{"id":31,"date":"2006-10-04T02:23:32","date_gmt":"2006-10-04T09:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vocaro.com\/trevor\/blog\/2006\/10\/04\/a-bowling-robot-helps-me-choose-a-career\/"},"modified":"2009-09-27T22:51:29","modified_gmt":"2009-09-28T05:51:29","slug":"a-bowling-robot-helps-me-choose-a-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vocaro.com\/trevor\/blog\/2006\/10\/04\/a-bowling-robot-helps-me-choose-a-career\/","title":{"rendered":"A bowling robot helps me choose a career"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nate Anderson wrote an excellent article<\/a> for Ars Technica about the recently released version 2<\/a> of the Robosapien<\/a>. This humanoid robot is just a toy, but it’s supposedly one of the most advanced toys ever. After all, the manufacturer<\/a> claims that the Robosapien V2 is a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153highly evolved robotic fusion of technology and personality, combining fluid biomechanical motion with a multi-sensory, interactive humanoid personality.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

That’s quite a statement! But how does it compare with reality? The answer can be found in one of Nate’s videos. Here, Robosapien demonstrates a new ability: bowling.<\/p>\n

ROBOSAPIEN BOWLING
\n(turn your sound up)<\/small>
\nCopyright \u00c2\u00a9 Ars Technica<\/small><\/p>\n

[flashvideo file=http:\/\/vocaro.com\/trevor\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/robosapien_bowling.mp4 width=450 height=338 \/]<\/p>\n

Wow-wee! (Sarcasm.)<\/p>\n

Yes, I realize Robosapien is just a toy, but I think the video perfectly illustrates the state of robotics today. There’s an enormous<\/em> disconnect between the kind of robot we want to build:<\/p>\n

\"Data<\/p>\n

…and the kind that’s actually available to us:<\/p>\n

\"Robosapien<\/p>\n

In other words, the field of robotics is wide open<\/em>. There’s so much work to do, so much more we’ve yet to accomplish! In fact, the robotics industry looks so compelling and full of promise that I’m seriously considering making a career of it. I’m convinced this century will come to be known as The Robotics Age<\/em>, and I want to be ready for it! In fact, I’m already finding myself focusing on robotics as the major \u00e2\u20ac\u0153motivating example\u00e2\u20ac\u009d for my doctoral thesis.<\/p>\n

Who knows? Maybe one day I’ll learn enough to create a robot that can actually bowl…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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