Intel: Shape-Shifting Robots Closer to Reality
Researchers are working on shape-shifting robots that may appear before 2020.
Researchers at both Intel and Carnegie Mellon University believe that real-world transformers are in the near future, or rather, are closer to reality. In fact, Intel's chief technology officer said last year that the gap between human and artificial intelligence should close by the year 2050. For now however, humans will only need to worry about robots that can take different shapes.
Computerworld reports that scientists are using distributed computing and robotics to make the shape-shifting machines. The "transformers" consist of millions of millimeter-sized robots, enabled through electromagnetic forces and software that allows them to form into various shapes. The researchers call its collective not the Borg, but "programmable matter" called Claytronics; the individual robots are Catoms.
"It's been pretty hard but we've made a lot of progress," said Jason Campbell, a senior staff research scientist at Intel's research lab in Pittsburgh. "Optimistically, we could see this in three to five years. It will take us longer.... We're not there yet, but we see a path."
Campbell said that each Catom will have its own processor. The overall collective can be programmed to work together like a swarm of bees. Currently the researchers are working on a way to program the "programmable matter" on a whole rather than by individual Catom.
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My own personal army is not so far away now...
When a transformer goes on sale to the public does Megan Fox come with it?
When a transformer goes on sale to the public does Megan Fox come with it?
I'd buy 3
I'd buy 3
Good call... More than 3 could cause a heart attack...
Megan Fox is NOT that hot. Personally, i'd go for a Karolina Kurkova. Or for a little diversity, Seletia Ebanks.
This news story forgot to mention the rest of the future:
Long ago on a planet called Earth, there were two sides: the Claytronics and the Deceptronics. The Claytronics were led by Optimus Linux and the Deceptronics were led by Microsofton. These two sides would war against each other, bringing upon destruction to the Earth.
That could backfire fast, I'll take 2 and a roll of duct tape.
That's all fine and everything, but all I wanna know is... will they make that cool sound when they transform?
Sounds more like the Replicators from Stargate than Transformers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicator_(Stargate)
Sounds more like the Replicators from Stargate than Transformershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicator_(Stargate)
Better pictures here: http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Replicators
Interesting sounding.
But what happens when the power fails? ... or the battery runs out? suddenly all those electromagnets no longer stick together.
There are millions of hot women. But only one me. Of course, I have look-alikes, some even have the same name. But lets focus on me, ok?
Now they just need to give them the capability of building more of themselves
Interesting sounding.But what happens when the power fails? ... or the battery runs out? suddenly all those electromagnets no longer stick together.
SHHHH don't say that...We need to keep the fact they are weak to EMP and power malfunctions a secret so we have a defence when they enslave us all!
It Begins, the end of the human race is nigh. Why you ask? Robot sex slaves that's why. Lucy Liu robot sex slaves to be precise.
but will they run crysis?
Robots will be subject to the rule of law. Generally speaking in the US, the recording of human conversations is more legally risky than the recording of public images. When automated systems like robots approach people on the street, legal issues will arise as to whether they can record conversations they overhear. Robot owners will seek to get consent to audio recording of nearby people. What do you think? --Ben
Now they just need to give them the capability of building more of themselves
And once they become self aware...?
Yeah... And I'm still waiting for my flying DeLorean...
This news story forgot to mention the rest of the future:Long ago on a planet called Earth, there were two sides: the Claytronics and the Deceptronics. The Claytronics were led by Optimus Linux and the Deceptronics were led by Microsofton. These two sides would war against each other, bringing upon destruction to the Earth.
And the Macbots did not fight, for they were too slow and did not want to get dirty.
And the Macbots did not fight, for they were too slow and did not want to get dirty.
Naw, theyre upkeep was just so high they couldnt afford it
^im loving this epic story
T-1000. That is all...
^im loving this epic story
Now this is a story all about how
Why Microsofton and Linux are fighting now,
And I'd like to take a minute just sit right there
I'll tell you why everyone laughs as the laptop called Mac Air.
On the internets and Redmond
They were created and raised
In the hard drives of geeks who spend most of their days,
Trolling on forums and bein' a tool
Then writin' on Facebook about how they're real cool
When a couple of devs who were up to no good,
Didn't like how things were done in Redmond's 'hood
The code they wrote got the Deceptronics scared
They said "your open-source software is completely unfair!"
Linux whistled for a lawyer and when it came near,
It transformed to a penguin who said "War is here!"
The Claytronics thought that the war was unfair
But they thought "nah, we get it, viva open software!"
Mac-came-to the warzone around 7 or 8
Saw there was smart people so yelled "smell ya later"
Looked at it's fanbase, it was finally there,
To sell it's shitty laptop that it calls the "Mac Air".
^ way too much time
^ way too much time
maybe a little...but was still friggin awesome
They need to define a number, for every single "Catom". That way, each one doesn't have to be individually programmed. They could just, "Fall in line" based on the sequence given to the first one... er, something like that.