Showing posts with label Robots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robots. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Robots getting groovy.



These guys are breaking out some serious dance moves! It's rumored that the robot on the front right is going to be a contestant on the next "Dancing With the Stars". Just Joking!...Or am I?

Monday, February 28, 2011

Final Jeopardy?

IBM's "Watson" computer has done something I never thought possible.  He/she/it soundly defeated some of the best brains mankind has to offer in a game of "Jeopardy".  Next up for Watson -- pouring through mountains of medical data helping doctors look for cures for disease.  That's pretty cool.

All of this begs the question:  What are we humans capable of that a computer will never be able to simulate?

Self-awareness?  Tactical decision making?  Willpower?  Acne?

It's all kind of chilling, actually.


Read the full article from eSchool News here.