OLPC tablet distribution proves concepts laid out in ‘The Diamond Age’

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We don't remember hearing about the One Laptop Per Child initiative distributing tablet computers but apparently a couple of shipments were distributed to rural communities in Ethiopia. The problem one might think of in this scenario is that the literacy rate in the two test villages was basically zero. But that's exactly the population targeted with thr technology. The tablets were loaded with a … [Read more...]

Dog Pod Grid one step closer to reality

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What's better than one amazingly acrobatic quadcopter? How about a swarm of acrobatic micro-quadcopters? It's not a rhetorical question, but an experimental reality. A team at the University of Pennsylvania are showing off their latest round of hovering robots which can move in formation and alter their orientation as a swarm. You may remember us salivating over the unbelievable stunts the team … [Read more...]