A couple years back, in 2014, Ward Cunningham wrote a piece on wiki called “Internet of Broken Things”. After dealing with the failure of a home sensor network he wrote: This is how the… Source: Internet of Broken Things This…
Tag: autonomous systems
Tesla driver dies in first fatal crash while using autopilot mode
Oops! Poor person .. The autopilot sensors on the Model S failed to distinguish a white tractor-trailer crossing the highway against a bright sky Source: Tesla driver dies in first fatal crash while using autopilot mode The first paragraph notes…
Neuroscience Fiction – The New Yorker
The first and foremost reason why we shouldn’t simply disown neuroscience altogether is an obvious one: if we want to understand our minds, from which all of human nature springs, we must come to grips with the brain’s biology. The…
Are self-driving warships and ‘smart trucks’ the future?
Autonomous vehicles are on the rise, with the US military christening an experimental self-driving warship and a smart truck platooning trial ending successfully this week. Source: Are self-driving warships and ‘smart trucks’ the future?
Tiny Robots Mimic Termites’ Ability to Build without a Leader – Scientific American
Tiny Robots Mimic Termites’ Ability to Build without a Leader – Scientific American: “” (Via Stephen Downes) These are small autonomous systems with very simple rulesets, and they build structures without communication and without a leader … excellent “teamwork” but…