Archive - Apr 1, 2009

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Random Conversational Outtake

Submitted by Kathy on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 17:56
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Over a couple of steaming bowls of oatmeal this morning, the husband read me this little excerpt from the FT:

Car boots that pop up when a user thinks “open” came a step closer to reality on Tuesday after Honda showed off technology for using human thoughts to control machines.

The Japanese carmaker showed a video of a man imagining four simple movements – raising his right hand, raising his left hand, running and eating – which were then duplicated by Asimo, the company’s humanoid robot.{...}

I replied: "CYLONS!" 

Here's the video should you be curious. 

 

 


 

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