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Purdue University Robot Predicts Environment

A team of researchers at Purdue University have devised a method to teach robots to navigate foreign environments by themselves. Using some very complex artificial intelligence, this robot can make educated “guesses” about what it might next encounter in its surroundings…

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June 13th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

electronic dog speaks, follows commands, does karaoke

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Tomy Dacky Healing Partner Dog

Looking for a canine companion, but don’t have the patience for all the shedding and pooping? If you’re willing to learn a little Japanese, these electronic furry friends might fill the bill.

The Tomy Dacky Healing Partner Dog has six internal sensors which can react to human touch and praise…

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June 2nd, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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