http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2690 examining transformative technology Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2690#comment-1086805 the Foresight Institute » Blog Archive » Video of very impressive DARPA-funded quadruped robot Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:40:03 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2690#comment-1086805 [...] from IEEE Spectrum on the Boston Dynamics robot project. The earlier version called BigDog was cited here a few years ago, and was imporessive enough. The update is a substantially improved version called [...] [...] from IEEE Spectrum on the Boston Dynamics robot project. The earlier version called BigDog was cited here a few years ago, and was imporessive enough. The update is a substantially improved version called [...]

]]> http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2690#comment-541195 Captain Obviousness Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:47:04 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2690#comment-541195 The wheelchair of the future? It would allow people to "stand" at a normal height and it can handle stairs plus all kinds of terrain, and it's not as precarious looking as the chairs that currently stand up on two wheels. The wheelchair of the future? It would allow people to “stand” at a normal height and it can handle stairs plus all kinds of terrain, and it’s not as precarious looking as the chairs that currently stand up on two wheels.

]]> http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2690#comment-538773 Christine Peterson Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:57:33 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2690#comment-538773 Indeed. Indeed.

]]> http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2690#comment-538009 Jonas Otterson Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:16:52 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2690#comment-538009 Holy Shit Holy Shit

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