Ted Lecture of the Week: David Hanson and Robotics

Ok, I admit it...I'm a tech geek at heart--science and technology rocks. I think what I truly find inspiring is watching the interweaving narrative between science and science-fiction. Seeing what could be become what is. One of the fields moving fastest in this light is robotics. Now, I can remember begging my 7th grade science teacher to let me have a Popular Mechanics magazine that featured Robotics. Back then, the robots looked like clunky, oversized meccano sets. Cutting edge back then was mobility. Today, cutting edge is David Hanson and his robots designed to mimic human emotion.



Stay inspired!

Cheers,
Maurice
www.voiceone.fi

New muscle-sensing interface for technology

You might have wondered where the next motion interface for gaming or technology might come. Here is one cutting-edge technology that might see you flexing forearms to open car doors or playing "Guitar Hero" using real air guitar gestures. Who knows...maybe we'll see that cool Tom Cruise computer interface from Minority Report.




You can read more here:
http://www.livescience.com/technology/091029-ttr-muscle-sensing.html
Stay inspired!

Cheers,
Maurice
www.voiceone.fi