The Robots are Coming

Posted by michael on Saturday December 6, 2003 @03:45PM from the metal-man dept.

An anonymous reader writes "LinuxDevices.com's new 'Linux-powered Robots Quick Reference Guide' offers an interesting glimpse into of some Linux-powered robots currently available or near production, and provides an extensive reading list with further information on Linux in robotics. According to a fascinating article at TechNewsWorld, Linux is poised to play a centrol role in an emerging industry that many expect to overtake the PC industry in size: robotics. Japan is currently driving robot innovation, according to the article, impelled by a looming labor shortage. Consumer robots like the Sony Aibo and Honda Asimo make headlines, but ubiquitous, cheap, and practical utility robots are what most Japanese robot makers are focused on, and 'carmaker Honda believes that robots will become its most important business,' according to the TechNewsWorld article. Watch out -- the Linux-powered robots are on the march!"

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-1 for redundant by ThomasFlip · 2003-12-06 15:55 · Score: -1, Redundant

What if they used windows ? there would be more robots crashing then cars that are built by them !

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I'll buy a robot... by TwinBeam · 2003-12-06 15:56 · Score: 0, Redundant

when it can wash and fold the clothes and put them away.
Wowy! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-06 16:43 · Score: -1, Redundant

Immagine a Beowulf Cluster of those!
robots are cumming? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-06 18:12 · Score: -1, Redundant

but have they mastered multiple orgasms? and do female robots ejaculate?