Indy Autonomous Challenge

 This is amazing...

Happy New Year

Happy New Year from the crew at Boston Dynamics. Incredible technology!

And yes, I do love them all!

When they say robots are made for "dull, dangerous, and dirty" jobs - I didn't know they meant "Dirty Dancing."

Merry Christmas from R.U.S.

Merry Christmas from Robotics Under the Stole. I found this great gif in April and saved it for Christmas. I hope you find something robotic under your tree this year.

Conjunction Doodle

 

See - https://g.co/doodle/zb9rsyd

Under the Tree

 What every good boy or girl wants for Christmas!

Realistic and Interactive Robot Gaze

From Disney Research Hub - (saw this on IEEE Spectrum) - This video describes the development of a system for lifelike gaze in human-robot interactions using a humanoid animatronic bust. We present a general architecture that seeks not only to create gaze interactions from a technological standpoint, but also through the lens of character animation where the fidelity and believability of motion is paramount; that is we seek to create an interaction which demonstrates the illusion of life.

Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Over 50 years ago, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission changed our world and ideas of what is possible by successfully landing humans on the surface of the moon⁠—and bringing them home safely⁠—for the first time in history. This Google video Doodle celebrates this moment of human achievement by taking us through the journey to the moon and back, narrated by someone with firsthand knowledge of the epic event: former astronaut and Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins. 

Tomorrow's Gospel (Matthew 25:14-30) is a parable about God leaving us in charge of resources to be used wisely for good purpose.  Let's not let fear keep us from making bold choices!