WTF?
WTF indeed! We stand for Films, Tunes, and Whatever else we feel like (not necessarily in order!) Professor Nonsense heads the 'Whatever' department, posting ramblings ranging from the decrepit, to the offbeat, to the just plain absurd! The mysterious Randor takes helm of the 'Tunes' front, detailing the various melodic messages he gets in earfuls. Weekly recommendations and various musings follow his shadows. Finally, our veteran movie critic, Lt Archie Hicox, commands the 'Film' battlefield, giving war-weathered reviews on flicks the way he sees them. Through the eyes of a well-versed renegade, he stands down for no man! Together we are (W)hatever(T)unes(F)ilms!
Feel free to comment with your ideas, qualms, and responses, or e-mail them to RandorWTF@Hotmail.com!
Mar 28, 2010
Keepon
Maybe you've seen this video on Youtube of a cute little stress ball-looking toy dancing to Spoon's "Don"t You Evah."
Or, maybe you haven't. Before I continue, if the latter is true, watch it:
The truth is, what may be a source of amusement in this video, and looks like a toy, is actually a robot named Keepon.
And Keepon is just no simple robot, it is actually one of the most significant robots ever designed, able to interpret emotions, sounds, and actions through the cameras that make up its eyes, and microphone that is its nose. It is also able to express its own emotions through the movements it makes.
Did I mention it's been programmed to dance? Yes, in 2007 Keepon learned to respond to the rhythm of music due to work by Carnegie Mellon University's Marek Michalowski, and the above video is part of that result.
Check out here to find out more about Keepon and the research involving it.
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