Posts Tagged ‘toyota’
Video: Toyota’s Humanoid Minstrels Take the Stage in Tokyo, Trumpeting Robots’ Mastery of Music
The ‘bots warm up the crowd with a raucous trumpet/violin duet:
Then we zoom in tight for the violin solo:
And finally, we graduate to the full four-piece finale:
Toyota also used the event to show off its i-Real robotic vehicle. But we think you’ll agree that the humanoid musicians stole the show.
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In a Bit of a Comedown, NASA Scientists To Study Cars’ Brakes
The NAS research panel will look into how electromagnetic interference, computer error, hardware and software design, human error, and a host of other factors can influence sudden acceleration and deceleration in cars controlled by computer. The NASA side will concentrate solely on how electromagnetic interference, not floor mats, human error, or faulty gas pedals, may have led to the sudden acceleration that instigated the recall.
Overall, the investigation will cost around $3 million, and ensure that Jay Leno has monologue fodder for the duration of the study.
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