New DARPA Grand Challenge for Humanoid Robots -- Preliminary (Unofficial) Details

Garriganpielax · 1 month

Hey there, Travis (the author from Hizook) here. We have lots of other cool stuff too... so you should be sure to skim through the rest of the site! ;-)

Garriganpielax · 1 month

Hey nd, I appreciate the link to the Hizook PDF, but I'd much rather you link to the Hizook.com article about electropermanent magnets instead...

Garriganpielax · 1 month

They've been around since the 1960's (used in Bell telephone systems), but they were "rediscovered" by Ara Knaian during his MIT PhD thesis. You can read all about the physics and applications over on Hizook.com.

Hipser · 1 month

The algo looks good, just needs some UI improvements. One suggestion that would be really helpful: instead of side-by-side, use 50% opacity to let people overlay the images, then select region to meld. This would help the user avoid selecting boundary conditions that make for a poor meld. Great job!

ComebackShane · 6 months

FYI... some background on that image:

http://www.hizook.com/blog/2010/09/07/telepresence-robots-news

Ralph Mosher, an engineer working for General Electric in the 1950s, developed a robotic exoskeleton called Hardiman. The mechanical suit, consisting of powered arms and legs, could give him superhuman strength. Mosher subsequently made a simpler version that permitted him to sit in his chair and pick up refrigerators.

beambot · 11 months

The snub-nose dolphin and 2.5m long shark were most shocking to me. It surprises me that such large, unknown fauna could be found off the coast of Australia too -- what other large creatures are waiting to be found?

Megatron_McLargeHuge · 11 months

If the number of calls you intend to make is relatively small, you could always parse Google output: http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=Three+hundred+eighty+two+and+seven+sixteenths&btnG=Google+Search

beambot · 3 years

You should check out the original on Hizook.com -- http://www.hizook.com/blog/2008/12/22/geosystems-situational-awareness-mast-aka-zippermast

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