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Tag Archives: The Now Future
The Now Future: Flying Robot Birds
Forget flying cars (so passé!) – how about some flying robot birds?
Tagged birds, flight, learning, robots, TED, The Now Future
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The Now Future: bionic hands and elective amputation
Truly the future is upon us. :) BBC: “Bionic hand for ‘elective amputation’ patient” An Austrian man has voluntarily had his hand amputated so he can be fitted with a bionic limb. The patient, called “Milo”, aged 26, lost the … Continue reading
Tagged health, learning, science, The Now Future
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The Now Future: robots inspect Fukushima reactors
Not every aspect of The Now Future features robots, but it’s hard not to see just how profound of an impact our simulacra have had and will continue to have on human civilization. Exploration in the oceanic depths and in … Continue reading
Tagged Japan, learning, robots, science, society, space, tech, The Now Future
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The Now Future: US Navy and Lasers
Not all aspects of The Now Future are benign, warm-fuzzy-inducing pieces of technology. Some of them are harbingers of a ray-gun future — which is now officially here. LA Times Tech blog: “Navy tests laser gun by zapping motorboat off … Continue reading
Tagged lasers, ocean, ships, tech, The Now Future
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The Now Future: a 2000-voice virtual choir
The Now Future is happening in cyberspace as much as in outer space, as evidenced in this presentation. In a moving and madly viral video last year, composer Eric Whitacre led a virtual choir of singers from around the world. … Continue reading
Tagged Eric Whitacre, music, society, tech, TED, The Now Future, WWW, YouTube
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The Now Future: Human Exoskeletons
The 21st Century started out pretty bleakly — thanks to the Y2K scare, it had a bad vibe before it got started properly; then in 2001, everything went haywire on 9/11. Since then, wars and other disasters have been coming … Continue reading
Robonaut 2 unpacked and operational
The ISS crew and ground control make the obligatory HAL jokes, and this is totally awesome. Sometimes living in the future is just cool. Flight Engineers Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli unpack the newest member of the Expedition 27 crew, … Continue reading
Tagged Cady Coleman, Discovery, ESA, ISS, learning, NASA, Paolo Nespoli, Robonaut, robots, space, The Now Future
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