Comments on XT-1 Micro Mouse With Blazing Speed
It's amazing how fast autonomouse robots are getting; watch this micro mouse robot zoom through a maze. (Read
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"This is what I've expected from robots for an extremely long time. It always seemed to me that robots, which can run millions if not billions of calculations per second, should not be these slow clunky machines"
(Brandon 11/13/2009 1:25:42 PM)
"Eh, they always seemed less impressive because there is a decent amount of clumsiness that goes along with those high speed hands. That mouse is extremely accurate as proven by the thin straight corridors and quick turns without adjustments. I do acknowledge that any robot with speed is impressive, but speed + accuracy is truly robotic."
(Brandon 11/17/2009 11:31:06 AM)
Illustrating Classic Heinlein With AI
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Deflector Plasma Screen For Drones ala Star Wars
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