Interstellar Travel: Will We Ever Get Out of the Solar System?
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/08/02/Martin_Rees_Lifes_Future_in_the_Cosmos Astronomer Royal Martin Rees examines the various options for colonizing worlds beyond our own solar system, and expresses skepticism that humanity will ever achieve faster-than-light travel. "There are hypothetical time machines, but the only one that's been wo... Read more
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- -: Interstellar Travel: Will We Ever Get Out of the Solar System?
January 12, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/08/02/Martin_Rees_Lifes_Future_in_the_Cosmos Astronomer Royal Martin Rees examines the various options for colonizing worlds beyond our own solar system, and expresses skepticism that humanity will ever achieve faster-than-light travel. "There are hypotheti...
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- -: Hod Lipson: Robots that are "self-aware"
October 13, 2007 (over 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com Hod Lipson demonstrates a few of his cool little robots, which have the ability to learn, understand themselves and even self-replicate. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers ...
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- -: David Hanson: Robots that "show emotion"
October 14, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com David Hanson's robot faces look and act like yours: They recognize and respond to emotion, and make expressions of their own. Here, an "emotional" live demo of the Einstein robot offers a peek at a future where robots truly mimic humans. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of th...
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- -: Dean Kamen: The emotion behind invention
April 6, 2010 (about 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Soldiers who've lost limbs in service face a daily struggle unimaginable to most of us. At TEDMED, Dean Kamen talks about the profound people and stories that motivated his work to give parts of their lives back with his design for a remarkable prosthetic arm. TEDTalks is a da...
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- -: Tan Le: A headset that reads your brainwaves
July 22, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Tan Le's astonishing new computer interface reads its user's brainwaves, making it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with mere thoughts (and a little concentration). She demos the headset, and talks about its far-reaching applications. TEDTalk...
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- -: Sebastian Thrun: Google's driverless car
March 31, 2011 (about 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Sebastian Thrun helped build Google's amazing driverless car, powered by a very personal quest to save lives and reduce traffic accidents. Jawdropping video shows the DARPA Challenge-winning car motoring through busy city traffic with no one behind the wheel, and dramatic test ...
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- -: Dennis Hong: Making a car for blind drivers
June 3, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Using robotics, laser rangefinders, GPS and smart feedback tools, Dennis Hong is building a car for drivers who are blind. It's not a "self-driving" car, he's careful to note, but a car in which a non-sighted driver can determine speed, proximity and route -- and drive independ...
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- -: Robot Soccer and the Future of Autonomous Behavior
September 3, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/11/Daniel_Goldin_A_Fire_to_Be_Ignited Former NASA administrator Daniel Goldin discusses his recent involvement with a team from the Neurosciences Institute who built AI-based Segway robots that mimic the behavior of human beings. ----- Daniel Goldin wa...
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- -: Beyond Military Drones: The World's First Sex Robot
May 20, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/04/07/Peter_Nowak_Sex_Bombs_and_Burgers While the most common use of robots today is in warfare, Sex, Bombs and Burgers author Peter Nowak says that military robotics companies aim to eventually sell robots to the average consumer. For example, Roxxxy, the ...
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- -: A Day in the Life of a Kiva Robot
May 11, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/wired_business_conference_2011 Kiva Systems founder and CEO Mick Mountz narrates a play-by-play video of how Kiva robots automate a warehouse environment. ----- How Robots Think: Why Artificial Intelligence Is Nothing Like the Human Mind Mi...
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