January 2008
104 posts
The 2007 robot of the year is a mechanical arm... →
The 2007 robot of the year is a mechanical arm made by Fanuc Ltd. and used for packaging. The arm is capable of grabbing 120 items per minute from a conveyor belt. Swiveling frenetically, they analyzed digital images of items scattered randomly on a swiftly moving conveyor belt and picked up the items using suction cups that blow air in and out at their tips. They then worked together to place...
December 2007
10 posts
Yes, apparently there is such a thing as ...... →
Yes, apparently there is such a thing as Hello Kitty contact lenses. [BoingBoing]
Duelity →
video art project retells the biblical and scientific creation stories, with the prose and tone reversed
Domains May Disappear After Search →
Ponca City, We Love You writes “Daily Domainer has a story alleging that there may be a leak that allows domain tasters to intercept, analyze and register your domain ideas in minutes. ‘Every time you do a whois search with any service, you run a risk of losing your domain,’ says one industry insider. ICANN’s Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC ) has not been...
Chinese Government Sued Over Dog Height Censorship →
Googling Yourself writes “More than 30,000 censors are employed in China to monitor the Internet, so it was no surprise when censors deleted a posting by Chen Yuhua protesting Beijing municipal government’s regulations barring any dog over 14 inches high and restricting each family to only one dog. The surprise (reports the Washington Post) was when Chen studied China’s civil...
Seesmic, Hear Me, Touch Me, Feel Me →
OK, you might attribute it to being super-bored in the holiday doldrums. But, for some reason I cannot explain, I find myself strangely drawn to the videos being made about the start-up of Seesmic, the new video-sharing service that is being created by European entrepreneur Loïc Le Meur.
Up on his own loic.tv channel on YouTube, everything from checking out the company digs to working on a logo...
Sean Ohlencamp works at Chiat Day and recorded his... →
Sean Ohlencamp works at Chiat Day and recorded his computer desktop once a day for the past year. (via le monoscope) (link)
Tumblr Tumblelogs →