Filed under: Audio/Video, Cell Phones, Switched Video Chances are you can recognize a McDonald’s sign from a mile away with one eye closed. Meanwhile, your Roomba can’t see a wall until it hits one. That’s because human eyes see patterns and robot eyes see a creepy red-hued targeting display (we’re not entirely sure we got that one right). Evolution Robotics - the guys behind the navigation system in WowWee’s Rovio - have developed a system that lets robots (or even cell phones) recognize ob
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Trashcan Robot Is Useless, I Want It Anways MORE: awesome , competition , contest , cute , questionable , robot , robots , useless Mr. Push is a trashcan robot that can tell jokes, roll dice, and beat himself in the head with his crablike legs. He was a contender in the Baka RoboCup 2007 competition, in which robots vie to be the least useful but most entertaining. Mr. Push did well, but didn’t win. A couple of noteworthy parts in the video: 0:37 This is what I do when I can’t fin
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Gandinnovations reveals digital presses for grand formats PrintWeek, UK - 19 hours ago Among the new equipment is the NanoJet UV True Flatbed digital printer, the new Jeti 3348 Jetstream UV RTR digital printer and the Jeti 3324 Aquajet …

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TGIF; thank gawd it’s friend. story of the perv. first, he trys to impress you with his muscles.he’s got your attention.then he smiles and gets you comfortable with him. then he tries to get an innocent bystander to make you feel comfortable with him,forcing the oblivious person to say half-truths about himself to you.he even shows off his identity card,to prove that he has nothing to hide.when things start to get better between you and him,he inches closer.then he tries to go for more.you
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Bookmark the 20 Useful IT security sites NetworkWorld.com, MA - 43 minutes ago However, it is now in my favorites, and I feel prepared to take on any Roomba or ASIMO insurgency (although if they’re T-1000s or any Cyberdyne Systems …

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