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cmu girls heart technabob

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2008-06-18 11:40:19 by technabob in technabob
...CMU) are undoubtedly some of the dopest chicks youll ever encounter. Not only do they do they possess mad algebraic skillz and could probably kick your ass in World of Warcraft , they have the only finest taste in tech blogs In this hilarious rap vid clip from the schools CMU Gurlzzz , pay careful attention starting around the 1:45 mark, and...
 
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Caterpillar and CMU team up to create world's largest, robotic monster truck

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2008-11-07 12:10:00 by Laura June in Engadget
...CMU used in the DARPA Urban Challenge , the team hopes to end up with fully automated, 700-ton trucks capable of moving up to 42 miles per hour which will be used for mining. The trucks would theoretically reduce costs, increase productivity, and save lives. The Frankenstein-ed vehicles will boast GPS, laser range finders to identify large...
 
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Caterpillar and CMU team up to create worlds largest robotic monster truck

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2008-11-07 17:10:00 by Laura June in Robotic-Lab.COM
...CMU used in the DARPA Urban Challenge , the team hopes to end up with fully automated, 700-ton trucks capable of moving up to 42 miles per hour which will be used for mining. The trucks would theoretically reduce costs, increase productivity, and save lives. The Frankenstein-ed vehicles will boast GPS, laser range finders to identify large...
 
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Snake Robots at CMU's Robotics Institute

2008-04-04 17:40:19 by Rob Beschizza in Gadget Lab
 
A compilation of clips from associate professor Howie Choset's lab. More details in my quick peek today at some CMU robotics projects , and this story from Tech Review
 
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Help CMU's AI research by playing casual games online

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2008-05-14 19:04:31 by Rob Beschizza in Boing Boing Gadgets
...CMU's Computer Science deaprtment, said in a press release. "But that shouldn't matter to the players because it turns out these games are super fun So far, there are four "Games with a Purpose." Matchin, which has players judge which of two images is more appealing, aims to improve image search algorithms. Tag a Tune has players describe...
 
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Snakes, Rovers and Googly Eyes: New Robot Masters Take Many Forms

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2008-04-04 14:16:22 by Rob Beschizza in Gadget Lab
...CMU's prototype design for a moon-wandering autonomous robot that can drill into craters to examine the composition of the soil. By coring a meter into lunar regolith, and measuring what it finds, it could tell us more about the moon than we've learned in 40 years of above-ground observation It's a prospector," said David Wettergreen, an...
 
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Hands-On With Maglev Haptic Control Technology

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2008-03-04 10:59:18 by Rob Beschizza in Gadget Lab
...CMU were a virtual playpen full of heavy primitive objects, a screen of textures to feel, and "touch the bunny," a bumpy 3D rabbit One of a gaggle of reporters stuffed into a tiny lab at the university, I took my turn on each demo. Most engaging was the physics playpen, stocked with balls, blocks and a weighted trough. With two controllers,...
 
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All About Linux 2008: Linux distros Ive loved before

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2008-03-27 21:06:42 by John Biggs in CrunchGear
...CMU had Sun X terminals, Macs, and PCs. The X terms were the most fun because they were so nasty. Were talking green screens and mice the size of your head. It wasnt like CMU couldnt afford anything newer I think the CS nerds liked them. I suspect we were using BSD then, but I dont remember Fast forward to 1998. I was consulting in Washington...
 
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Robotic Snake May One Day Wrap Around Rod of Asclepius

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2008-04-04 08:11:25 by Michael in Medgadget
...CMU researchers hope to make a snake small enough to enter the bloodstream through a blood vessel, says Marco Zenati, one of the principal researchers on the CardioArm project and a professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Zenati has used robotic surgical assistants in the past and notes that they all have limitations. The da...
 
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