Tag Archives: cyborg

Rock, Paper, Cyborgs

This robot hand makes a mockery of its human opponent in a game of rock, paper, scissors with a 100% win rate – one more step towards the total obsolescence of the human mind: Rather than operate within the parameters of its programming and AI, the robot uses available sensory info and its rapid processing power to […]

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The Second Uncanny Valley

A few weeks ago I wrote about the new Tintin movie in the context of the Uncanny Valley (read my article here). While searching around for a clear diagram illustrating the principle, I stumbled upon an article called The Second Uncanny Valley on a site called Open the Future, which features a load of really interesting stuff […]

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Thirteen Books That Will Change the Way You Look At Robots

I should probably read all of these before I go cyborg – Thirteen Books That Will Change The Way You Look At Robots

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Web Discoveries for November 16th

These are my del.icio.us links for November 16th 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die…in Spotify – This guy has found 785 of the 1001 albums we’re all meant to hear before we die (according to a recent book), as Spotify links. Awesome. thiscyborglife – Gizmodo – This week, Gizmodo is exploring the enhanced […]

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