By Bryan Lufkin
The biggest challenge with robots is enabling them to do many different things in many different situations, instead of just sitting on an assembly line screwing on bottle caps. In fact, programming them to learn like human babies might be the best way to make our robotic friends much more capable.
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By Michael Hession on 20khz, shared by Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan to Gizmodo
With software these days you can recreate almost any sound you want. The hulking equipment that used to produce electronic music is long gone. And yet, people have a desire to touch buttons and turn knobs. The Roland Boutique Series is a middle-ground between the digital age of music making and the classic synths of old. It’s a ton of fun—even if you don’t exactly know what you’re doing.
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By Michael Hession on 20khz, shared by Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan to Gizmodo
With software these days you can recreate almost any sound you want. The hulking equipment that used to produce electronic music is long gone. And yet, people have a desire to touch buttons and turn knobs. The Roland Boutique Series is a middle-ground between the digital age of music making and the classic synths of old. It’s a ton of fun—even if you don’t exactly know what you’re doing.
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By Diane Kelly on Throb, shared by Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan to Gizmodo
Seahorses are famous for flipping the usual reproductive pattern on its head–a seahorse female impregnates the male by laying eggs in his pouch, and the male …
By Justin Westbrook on Jalopnik, shared by Chris Mills to Gizmodo
Google recently invited artists to design artwork themed around their community and neighbors to be featured on the company’s prototype self-driving cars. Kind of like the daily Google Doodle.
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By Tyler Rogoway on Foxtrot Alpha, shared by Cheryl Eddy to Gizmodo
Last night’s Republican Presidential Debate was focused mainly on the economy, although there was a segment in the middle when the moderators turned to foreign policy and military affairs. As always, Foxtrot Alpha dissected the candidate’s statements where they were either lacking in specifics or were just flat-out wrong when it came to defense issues.
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By Tyler Rogoway on Foxtrot Alpha, shared by Cheryl Eddy to Gizmodo
Last night’s Republican Presidential Debate was focused mainly on the economy, although there was a segment in the middle when the moderators turned to foreign policy and military affairs. As always, Foxtrot Alpha dissected the candidate’s statements where they were either lacking in specifics or were just flat-out wrong when it came to defense issues.
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By Anthony Domanico CNET’s Anthony Domanico is a big fan of the Fallout video game series, but with the newly released Fallout 4, he noticed he’s playing a bit differently this time around.
By Amanda Kooser Phobos is very close to its planet Mars, but the intimacy of that relationship also means destruction for the moon, NASA says this week.