Almost Human: Making Robots Think

Almost Human: Making Robots Think is a book written by Lee Gutkind founder of Creative Nonfiction. Gutkind spent six years as a "fly on the wall" researcher at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Melon University in Pittsburgh. There the scientists and students are working to design, build, and test robots so advanced that they will one day be able to work alongside or, in some cases, even replace humans. Almost Human is an intense portrait of the robotic subculture and the challenging quest for robot autonomy. Almost Human...

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  • Robots hit the wrestling ring for a cyborg-battle

    Robots hit the wrestling ring for a cyborg-battle

    ANCHOR: And humanoid robots hit the wrestling ring for a cyborg-battle in a fighting robot competition. STORY: One by one the competitors walk into the Korakuen stadium hall in Tokyo, their entrance announced by an MC to thunderous applause. But these contenders are all diminutive humanoid robots built and controlled by amateurs in the twice a year Robo-One Championships. [Terukazu Nishimura, Robo-one Committee Chairman]: "Japanese children have all been brought up watching animations and there is a lot of interest in robot battles. So this Robo-one competition is all about making this a reality." Kicking off the final matches in the feather-weight division, 'Automo03-Sandan' a metallic bipedal robot wearing karate gear, is no match for 'Leghorn' a robot in the shape of a chicken and famed for its vicious 'Chicken chop' martial art moves. In a wing-beat 'Leghorn' pushes its opponent down for the third time and progresses to the next round. 112 humanoid robots entered the two day competitions. By the final day, 45 remained standing and divided between the heavy-weights over 6.6 pounds and feather-weights under 6.6 pounds. In the light-weight division South Korean robot Teakwon-V smashed his opponents with a quick jab to the delight of its maker Jeon Young Sun, who took home the $10000 US division prize. [Jeon Young Sun, Fighting Robot Owner]: "It is a good chance to see Japan's advanced robot technology. Some people say that South Korea's technology is unsatisfactory, but ...
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    Tvinky is making robots

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    Robots for Daily Life

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    Robot Mini Wars Part 1 (of 10) Introduction

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  • Yuri's revenge World powers: Robot General and Russia vs 2 other computers (all on medium) pt 1 of 3

    Yuri's revenge World powers: Robot General and Russia vs 2 other computers (all on medium) pt 1 of 3

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    Check out these robots that helps you in your daily life

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    JJ Abrams' Bad Robot Making Actual Robot Movie: Boilerplate In Development

    Twitter.com - Follow Us! Bad Robot finally makes an actual robot movie. We have the details coming up next. Hi everyone, welcome back to Clevver Movies. I'm your host, Amanda Janner. It has always seemed a little odd that a production company called Bad Robot never made any movies that actually involved robots. We've overlooked that flaw until now, but it looks like we no longer have to. JJ Abrams and company are fixing that strange oversight with Boilerplate. Boilerplate is about an early "steampunk" robot. Steampunk is the sub-genre of science fiction set in an era where steam power is still widely used, featuring futuristic technology as people of the era would have envisioned it to be. The robot in Boilerplate just so happens to be set in the Victorian Age. The robot fights with both Teddy Roosevelt and Lawrence of Arabia, starts a career in the movies, and even disappears during World War One. The story is based on the graphic novel "Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel." The tale first surfaced on the Web eleven years ago, but the novel was only published last year. We're glad JJ Abrams and crew decided to take the Bad Robot name seriously, but we're not quite sure what to expect from this one. Science fiction filmmaking is unusual by its sheer nature, and steampunk work even more so. With that in mind, we want to hear from you in the comments section below. Stay with us on Clevver movies for all the latest movie trailers and movie news. We'll see you next time.
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