Friday, June 10, 2005

American Scientist Online - An interview with Michael Gazzaniga

Author of "The Ethical Brain", which I haven't read yet, but the interview is very interesting and worth having a look at.

Tuesday, June 07, 2005

DARPA picks 40 robot hopefuls for $2m race | The Register

It sounds like this time things are going to be different. Can't wait.

"It is truly remarkable how much progress the Grand Challenge teams have made in a relatively short period of time,” said program manager Ron Kurjanowicz. “The (qualification event) will be very exciting and we will see autonomous vehicle performance that was not possible a year ago. The teams’ creative sparks are flying and they are making impressive progress toward DARPA’s goal of developing technologies that will save the lives of our men and women in uniform on the battlefield.”

But really:

"...DARPA’s goal of developing technologies that will save the lives of our men and women in uniform on the battlefield.”

I suppose this is funny in light of last year's event. Reminds me a bit of the graffiti: "Fighting for peace..."