President Obama recently launched a White House initiative to cultivate more interest in science and math in American youth. As part of that initiative, he visited Oaktown High School to get a demo of their Cougar Cannon Robot. He then remarked:
“As president, I believe that robotics can inspire young people to pursue science and engineering. [...]
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Picture of the Week: Battlestar Galactica at the United Nations
First the Peabody, now this:
This week Ronald D. Moore, Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell and David Eick gathered at the United Nations to discuss human rights and other correlations between the BSG universe and our own. It was moderated by Trek-alum Whoopi Goldberg.
Oh, it gets better. At one point an impassioned Admiral Adama started yelling “So [...]
Indie Sci-Fi Flick and Sundance Winner “Sleep Dealer” Looks Sweet
On this week’s Nerdbunker podcast, we discuss the complications of robots replacing the human workforce. But what if the robots were controlled by immigrant workers instead?
Check out this trailer for what looks like an incredibly unique indie sci-fi flick called Sleep Dealer. Not only does it feature a ton of robots, it looks like it’s [...]
Pulp Science: Robots Are Among Us
Movies like I, Robot and A.I. have shown us possible futures of human/robot society. Here are two videos that demonstrate how far we’ve come in the first decade of the 21st century to achieving a world of robot integration.
The first video is a three month old baby meeting a Crabfu swashbot for the first time. [...]
