Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a rock-paper-scissors playing robot that can beat a human opponent 100% of the time. It works by recognizing the opponent’s hand position and shape with a high speed camera, and countering with a winning move in 1 millisecond (the cheat is not visible to the human eye). The researchers created the robot as a demonstration of human-robot cooperation.
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
In 1925, the legendary British explorer Percy Fawcett ventured into the Amazon jungle, in search of a fabled civilization. He never returned. Over the years countless perished trying to find evidence of his party and the place he called “The Lost City of Z.” In this masterpiece of narrative nonfiction, journalist David Grann interweaves the spellbinding stories of Fawcett’s quest for “Z” and his own journey into the deadly jungle, as he unravels the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century.
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Cheaters never win.
Unless they’re robots. No built-in conscience.
I’ve seen this somewhere before, VERY cool!!
They are building some SCARY robots now. They can run through the woods, evade obstacles…
If by SCARY you mean cool, I agree!
Oh yeah. Have you seen the robotic snake that can climb poles?
I have not!! But I want to!
It’s freaky: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HEn-fWKcqc
Oh wow….freaky is putting it mildly, but still cool!
Nothing I couldn’t return to the status quo with the aid of a rock.
The snake as well.
Yes. A big rock. Especially if I see it out in nature.
LOL @ GOF and the big rock!
I can just picture him doing it, too.
Absolutely!
Been a robot fan ever since I saw Robby in Forbidden Planet. That snake thing is weird though!
They say they’ll be thinking as fast as humans soon.
LOL Oh, I hope not, I might have to start another blog!