Archives for the 'Programming' Category
Why Intelligent Machines Appear Intelligent (or Not)
Published on 24 Nov 2007 at 5:58 am.
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Filed under Computation, Exploration, Information, Intelligent Systems, Inventions, Lego, Programming, Research, Robotics, Technology.
I have been working for about 48 hours (straight with intermittent cat naps) on my robotic arm, which is equipped with a point light sensor. I have re-programmed it to characterize polygons as well as circles. However, the main purpose of this research project is to develop an inquiry engine that is generally engineered to […]
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Intelligent Instruments
Published on 6 Oct 2007 at 6:24 pm.
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Filed under Computation, Exploration, Intelligent Systems, Inventions, Lego, NXT, Programming, Research, Robotics, Technology.
One of my main research thrusts recently has been my work on desiging intelligent instruments. The idea is to develop truly autonomous scientific platforms. Such systems would be able to explore the surface of the more distant worlds such as Europa or Titan, or dive deep into the oceans on Earth to search for undersea […]
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Announcing Launch of BrickEngineer.com
Published on 4 Oct 2007 at 2:07 am.
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Filed under Intelligent Systems, Inventions, Lego, Programming, Robotics, Software, Technology.
Today I launched a new website called http://BrickEngineer.com/pages
This page is devoted to designing machines, instruments and robots with LEGOs. Like all sites, it will slowly grow. It is not much to speak of right now, but I have plans for tutorials on topics including: gear designs, computer-aided design and animation, robotics, and machine-learning systems.
If LEGOs […]
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How to Restore the Show Desktop Icon on the Quick Launch Toolbar
Published on 17 Sep 2007 at 9:50 am.
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Filed under Programming, Software, Solutions.
Last night when my machine was bogged down and I became impatient, I inadvertently threw away my Show Desktop Icon that came with the Quick Launch Toolbar. There is no easy way to restore this, so I went searching online for a solution.
Here is what I found from Microsoft support:
1. Open the Notepad program so […]
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Human Computation
Published on 22 Aug 2007 at 11:44 am.
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Filed under Computation, Internet, Programming, Research, Software, Technology.
My friend Carlos recently emailed me an interesting talk on leveraging human computation to solve difficult computational problems. The talk was by Luis von Ahn from the Computer Science Department from Carnegie Mellon University, and was presented as a Google Tech Talk last year on July 26, 2006.
As a physicist, I have always marvelled at […]
