Episode 203 – Robotic Monks
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English - July 16, 2018 10:00 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsTechnology Leisure Games Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
After a quick vacation week Michael R. brings a meditative view back to the show with a Robotic Monk designed to welcome young visitors to temples in China. He then takes us deep on synthetics and their new religious beliefs as shown on the TV Show Humans. We then look … Continue reading →
After a quick vacation week Michael R. brings a meditative view back to the show with a Robotic Monk designed to welcome young visitors to temples in China. He then takes us deep on synthetics and their new religious beliefs as shown on the TV Show Humans. We then look at new robots from MIT that can walk, run, and climb stairs that are littered with debris – all with out any visual inputs. And we wrap the show with a bit of a discussion around the addictive behavior of games.
Show Links
Robotic Monk – https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/02/a-buddhist-temple-in-beijing-built-a-robotic-monk-to-spread-the-word/
Fisher Price Little People – http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Fisher-Price_Little_People
Oak Meditation App – Oak Meditation
AMC’s Humans – https://www.amc.com/shows/humans
MIT Cheetah Robot Climbs Stairs = https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/05/mits-cheetah-bot-walks-up-debris-littered-stairs-without-visual-sensors/
Addiction and Video Games – https://kotaku.com/the-truth-about-video-game-addiction-1827374773
Irresistible – Books – http://adamalterauthor.com/irresistible/
Michael M has time to play games – and what is he playing?
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rodeo-stampede-sky-zoo-safari/id1047961826
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