They nicked some moves from Honda's Asimo robot at 1m20s in!

It's the Japanese OK Go!

I wonder if they were actually trying to look like Asimo, or if that was a side-effect.

>> ^dag:

wow. wow. Really impressive. A very different approach than the massive industrial ASIMO - but, maybe coming from the toy angle and scaling up is a better way to go. I hope he open sources the software and lets people tinker.


I WANT!!!!

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wow. wow. Really impressive. A very different approach than the massive industrial ASIMO - but, maybe coming from the toy angle and scaling up is a better way to go. I hope he open sources the software and lets people tinker.

Everybody has their ups and downs. What does David think we're missing out on? Fox News is the primary focus, and anger, usually directed at Murdoch. Fox News and by extension, Murdoch's, blatant propaganda, throwing out a one party line and the outright lying allowed to be aired across the airwaves is ludicrous. He is committing a grievous wound to our country's psyche and even sometimes internationally. The people he associates himself with is also another head turner.

Anyway, to the real point. The pay scheme may work, for awhile. As long as I've been using the Internet capitalism (out of all the places in the world) truly thrives here. They can ask for money or demand it. The very next day there will be three or more new sites up that not only offer what they had for free (even if illegal), but they will have their own content. It's happened already with: games, music, movies, news, video, social sites, pictures, etc...

The pay scheme will never work unless the provider finds the groove that customers are willing to pay for (like Netflix, or iTunes, etc..) and the other problem -- DEMAND. Murdoch didn't come up with anything revolutionary or new; it's like Microsoft and their new "Bing" search engine (Google) that is integrated into a full OS/Browser experience(!11!!) and Iran's new robot that can handle uranium and stuff (Asimo)...

Whether the paper medium dies is entirely up to them. Innovate or die.
edit-done, I guess...

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Looks great, but having a humanoid shaped robot just seems like silly anthropomorphism- and out of touch with the current state of technology.

Asimo requires a semi-truck worth of support equipment and a crew of 10 to keep running - and something tells me he's not vacuum rated.

Thanks!

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The hardest part of programming for me was Path finding.

Thank goodness its a problem solved by engines.

Thanks, Deano!

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Looks like Asimo is getting an upgrade.

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I bet Asimo is pissed.

the body exists to provide the brain with a vehicle and nutrition, so if you can alternately provide those things... combine this with the asimo you can control with your mind... might not be so bad if non-existence is not your preferred alternative.

you know we've all wondered about heads being kept alive... dont condemn the one guy who tried it and (maybe) got it to work.. he wasnt doing it for fun

Fantastic. OK. Great. Please combine it with ASIMO and kill us magnificently.

he even laughs like an Asimo Robot...

Imagine Asimo's functionality, with the Creature Shop's aesthetics and flow. That would be some freaky stuff.

If there was ever a reason to love Honda, ASIMO is it.

And that song is awesome.