“ATLAS, a stompy kill-bot created by Boston Dynamics, and SCHAFT, a more abstract but well-balanced man-bot created by a Japanese company of the same name, were recently purchased by Google, which has made a rather abrupt overall turn toward robotics research. Schaft’s decisive first place and ATLAS’ strong second-place finish in the first leg of DARPA’s Grand Challenge are now basically Google’s by corporate marriage. That’s a problem for DARPA, since Google has vowed not to pursue any military contracts in the future — and this week, that policy finally came into effect. DARPA and Google have two competing narratives as to why this happened.”
Did you like this?
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Related posts:
At Davos the Elite Ponder Stale Cybersecurity Issues—and Charlize Theron
Feds Seize Property; Tell Owner, “Prove It’s Yours!"
Beijing Subway, Line 13, morning rush hour - just a little crowded
Go Time: “Pentagon is Making the Initial Preparations for a Cruise Missile Attack”
New Zealand Plans Cyprus-Style Bank Confiscations
A letter to my family and friends about the NDAA and me.
First U.S. Bitcoin Vending Machine Installed in New Mexico Cigar Shop
Uncle Sam’s Marijuana Patch
Open Carry Chicks Hassled by Power Hungry Cop & AR-15
CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou’s Open Letter to Edward Snowden
Ukraine to Regulate Bitcoin Businesses Under Existing Laws
France Doubles Down On Cash Ban: No Transactions Over 1,000 Euros
Hastings Coroner Report: He Was Using Drugs, But Not Considered a Factor
Bose accused of spying on end users, data mining via headphone app
Jeff Sessions Faces Tough Cannabis Questions—From His Own Interns