[postlink]http://radical-technology.blogspot.com/2010/06/robot-fish-leads-schoolreally.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xw8v0CjyCYendofvid [starttext] Artificial intelligence? Done. Artificial leadership? Its origins may well be in the fish tanks and the algorithms in Maurizio Porfiri’s Brooklyn laboratories at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly). Here the assistant professor of mechanical engineering, best known for modeling advanced smart materials, is using those materials, plus a lot of mathematics and his love for animals and science fiction, to build robots that lead schooling fish.http://www.poly.edu/press-release/2010/05/26/follow-robotic-leader [endtext]
Wearable ultrasound tech for muscle monitoring opens new possibilities in
healthcare and human-machine interfaces
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Researchers have developed a compact, wearable ultrasound device that
monitors muscle activity. Attachable to the skin with an adhesive and
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