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Fujitsu Releases Specs For Hackable Robot

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the 28000-pounds-heavy dept.

S. Allen writes: "According to this article, Fujitsu will release the specifications to their RT-Linux based humanoid robot next week to encourage development and research. The article states, 'The software used to program Hoap-1 will run on RT-Linux -- a version of the open-source operating system that is designed for robotic applications, as well as data acquisition and systems control functions. Simulation software will let users test their code before letting it loose on Hoap-1'"

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  1. FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I like my ass. And so does fervent

    1. Re:FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      HEh when I read your login name I can't help but think of the way Howard Stern says it in that fake black accent.. "Hooleey mackkaralll!" The OJ voice I think

    2. Re:FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      What's wrong with WIPO?

  2. BREAKING NEWS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Breaking News: Osama Bin Ladin IS GAY!

  3. w00t! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Post ni66az!!!!!

  4. FP to kill the sporks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    die, baby, die. ;) ACs rule!

  5. ROBOT POST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ENEMY == HUMAN
    IF SIGHT = HUMAN THEN
    KILL HUMAN
    OR ELSE LOOK HUMAN
    DIE;

    1. Re:ROBOT POST by __aaahtg7394 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      for the less-dangerous (civilian vs military?) version:

      diff -u post1 post2
      @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
      ENEMY == HUMAN
      IF SIGHT = HUMAN THEN
      - KILL HUMAN
      + POKE HUMAN
      OR ELSE LOOK HUMAN
      DIE;

  6. Let me get this straight. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The worst terrorist attack in recorded history happened less than a week ago and you guys are talking about fucking RT-Linux based hackable robots? JESUS FOLKS, GET SOME PRIORITIES!

    Oh wait, you said Linux? Ah, this is interesting stuff then. My bad, please, carry on amongst yourselves.

  7. Re:gee, and I thought the Aibo was expensive by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Perhaps in the wake of the worst terrorist attacks in recorded history happening less than a week ago, you forgot that WE'RE BOYCOTTING BATTLEBOTS, YOU FUCKSTICK!

  8. Um..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yeah, that was pooty OT, but...
    Yeah. That guy's a real fuckhead.

    God didn't 'let' anyone do anything. People (the terrorists) made the decisions themselves, you know.

    I'm glad I'm not a fuckhead.

  9. Vote Early and Often by kurt555gs · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Although 28K (pounds) seems expensive for the average citizen, Fujitsu may have an un-tapped market in the city of Chicago if only the robot can be programmed to walk into a polling place and (punch 10) aka vote for Mayor Daley on election day.

    The city would no dought buy 1000's ..... it really is a much more elegant method than having dead people vote

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    * Carthago Delenda Est *
  10. Oh... I know what I'm gonna do with mine... by gmplague · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Smithers... release the robotic Richard Simmons!

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    Take comfort in your ignorance.
    Grandmaster Plague
  11. Stephen King, author, dead at 54 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

  12. Re:First picture of the robot's ass by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We, at Goatse.cx, mourn the unprecedented loss of life on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.

    Let it be known terrorists, YOUR ASS IS NEXT!

  13. GAMECUBE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Trolling for NINTENDO GAMECUBE!

  14. Re:Why do all my posts start out with a score of 0 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You are a dumbass!

  15. GO GO GADGET PENIS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'd put an ascii art here, but I seem to have lost the original.