Motherboard put together a great short piece on two-legged robots. Just over 12 minutes long it introduces you to a few bi-pedal robots, but in particular one made by Agility Robotics; "Cassie."
With good form Cassie seems quite nimble for their current level of development. They hope that one day she'll be as nimble and quick as an adult human. This 'waist and legs' might one day be delivering your packages.
With good form Cassie seems quite nimble for their current level of development. They hope that one day she'll be as nimble and quick as an adult human. This 'waist and legs' might one day be delivering your packages.
If you're interested in where bio-inspired robots are heading here's a 20 minute Ted talk from Oregon State University researcher Jonathan Hurst:
A study out of Vanderbilt University counted the number of cortical neurons in the brains of several animals, including cats and dogs. Turns out dogs possess significantly more neurons in their cerebral cortex then cats do. The cerebral cortex is generally associated with complex behaviors like thinking and planning. Things most people would related with intelligence. For reference cats have about 250 million cortical neurons, dogs have about 530 million, and humans contain about 16 billion. The study was published in the Frontiers in Neuroanatomy.
Does this make you more of a dog person? Perhaps it makes you love your cat more? If you own both a cat and a dog have you ever noticed a difference in intelligence between your pets?