[Robotgroup] Anyone free on may 7th to go attend this?

[john at cozmicfunk.com]

I am very interested in this but it looks like a EE only kind of event.

JPF

Doug Emes wrote:
> http://www.edatechforum.com/events/index.cfm
>
> excerpts from the following URL:
> http://www.edatechforum.com/events/austin/keynotes.cfm
> ---
> Austin, Texas
> May 07, 2008
> 10am
> Dances with Robots: The Story of One Engineer, 112 Little Robots, and
> the Toys, Insects, and Star War Movies that Made it all Possible.
> James McLurkin
> Robotocist / Inventor
>
> The presentation starts with a lighthearted look at society's views on
> robots, Hollywood's portrayal of them, the current state of the art,
> and the future of the technology. Philosophical questions about the
> nature of intelligence are discussed, as they pose serious problems
> for the creation of artificially intelligent devices. The final
> conclusion? Robots are phenomenally stupid and we should be more
> concerned about the next asteroid strike than a robotic rebellion. In
> spite of this, robots are still useful, and swarms are the future of
> robotics. McLurkin promotes the need for swarms of robots, and
> explains the technology required to produce group behaviors on one
> hundred robots. Live robot demonstrations and video clips of the swarm
> in action punctuate the main points.
> ---
>
> Sounds pretty neat, but I wont be able to come on down from DFW.
>
> Doug Emes
>
> P.S. - Houston's club is having their outdoor robot contest THIS weekend:
> http://deanandara.com/DryRun/
>
> The DPRG's is NEXT month:
> http://www.dprg.org/competitions/roborama2008a/
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