I noticed in the article that they mentioned that studying the way octopi move their arms would be the key to building a flexible-armed robot.
This seems to beg the question of whether they have the technology required to create a mechanical construct that has the flexibility and range of motion of an octopus tentacle.
I personally don't know whether this technology exists or how it would be implemented, but if it does, please enlighten this poor, ignorant soul.
"Any day now, credit card companies will start offering Frequent Flier Light-Years, or something like that..."
Admittedly, that was tongue-in-cheek, but it does get you wondering what entirely new industries will spawn from an undertaking such as this.
I'm sure the automotive industry pioneers in their day could not have conceived of custom airbrushed paintjobs, fancy aluminum rims or even fuzzy dice manufacturers. I suppose if I'd put more thought into it I could've come up with better examples, but it'd be interesting to look ahead a couple of hundred years to see what new roads our economy has blazed because of this.
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I noticed in the article that they mentioned that studying the way octopi move their arms would be the key to building a flexible-armed robot.
This seems to beg the question of whether they have the technology required to create a mechanical construct that has the flexibility and range of motion of an octopus tentacle.
I personally don't know whether this technology exists or how it would be implemented, but if it does, please enlighten this poor, ignorant soul.
I suppose since no-one yet has made this crack...
I wonder if Microsoft has an ulterior motive in this whole crackdown.
Thank you. I'm here all week.
"Any day now, credit card companies will start offering Frequent Flier Light-Years, or something like that..."
Admittedly, that was tongue-in-cheek, but it does get you wondering what entirely new industries will spawn from an undertaking such as this.
I'm sure the automotive industry pioneers in their day could not have conceived of custom airbrushed paintjobs, fancy aluminum rims or even fuzzy dice manufacturers. I suppose if I'd put more thought into it I could've come up with better examples, but it'd be interesting to look ahead a couple of hundred years to see what new roads our economy has blazed because of this.