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| Thread ID: 23426 | 2002-08-16 02:51:00 | Flying Robot puts scientists in a flap | honeylaser (814) | Press F1 |
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| 71416 | 2002-08-16 02:51:00 | OK, not strictly computer related, but bloody interesting: LONDON - A robot has taught itself the principles of flying - learning in three hours what evolution took millions of years to achieve, say two Swedish scientists . . . ( . nzherald . co . nz/storydisplay . cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyID=2349699" target="_blank">www . nzherald . co . nz) |
honeylaser (814) | ||
| 71417 | 2002-08-16 03:32:00 | How dumb. Try to teach something to fly that is too heavy to do so. I have a robot that can fly - it is called a remote controlled airplane. Some people have too much time and money. G P |
Graham Petrie (449) | ||
| 71418 | 2002-08-16 03:35:00 | Oh, and I almost forgot: learning in three hours what evolution took millions of years to achieve Yeah, but they gave it wings that could acheive lift - that was part of the reason evolution took so ong, you can't drastically alter a living things physical properties without time. That is of course if you believe in evolution. I am sure our christian/creationist posters would disagree. G P |
Graham Petrie (449) | ||
| 71419 | 2002-08-16 04:00:00 | Not that it didn't actually fly, which says a lot. On one hand, God didn't create the robot so it doesn't follow the same set of rules as evolution. On the other hand, it goes to show how stupid mankind still is. Obviously the robot knew that it was to heavy to fly, hence its climbing onto nearby blocks. I take it that its intention was to jump.... |
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