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- Hellismađurinn Kunngjörir: Brjálađ 80's PartýBestu Kveđjur,Svalli Cave Man Bloggað af Herra Muzak [1] |
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- Nćsta Miđvikudag, 16. apríl, heldur hljómsveitin Moonboots upp á 6 ára afmćli sitt.Gleđin verđur á Astró og verđur sérstakt ... |
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- Ţessi grein fjallar um hvađ Fox sjónvarpsstöđin, og í rauninni vestrćnir fjölmiđlar eru búnir ađ vera svakalega hlutlausir í ... [1] |
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- Í gćr var síđasti tíminn hjá Nigel Dower í umhverfissiđfrćđi.Hann velti fram gríđarlega merkilegri spurningu (ađ mínu mati). ... |
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- Í gćrkveldi hafđi Dr. Gunni samband viđ mig og bauđ okkur Moonboots ađ kíkja í Zombie til sín.Hann er frábćr kall...Og semur ... |
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- Ég var ađ koma af Vídalín...Ţreyttur...Ég hélt ađ ţetta yrđi svona chill kvöld...Viđ ćtluđum bara ađ fókusa á róleg og góđ l ... |
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- Je viens juste de tomber sur un magasine en ligne sur le Japon, possédant une traduction en plusieurs langues, dont le français: Nipponia. |
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- Lŕ, par contre, je sais pas quoi écrire, pas quoi dire dans certaines situations. Qu'ŕ cela ne tienne, il existe des générateurs! |
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- Bon, j'ai pas d'idées, que faire? Pas de panique, un site existe pour vous tout spécialement! |
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- Ca y est, les candidats se sont trouvé un premier "pseudo" cheval de bataille: la violence ŕ l'école. |
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- Ca y est, les Big Brother Awards 2002 ont été décernés. Vous trouverez les résultats complets aux liens mentionnés colonne de droite. |
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- Bon, eh bien je crois que c'est de saison. Je souhaite ŕ tous mes lecteurs (ça ne doit certes pas faire beaucoup) une bonne et heureuse année 2002. |
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- Moi, personnellement, męme en écoutant les informations, je ne sais pas pourquoi ces gens se font la guerre. Je sais qu'il y a eu des expulsions il y a fort longtemps, que ces gens veulent revenir chez eux. Mais on les accuse d'avoir prix la place de ceux qui étaient lŕ encore avant... |
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- Je suis en train de lire (bientôt fini), le premier tome de l'ouvrage "le théâtre des opérations" de Maurice G. Dantec. |
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- A lire sur Transfert: Le Japon se pucifie.... |
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- D'aucuns se sont peut-ętre demandé ce que voulait dire la phrase "Eĥoŝanĝo ĉiuĵ |
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- Un nouveau virus vient d'apparaître dans la nature, ce matin. Il s'appelle "Nimda" (inversion de "Admin") et toucherait les postes Windows. |
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- Yahoo a été victime d'une faille dans sa sécurité qui permettait ŕ n'importe qui de modifier les articles en ligne. |
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Test skin (Apr 21 2003 14:56 GMT) - Quand il y a de nouveaux commentaires, le champ "Lire >>>" change de couleur (marron au lieu de gris), normalement... |
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- Une faille vient d'ętre découverte dans Gauntlet, une suite de logiciels de sécurité de Network Associates. Dans un logiciel qui devait justement protéger le réseau contre certaines attaques. |
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- Oregon State University has made a fundamental change in the way they teach engineering. They call their new program Tekbots. Each new engineering student builds a robot throughout their education. The development of the student's robot is tied directly to engineering classes and even weekly lecture topics. With each phase of development the robots are required to complete more challenging tasks. |
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- This robot isn't autonomous but it wins on size alone. Rather than build a treehouse for his kids, Jim Martin built a 1/3 scale battlemech. Mounted on top of 500lbs of steel, the cockpit has room for two. The kids like it - but now they want one that moves. |
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- Version 1.9 of the LTI-lib computer vision library has just been released and includes major enhancements. LTI-lib is a C++ library that includes algorithms and data structures useful in image processing, computer vision, object recognition, sign language, and gesture recognition. The library was developed at the Aachen University of Technology for use in robots such as Victoria, Manus, and Tauro. LTI-lib is Free Software licensed under the GNU GPL. |
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- A recent press release from the Office of Naval Research describes a change in task for the Silver Fox UAV. The Silver Fox was originally designed to spot whales in areas where the Navy was conducting exercises in order to keep them out of harms way. But, in less than a month, the small UAV was adapated for use by the Marines in Iraq to gather battlefield intelligence and mass produced. |
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- Kuro5hin posted an article on how to build a programmer for the Atmel AVR series of microcontrollers recently. Step by step instructions and photos are provided. The project is based on Steven Boltz' SP12 design, described on Steven's webpage, Programming a Spider's Brain. |
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- By way of Howard Rheingold's blog comes a report of ferel robot dogs. So, what is the Ferel Robotics project? It's "performance art" created by Natalie Jeremijenko. The idea is to hack consumer robot dogs to add additional logic and sensors. Packs of the new semi-autonomous, feral robots would be released at toxic waste sites to sniff out pollutants. |
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- According to a press release from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Mark Patterson and other researchers have given an AUV the ability to make fish population counts. Their Fetch AUV uses side-scan sonar to identify and track underwater objects such as fish. A neural network allows the robot to classify objects into specific species of fish such as jacks or sharks. |
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- For those working with CPLDs, FPGAs or other devices which require Verilog simulation and synthesis tools, you may want to try out Icarus Verilog. Version 0.7 of the leading Open Source Verilog tool is out and provides simulation, synthesis, and compilation of IEEE-1364 Verilog code. It compiles on Linux and other Unix systems and can produce XNF and EDIF files suitable for use with Xilinx components. Icarus Verilog is Free Software licensed under the GNU GPL and includes full source code. |
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- The FAA has set several requirements for approval of UAVs to enter routine flight in civilian airspace. One of the requirments is full collision avoidance of both "cooperating" aircraft (those with transponders) and "uncooperating" aircraft (those without transponders). NASA has previously demonstrated UAVs that can avoid cooperating aircraft and this month completed a demonstration of a UAV with a Detect, See, and Avoid (DSA) system. The system was tested on a Proteus UAV and tested against transponderless aircraft ranging from an F-18 to a hot-air balloon. |
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- The BBC is shutting down the special effects department responsible for creating the Daleks, Marvin the Paranoid Android, and Kryton. They site lack of demand for physical special effects now that most shows are using computer graphics. In addition to cyborgs, robots, and androids, the department also created spaceships, aliens, dinosaurs, and even triffids. |
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- Need to build your own T-1000 Terminator? NASA has an article out explaining magnetorheological fluid - a shape shifting liquid metal that hardens with exposed to a magnetic field. The article describes a variety of current applications in bridge stabilization and motion damping. It also mentions potential future uses as shape shifting telescope mirrors and robotics applications. Instructions are available if you want to create your own liquid metal in the kitchen. |
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- David Walt of Tufts University constructed a plastic replica of a dogs nasal cavity and installed his fiber-optic-based artificial nose sensors inside. The result was a measurable enhancement in sensitivity. The exercise confirmed a long suspected theory that the anatomy of the nose was an important factor in smell because it results in unique patterns that are easier for the brain to recognize. An article in Nature gives a short overview of the research. More detail on the fiber-optic smell sensor is available on David Walt's website. |
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- With Robodex 2003 coming to close in Yokohama, Japan a lot of news stories have come out with coverage of the 70+ new robots exhibited there. Here's a sampling: EE Times, the BBC (also see the BBC Robodex photo gallery), iafrica.com, The Japan Times, PC World, AFP News, and Space.com. |
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- The anime robot Tetsuwan Atom or Astro Boy as he was known in the US version was born on April 7, 2003 according to the original storyline from the 1950 era comic. Japan is celebrating the birthday this month with a nativity-like museum exhibit reenacting Astro Boy's birth. A Japan Times article credits Astro Boy as the source of Japan's attitude toward robots and their current lead in the development of humanoid robots. Another article in the Daily Yomiuri includes the opinions of Japanese experts on Astro Boy's cultural impact. |
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- According to a CMU press release, NASA has awarded a 3 year, 3 million dollar grant to the CMU Robotics Institute to help develop and deploy a prototype for a new life-seeking robot. CMU's Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center has received a $900,000 dollar grant to develop an automated microscope for the robot. The robots will be tested in the arid Atacama region. |
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- Houston voters said yes to HISD's bid for more than $800 million in bonds to update the school district. |
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- A controversial Brazoria County Justice of the peace will keep his seat. |
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- President Bush escaped a major embarrassment Tuesday night in Texas' U.S. Senate race as hand-picked Republican John Cornyn handily defeated Democrat Ron Kirk, who was trying to make history by becoming the state's first black senator. |
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- Political veteran Jeb Hensarling, a Republican, won one of the closest-watched Texas congressional races, defeating Democrat Ron Chapman and keeping an open House seat in the GOP's hands. |
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- Texas Railroad Commission chairman Michael Williams won re-election Tuesday, defeating Democratic opponent Sherry Boyles for a position on the board that regulates oil, gas and pipelines. |
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- Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Gregg Abbott defeated former Austin mayor Kirk Watson on Tuesday in the race for the office of Texas attorney general. |
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- Six incumbents won re-election Tuesday to the State Board of Education, which helps shape educational policy in Texas, and will be joined by a new member who took the spot of a retiring incumbent. |
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- Republican incumbent Rick Perry defeated Democrat Tony Sanchez on Tuesday in a wildly dirty and wildly expensive race for Texas governor. |
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- Land Commissioner David Dewhurst was poised early Wednesday morning to contribute to a Republican sweep of statewide offices by capturing the lieutenant governor's post. |
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- Republicans led across the board to extend their four-year grip on the state's two highest courts despite a high-dollar Democratic effort to win back at least one spot on the Texas Supreme Court. |
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- A proposed constitutional amendment to let Texas counties shut down constable positions that have been vacant for seven years -- has won. |
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- Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs won re-election to a second four-year term Tuesday, beating her Democratic challenger. |
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- Republican former state Sen. Jerry Patterson of Austin was elected Texas land commissioner Tuesday, defeating Democratic state Sen. David Bernsen of Beaumont. |
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