www.livescience.com New Robot Deliver Snacks Final Copy

This is a picture of the Snackbot.

When I first read the title of the article, I thought it was clever of someone to invent such an object. As I read on, I found out that robotic researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed this machine tailored to their needs. They developed this ingenious creation because they were always starved at work. Thus, they created a mechanism called the Snackbot.




The Snackbot is the size of an extremely minuscule human being. Because it can travel on wheels, the robot is considered mobile. Additionally, the Snackbot can also deliver mouth-watering delicacies to the staff and students at the profound university. This robot also sparked new research projects for enhancing the robot . Such projects include, allowing the robot to move in a socially accepted manner through crowded spaces and learn to recognize new objects.




In my opinion, this is a wonderful creation. If they ever sell these robots, many people would want to purchase it. Additionally, I think this robot can open new doors for people working in robotics. For example, they could create robots which can open doors for the elderly or maybe even lead an orchestra!


http://www.livescience.com/technology/091017-snackbot-robot.html


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www.livescience.com: Rome can be built in a day final copy

" Rome can be built in day." When I first read this title I pondered about the fact that people usually say, "Rome can't be built in a day". The title intrigued me and pulled me into the article. Apparently, the article was about a new computer program designed from the University of Washington that could reconstruct a 3-D city in hours from using numerous photos from tourists. It would preform this magnificent feat by mending thousands of photos from different views. For example, they digitally created the beautiful country of Rome from tourists photos which were tagged "Rome" or "Roma" from the widely-known photo- sharing website, Flicker. Observing each image, the computers took a total 21 hoursto make the 3-D city of Rome. So, a viewer can actually observe Rome's famous landmarks, like the Sistine Chapel and the Pantheon.

In my opinion, this must have been a giantic feat for the people who created the 3-D city of Rome. And that it is interesesting that they can acutally create Rome in 3-D. Who knows maybe in the near future they would have more 3-D countires like China?

http://www.livescience.com/technology/090915-rome-day.html