So yesterday was the big race for the DARPA Urban Challenge. The goal is to research technologies that will lead to autonomous battlefield robots that can deliver supplies while navigating traffic. The joint Carnegie Mellon and General Motors team won, completing the race with no major traffic infractions. This strikes me as one of those [...]
Archive for 4 November 2007
CMU wins DARPA challenge
Posted: 4 November 2007 in UncategorizedTags: cmu, darpa, darpa urban challenge, gm, real sci-fi, robotics
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PC on the decline?
Posted: 4 November 2007 in UncategorizedTags: childhood, coleco, computer science, human computer interaction, pc, personal computers, programming, trs-80
Japanese electronics use is perhaps a faulty bellwether for the American market. Whereas new gadgets are often available in Japan long before they make their appearance (if ever) in the US, there are also interesting cultural differences that don’t always translate popularity. There does seem to be a trend in the area of PC sales, [...]
