Scientists are close to releasing a commerical model of a slug-hunting robot
that is powered by the slimy creatures it catches. The four-wheeled SlugBot
uses image sensors to tell the difference between slugs, snails and worms, and
then picks up the prey with its claw arm.
http://www.business2.com/articles/web/0,,36337,FF.html
Scientists who have been developing a slug-hunting robot that could be powered
by its prey are close to releasing a commercial model.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2100781,00.html
Further research is being continued by the team based on Slugbot's self
sustaining energy autonomy, this time using plant material rather than dead
slugs.
http://www.silicon.com/public/door?REQUNIQ=1008220953&6004REQEVENT=&REQINT1=49
900&REQSTR1=newsnow
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Useless hypotheses, etc.:
consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
analog computing, cultural relativism, GAC, Cyc, Eliza, cryonics, individual
uniqueness, ego, human values, scientific relinquishment, malevolent AI,
non-sensory experience, SETI
We move into a better future in proportion as science displaces superstition.
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