- -: Péter Fankhauser: Meet Rezero, the dancing ballbot
November 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Onstage at TEDGlobal, Péter Fankhauser demonstrates Rezero, a robot that balances on a ball. Designed and built by a group of engineering students, Rezero is the first ballbot made to move quickly and gracefully -- and even dance. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best ...
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- -: TEDxKrakow - Maciej Cader - The role of mosquitoes in the cleansing of the oceans
November 24, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Passionate about control engineering and robotics, Maciej graduated from the Warsaw University of Technology with a specialisation in robotics. He now works at the Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements on the construction of mobile robots and their simulation in advanced c...
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- -: Our Coming Robotic Society - Paul Saffo
May 27, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/22/Paul_Saffo_on_Embracing_Uncertainty_and_Forecasting Futurist author Paul Saffo predicts a gradual shift to a robot-based economy for the Japan and the United States, and discusses impacts for the remaining human workforce. ----- Paul Saffo discusses...
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- -: How "Bots" Control Your Life - Daniel Suarez
November 7, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/08/Daniel_Suarez_Daemon_Bot-Mediated_Reality Businessman, author, and programmer Daniel Suarez (aka Leinad Zaurus) examines the increasing importance of automated "bots" to everyday society. ----- Businessman, author, and programmer Daniel Suarez (aka ...
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- -: Our Robot Future - Rodney Brooks
June 9, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/30/Rodney_Brooks_Remaking_Manufacturing_With_Robotics Rodney Brooks, former iRobot CTO, describes the limitations of today's "stiff" factory robots. Looking forward, Brooks envisions a future where people interact with robots in the same way we now work ...
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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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- -: When Robotic Warfare Goes Wrong: Do We Need New Rules of Combat?
January 10, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/02/P_W_Singer_Wired_For_War In an era of high tech weaponry engaged on front lines around the globe, author P.W. Singer discusses the need to rethink the antiquated rules of war from 1949's Geneva Convention. Should the global community be looking to Sta...
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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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- -: Supercomputers: The New Face of Wall Street (For Better or Worse)
July 8, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/06/25/Data_In_Sight_Making_the_Transparent_Visual Joris Maltha, co-founder of Catalogtree, uses data visualization to show the impact that supercomputer error had on the New York Stock Exchange during the most recent crash. "There are no humans involved, it...
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