Monday, January 7th, 2008
Warren Ellis’ Three Laws of Robotics

www.warrenellis.com: Three Laws of Robotics #2: “Robots couldn’t really give a fuck if you live or die. Seriously. I mean, what are you thinking? “Ooh, I must protect the bag of meat at all costs because I couldn’t possibly plug in the charger all on my own.” Shut the fuck up.” If those new robots […]

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Cockroach Controlled Robots

Continuing on the theme of insect controlled robots, we have the Cockroach-run robot created by Garnet Hertz. Link: Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot There is a ton of information and multimedia content on the site, so check it out. The author’s has some interesting comments under the heading Why are you doing this project?. One that […]

Monday, November 26th, 2007
Moth Brain Drives Robot

Can a moth brain drive a robot? Hell yeah! Researchers at the University of Arizona have built a robot that has its motion guided by neural impulses from a moth’s brain. Article: Researchers Create Robot Driven by Moth’s Brain The robot’s motion is guided by a tiny electrode implanted in the moth’s brain, Higgins said, […]