Custom Solutions - Developing for the future

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  • M. Tim Jones
  • Daniel Mewes
  • Lynda
  • Nicholas Lee
  • Sara Morgan
  • subhas
  • Pius Agius
  • Herman A. Junge
  • Cindy Fallsen
  • Dean
  • Bob Mottram
  • Phill Holland
  • Jen Thomas
  • Sahan Udana

Member Links

Neuromind Technology - Daniel Mewes - Cognitive Computing

sentience - Bob Mottram - A 3D volumetric perception system for mobile robots

robotbridgeware - Bob Mottram - Enabling greater tranferability and reuse of robotics software

Rodney - Bob Mottram - humanoid robot

There be Robots here - Pius Agius - blog on robotics

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"No computer has ever been designed that is ever aware of what it's doing; but most of the time, we aren't either. "

Marvin Minsky

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November 18
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November 18
Good luck Pius. I think you are doing great. All the best :-)
November 6
Hi Daniel, I know it sounds a bit too much to say as one person that I am about to change what word the world uses. I actually do not expect that because I am personally against the phrase that everyone else will follow. Actually I was quite supr...
November 2
Hi Pius, you are right, the term Artificial Intelligence is often misunderstood in the sense, that people think of it as not being "real" or something. It creates the impression that there is intelligence on the one hand, and artificial intellige...
November 2
Pius Agius added a blog post
Hello Definitions are very important and they choose in a way the paths we eventually take. It is crucial that at the beginning of any venture woth doing that we know what we are doing. I heard an interview with John McCarthy and it was very enli...
November 2
Phill Holland is now a member of Custom Solutions - Developing for the future
October 30
Hello Cindy, You know it is quite refreshing to see that people are thinking about robots that are useful to us humans. You are so right when you state that everyone would find such an appliation useful. That the way to use robots. These days all...
October 25
Pius Agius added a blog post
Hello I have been away too long and I have a bunch of excuses. You know no excuse is good enough. I am just beginning to get back to writing stuff on the various web sites that I am interested in. It does my heart good to see that this site, one ...
October 25
Cindy Fallsen added a blog post
I have been reading about robotic surgery. It is really amazing how this is coming along. I have a friend who has had several dental procedures that are fairly extensive. He can only have them done at Indianapolis hospitals. I wonder if Dental ins...
October 8
Daniel Mewes added a blog post
Hello everyone, I will soon begin to work at a research facility on Saarland University's campus in the "Statistical Geometry Processing" research group as a 5-hours a week student research assistant. One of the main mid-term goals of the resear...
October 3
Hi Sara So glad you read it. You know most days I think about so many things that I find bloging makes it easier to make sense of it all. I seem to rant electronically and and wonder if anyone else thinks the same or differently. If people out in...
August 5
Very nice and thoughtful post Pius :-)
August 5
Pius Agius added a blog post
Hello All There has been a lot of activity in the media about a so called debate that must be engaged about robots used in battle. Well let me state for the record that I believe robots should never be used in battle. Yes I know this idealisitic ...
August 4
Hi Sara, Gosh you get such good information and I envy the way you place those links in your comments. I am still learning and it sure is fun, or is that funny. Thankyou so much. Take care Pius
July 28
Pius Agius added a blog post
Hello everyone, So sorry that I have not been adding my two cents on a more regular basis. Yous see my computer froze up and I almost lost all my data. If anyone had that happen, you know it can be very, very and very scary. I had oh about a thou...
July 28

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Cindy Fallsen

snow day software

When there is a snow day, our school system calls us through some sort of Call Center Software informing us of the cancellation. I am not sure what sort of Multivariate Testing has been done to test the reliability of such a system. What sort of products do you guys know of that is used for this purpose? Our school… Continue

Posted by Cindy Fallsen on November 8, 2009 at 7:56pm

Pius Agius

Is Artificial Intelligence artificial ??

Hello

Definitions are very important and they choose in a way the paths we eventually take. It is crucial that at the beginning of any venture woth doing that we know what we are doing. I heard an interview with John McCarthy and it was very enlightening. Noel Sharkey, who was the host of the show asked some very excellent questions. At one point John McCarthy had some second thoughts about the term he helped choose the term "Artificial Intelligence". I was amazed to hear that if he had to do i… Continue

Posted by Pius Agius on November 2, 2009 at 12:56pm — 3 Comments

Pius Agius

Its Alive !!

Hello

I have been away too long and I have a bunch of excuses. You know no excuse is good enough. I am just beginning to get back to writing stuff on the various web sites that I am interested in. It does my heart good to see that this site, one of my favourites is still alive and with some very interesting posts. I am ever so glad that others have began to add blogs.

The world continues to march on and all of the developments are not always for the maximum good. My last blog was about a debat… Continue

Posted by Pius Agius on October 25, 2009 at 9:49pm

Cindy Fallsen

Robotic Devices in Exercise Equipment

Traveling in the U.S. can prove to be interesting. Hotels in Augusta GA have recently began using robotic technology to assist in the exercise room. I wonder if Temporary Medical facilities will adopt these same sorts of devices. They help to schedule and track workouts. It really se… Continue

Posted by Cindy Fallsen on October 19, 2009 at 3:44pm — 1 Comment

Cindy Fallsen

Dental Robotic Surgery

I have been reading about robotic surgery. It is really amazing how this is coming along. I have a friend who has had several dental procedures that are fairly extensive. He can only have them done at Indianapolis hospitals. I wonder if Dental insurance plans cover this type of surgery.
Anyway, I wonder as we… Continue

Posted by Cindy Fallsen on October 8, 2009 at 2:58pm — 1 Comment

Forum

Daniel Mewes

Bioloid robot kits 4 Replies

Started by Daniel Mewes. Last reply by Pius Agius Jul 29.

Nicholas Lee

The 'hive' mind 17 Replies

Started by Nicholas Lee. Last reply by Lynda Jul 9.

Bob Mottram

The many perils of forecasting 1 Reply

Started by Bob Mottram. Last reply by Sara Morgan May 2.

 
 

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