Response by Ray Kurzweil to the announcement of chatbot passing the Turing test
From Ray Kurzweil's blog:
In my 2004 book The Singularity Is Near, I anticipated that there would be premature announcements of this kind:
The Singularity Is Near, page 295 | Turing was carefully imprecise in setting the rules for his test, and significant literature has been devoted to the subtleties of establishing the exact procedures for determining how to assess when the Turing test has been passed. In 2002 I negotiated the rules for a Turing test wager with Mitch Kapor on the Long Now website... (cont'd)
MICROMO Launches Powerful New E-Commerce Offering
Motion System SelectorTM simplifies specification and analysis to help OEMs speed time to market
Intelligrated to feature scalable robotics, sortation and order fulfillment solutions at EXPO PACK Mexico 2014
Mexico City-based team to highlight efficiency, accuracy and cost-savings benefits of automation in booth #1906
U.S. Army, Lockheed Martin Complete Second Autonomous Convoy Capabilities Advancement Demonstration (CAD)
"¢ Demo showcased more vehicles at higher speeds
"¢ The Autonomous Mobility Appliqu© System can transform ordinary vehicles into optionally-manned vehicles
"¢ Unmanned technology will keep warfighters safe, decrease logistics burden and make convoys more efficient
Seegrid and Topco Associates LLC Form Strategic Partnership
Seegrid Corporation announced its strategic partnership with Topco Associates LLC, a $12.3 billion cooperative and leader in the grocery/supermarket industry, to provide vision-guided automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to Topco members.
The Doerfer Companies and @Universal Robotics Demonstrate Flexible Robotic Pharmaceutical Handling at MD&M East in New York
The Application locates pharmaceutical bottles randomly placed in a bin, guides a Motoman 6-axis robot to pick up these bottles pneumatically, reorients them, and subsequently places them with lids facing up into a tooled nest on an assembly platform.
Tessel: A Microcontroller That Runs JavaScript
From tessel.io:
Tessel is a microcontroller that runs JavaScript. It's Node-compatible and ships with Wifi built in. Use it to easily make physical devices that connect to the web.
Programmable via JavaScript
14 different hardware modules for added capabilities
Compatible with 10,000's of Node.js packages on NPM
Deploy over USB or remotely by WiFi
180mhz ARM Cortex-M3 LPC1830
32mb SDRAM
32mb Flash
TI CC3000 WiFi radio
20-pin GPIO bank for general prototyping
Micro USB or battery power
Starting at $99 (controller and one module)
Workhorse by AMP Holding Inc. Develops HorseFly Aerial Vehicle Designed For Package Delivery Market
Collaborated With University of Cincinnati Department of Aeronautical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics to Build Battery-Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Kickstarter - Boston Device Development Supports KinderLab Robotics KIBO Kickstarter Campaign
Product development firm produces early education robot that teaches programming fundamentals through play.
Robot Artist Transforms Photos Into Artwork
Phantom Data Services announces its latest project, a robot artist that generates unique artwork from simple photographs.
Open-source 3D Printed Life-size Robot
From InMoov's homepage:
Gael Langevin is a French modelmaker and sculptor. He works for the biggest brands since more than 25 years. InMoov is his personal project, it was initiated in January 2012 InMoov is the first Open Source 3D printed life-size robot. Replicable on any home 3D printer with a 12x12x12cm area, it is conceived as a development platform for Universities, Laboratories, Hobbyist, but first of all for Makers. It’s concept, based on sharing and community, gives him the honor to be reproduced for countless projects through out the world... (cont'd)
Kickstarter - Control VR Launches Motion Capture Glove That Will Change the Way We Interact with Technology
Kickstarter Campaign to Spur Innovation and Break the Barrier between Reality and the Virtual World by Putting Control at Users' Fingertips
XMOS and Synapticon Partner on Robotics
Technology leaders collaborate to support robotics, autonomous vehicles and next generation factory automation
SOFTBANK MOBILE AND ALDEBARAN UNVEIL "PEPPER" - THE WORLD'S FIRST PERSONAL ROBOT THAT READS EMOTIONS
A new robot, and new businesses to emerge: robot apps
Service Robotics Awards Ceremony Held at AUTOMATICA 2014
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