[Robotgroup] Cool NASA News

[Ed Xavier Gonzalez]

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>* Build Your Own Robot With an Online "Recipe"
>* Question of the Week: Would You Take a Pill to "Erase" a Horrible Memory?
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>ROBOT RECIPE
>As part of the Telepresence Robot Kit (TeRK), Carnegie Mellon 
>University (CMU) researchers developed a set of recipes for robots 
>that can wirelessly connect to the Internet. From making your kid's 
>old teddy bear move to a robot that keeps an eye on a new pet at 
>home, there's a range of robots you can cook up.
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>"The Internet connection means the robots are much more global," 
>said CMU associate professor of robotics Illah Nourbakhsh, who 
>explained that the robot can be operated remotely from any location, 
>send photos or video, respond to RSS feeds, or access the Internet 
>to find information.
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>Users can even design new robot types using what's called a Qwerk 
>controller.  Developed by CMU's Community Robotics, Education, and 
>Technology Empowerment (CREATE) Lab and Charmed Labs of Austin, TX, 
>Qwerk is a full-fledged computer with a Linux operating system that 
>can use any computer language.
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>For more information, visit: http://link.abpi.net/l.php?20070430A2
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>This week's question has to do with research being conducted by 
>Roger K. Pitman, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical 
>School. Dr. Pitman and his colleagues recently tested a drug called 
>propranolol on 41 people who experienced automobile accidents, 
>assaults, and other traumas serious enough for them to be treated at 
>an emergency room. The goal was to see if this drug, given within 
>six hours of their mishaps, would prevent terrifying, indelible 
>memories from taking root.
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>If you were given the opportunity, would you take a pill to "erase" 
>a horrific memory? Submit your answer at: 
>http://link.abpi.net/l.php?20070430A17
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<The right to Free Speech does not diminish the value of remaining silent>

Ed Xavier Gonzalez
Oak Hill Laser
ohlaser at swbell.net
(512) 288-5243