full.pdf