Comments on: Frankenoctopus unveils novel shape-shifting arms http://www.kurzweilai.net/frankenoctopus-unveils-novel-shape-shifting-arms Accelerating Intelligence Fri, 24 May 2013 19:32:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Steve http://www.kurzweilai.net/frankenoctopus-unveils-novel-shape-shifting-arms/comment-page-1#comment-80259 Steve Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:44:30 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=169765#comment-80259 Can't decide whether to call it a Roboctopus or an Octobot! Can’t decide whether to call it a Roboctopus or an Octobot!

]]> By: Hostinsight http://www.kurzweilai.net/frankenoctopus-unveils-novel-shape-shifting-arms/comment-page-1#comment-52199 Hostinsight Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:12:36 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=169765#comment-52199 What would you do if you came across one of those whilst happily swimming in a pool? Haha What would you do if you came across one of those whilst happily swimming in a pool? Haha

]]> By: Editor http://www.kurzweilai.net/frankenoctopus-unveils-novel-shape-shifting-arms/comment-page-1#comment-49219 Editor Tue, 06 Nov 2012 03:27:18 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=169765#comment-49219 Revenge of the Robotic Calamari: now THAT is a movie title! Revenge of the Robotic Calamari: now THAT is a movie title!

]]> By: GatorALLin http://www.kurzweilai.net/frankenoctopus-unveils-novel-shape-shifting-arms/comment-page-1#comment-49217 GatorALLin Tue, 06 Nov 2012 03:17:52 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=169765#comment-49217 ...anyone else feel like humans are playing god and having fun inventing machines that mimic animals, but we have all the control of these new beings? Seems like every week we are coming up with a new one to try and copy from nature, yet find some way to make it stronger, better or at least more controllable. All cool devices for sure... but not yet convinced of the excuse that it is for underwater search and rescue.... I guess what ever the audience needs to hear to approve the funding. Can't we just mount laser beams, chain guns, spy cameras and train these to hunt in packs of 1,000 at a time and get this over with? Revenge of the robotic Calamari awaits. …anyone else feel like humans are playing god and having fun inventing machines that mimic animals, but we have all the control of these new beings? Seems like every week we are coming up with a new one to try and copy from nature, yet find some way to make it stronger, better or at least more controllable. All cool devices for sure… but not yet convinced of the excuse that it is for underwater search and rescue…. I guess what ever the audience needs to hear to approve the funding.

Can’t we just mount laser beams, chain guns, spy cameras and train these to hunt in packs of 1,000 at a time and get this over with? Revenge of the robotic Calamari awaits.

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