http://www.memebox.com/futureblogger FutureFly's Blog Posts en-us <p>Check out this <a target="_blank" href= "http://www.darpa.mil/-funded"><span class="caps">DARPA</span></a> prototype of a 4-legged robot that can navigate rugged, complex and slippery terrain. It is very odd to see something so alive moving around so normally minus a head, lungs and tail. Expect this product to soon be adapted for war, entertainment and then eventually commercial purposes. (Props to <a target="_blank" href= "http://www.mathewingram.com/work">mathew ingram</a> for the awesome and, as he puts it, creepy link.)</p> <center><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value= "http://www.youtube.com/v/W1czBcnX1Ww" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/W1czBcnX1Ww" type= "application/x-shockwave-flash" height="355" wmode="transparent" width="425" /></object></center> <br />Category: Technology<br />Year: 2008<br />Tags: darpa, robotics, robot, big, dog, bigdog, bigdogrobot FutureFly Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:20:39 +0000 http://www.memebox.com/futureblogger/show/177-darpa-funded-big-dog-robot-moves-almost-like-a-real-dog http://www.memebox.com/futureblogger/show/177 <p>Great video of <a target="_blank" href= "http://www.openthefuture.com">Jamais Cascio</a> via the <a target= "_blank" href="http://ryanishungry.com/">Ryan is Hungry</a> vlog. <object allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="showplayer" height="255" width="400" data= "http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&amp;feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fryanishungry%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash&amp;file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F733998&amp;brandlink=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dbrandlink&amp;brandname=blip%2Etv&amp;showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf"> <param name="movie" value= "http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&amp;feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fryanishungry%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash&amp;file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F733998&amp;brandlink=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dbrandlink&amp;brandname=blip%2Etv&amp;showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf" /> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <embed name="showplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src= "http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&amp;feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fryanishungry%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash&amp;file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F733998&amp;brandlink=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dbrandlink&amp;brandname=blip%2Etv&amp;showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf" height="255" quality="best" width="400" /></object></p> <p>Cascio talks about the interlinked nature of issues stemming from global warming, global poverty and nanotechnology and points out that the solutions to potential problems are, fortunately, also interlinked.</p> <br />Category: Technology<br />Year: General<br />Tags: cascio, jamaiscascio, openthefuturecom, openthfuture FutureFly Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:28:47 +0000 http://www.memebox.com/futureblogger/show/114-jamais-cascio-video-global-issues-and-solutions http://www.memebox.com/futureblogger/show/114