GeekBeat Live #55

05:35, by Dave Herwig

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05:34, by Dave Herwig

Flying Musician Robots

Univ. of Penn. GRASP (General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception)
–swarming quadrocopters programmed to play James Bond Theme
–James Bond chosen for note structure, simple & repetitive
–modified instruments & add-ons
–set up of infrared lights and cameras
–each robot’s maneuvers pre-programmed
–cameras track each robot’s exact position in all 3 dimensions
–setting it up took 36 hrs

05:31, by Dave Herwig

Japanese Football Robots

7th Annual Robot American Football Competition
–for high school students in Japan
–rules follow NFL rules & have several regulations (height/weight)
–can’t weigh more than 6.6lbs
–are remote controlled

05:29, by Dave Herwig

Cheetah Robot

new robot being developed by Boston Dynamics
–funding from DARPA’s Maximum Mobility and Manipulation program
–set new land speed record for legged robots
–18 mph
–lab prototype w/ offboard power
–and a boom that planarizes its motion
–start testing ‘free running’ version later this year

05:25, by Dave Herwig

STFU Gun

“jam” the sound of words
–100 feet
–The paper reads: “We have to establish and obey rules for proper turn-taking when speaking. However, some people tend to lengthen their turns or deliberately interrupt other people when it is their turn in order to establish their presence rather than achieve more fruitful discussions. Furthermore, some people tend to jeer at speakers to invalidate their speech.”
–The gun listens using a directional microphone
–short delay (0.2 sec)
–plays it back to the talker with directional speaker
–Delayed Auditory Feedback – it stops you from speaking (mic feedback – Skype)

05:24, by Dave Herwig

Devon Tread Watch

Tread 1 Watch
–,500 (free shipping)
– four internal 2-micron thin belts that spin within the case to display the time. It’s powered by a lithium polymer rechargeable cell that is charged by wireless induction. This electric system runs the belts that are kept in tune with an optical technology.

05:23, by Dave Herwig

Eye Asteroids

–Game of Astroids, completely controlled with your eyes by Tobii
–Gaze Interaction
–Calibrate by looking and focusing on calibration circles
–To play, focus/leave your eyes on your target to blow up
–Can move slightly to left/right with same accuracy

05:18, by Dave Herwig

Next up we have Nick Pudar Vice President of Planning and Business Development of OnStar.

Make sure you check out all new innovations at OnStar

Visit Onstar Developer for all the new Apps that are coming from OnStar and especially if your a developer.

05:04, by Dave Herwig

AMex Discounts on Twitter

– link AmEx credit cards to Twitter accounts
–In return for promoting offers from American Express and retailers, cardholders get discounts
–use hashtag #AmexMcDonalds, then use card at McDonald’s, get a credit
–say ANYTHING – positive or negative, just use the hashtag

What do you think??