time travel, parallel universes, and other useful illusions
I’ve often mentioned Project Pegasus, but we’ve never really talked about it, you know? So sit back, relax, mix yourself a cool Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster. Or don’t, because reading this will probably give you the same effect.*
DARPA. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Founded in 1958 as a response to the Soviet Union’s Sputnik launch, this agency has been at the absolute forefront of new technologies, ranging from the Internet (they created ARPANET) to sophisticated military systems. They also play a large role in the development of unique and often terrifying …
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“In this video, the Pet-Proto, a predecessor to DARPA’s Atlas robot, is confronted with obstacles similar to those robots might face in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC). To maneuver over and around the obstacles, the robot exercises capabilities including autonomous decision-making, dismounted mobility and dexterity.” DARPA: Keeping you terrified of the future since 1958.
Maybe it’s Big Dog’s housefly-like buzzing. Maybe it’s the way it walks, or the fact that I feel sorry for it when it gets kicked, or struggles to regain its footing on the icy ground. Whatever it is, this thing has always creeped me out. It doesn’t help that DARPA and Boston Dynamics have created …
The mad scientists over at Harvard University (in a collaboration with DARPA) aren’t content with simple robotic Meshworms and artificial jellyfish. Now, they’ve created “soft robots” that can change their colors and patterns like cephalopods. The robots are made of silicone layers, with molds used to create “micro-channels” underneath. These channels are then filled with colored …
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