‘RADICAL OPENNESS’ for TEDGlobal 2012 by Jason Silva
June 26, 2012
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Futurama is back tonight 10/9c
June 20, 2012
Space Experience Economy seminar trailer
June 8, 2012
Second trailer introduction to the Space Tourism Society’s new seminars — the Space Experience Economy seminar series.
Video by Virgin Galactic, ESA-Hubble.org, and NASA video
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Video Source: Space Tourism Society
John Carmack talks virtual reality at E3 2012
June 7, 2012
John Carmack, co-founder of id Software demonstrates his latest VR work at E3 2012.
Video Source: E3 2012
Robotiq robot hand
June 1, 2012
Canadian firm Robotiq demonstrates its adaptive robotic gripper at the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation in St. Paul, Minn.
Video Source: IEEE Spectrum
Drones shot down over Texas
May 29, 2012
Good old boys deal with drones the Texas way.
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Leap gesture control technology hands-on
May 28, 2012
Leap gesture control technology hands-on.
Video Source: Leap Motion
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First video sample from Google’s Project Glass
May 25, 2012
In a gallery posted to Google+, Google has included a sample video from its Project Glass device, providing an early look at how the glasses can capture video and photos.
Although it doesn’t offer any additional clues to the exact technology behind Project Glass, it’s another key example of how Google’s vision to “let technology get out of your way” is slowly becoming a reality.
Video Source: The Verge
Google CEO Larry Page’s talk titled “Beyond Today” at this year’s Zeitgeist was centered around all of the areas that Google focuses on, including Project Glass, the power of the smartphone, Google+, and increased interest in all things mobile.
Video Source: Google
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On April 20, 2012, a mechatronic quarterback’s metallic arm threw a football into the waiting net of a nearby wheeled receiver, and history was made. It was the first-ever completed pass in a football game played entirely by robots, and it happened during the world’s first intercollegiate robotic football game.
Video Source: Wired
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Robots at ICRA 2012
May 21, 2012
Robots exhibited at the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in St. Paul, Minn.
Video Source: IEEE Spectrum
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Japanese roboticts at Chiba University have taught one of their robots to repeatedly juggle two balls at once with an incredibly lifelike motion. This high-speed hand and arm combination is coupled to an even higher speed vision system.
Video Source: IEEE Spectrum
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Honda announces new UNI-CUB personal mobility device
May 16, 2012
Honda’s new UNI-CUB personal mobility device is designed for “harmony with people.” Featuring a compact design and saddle, the UNI-CUB offers the same freedom of movement in all directions that the average person has while walking.
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Is the Earth maxed out, or should we be optimistic about being able to solve our future? At TED 2012, Paul Gilding made the case for the former, and Peter Diamandis argued for the latter, and then they debated.
Video Source: TED
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Exclusive Q&A from the TED stage: Paul Gilding and Peter Diamandis debate
Paul Gilding
Peter Diamandis: Abundance
“A few months ago you enthusiastically responded to my request for help, posted on KurzweilAI. Here you will find the result: a crowdsourced TEDx (probably the first of this kind). It is in Italian (recorded at SISSA in Trieste, Italy) with English voiceover translation.
“I asked the following question: ‘What are the three most important trends shaping humankind’s future in the next 10 years? Provide specific recent examples/news/Web links which exemplify… read more
Video Source: TEDx Trieste