Skynet Part I: Skynet has been watching you for over 2 years

October 1st, 2009 :: 2 Comments

Welcome to the future

Welcome to the future

Most everyone has some sort of knowledge about Skynet, the computer program that eventually led to the war between humans & machines in the Terminator movies and TV shows. The concept of a self aware and artificially intelligent computer network is quite terrifying, but it may soon become a staple in networks across the world.  There are a couple projects being researched and developed that all hold a piece of the Skynet puzzle, not to mention an actual system named Skynet that is currently in operation.  So while Skynet in the Terminator universe was merely fiction, reality is just as alarming.  Of course these new systems are meant to help society operate better, faster and stronger, but the worst actions often have the best intentions.  Part 1 of 2 is below.

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Cyberdyne (Terminator) is a REAL company and they make robotic exoskeletons

September 20th, 2009 :: 1 Comment

In a never ending search of information regarding the development of killer robots, I came across a Popular Science article about Japanese scientists going for a quiet walk in their prototype robotic exoskeletons. The article has a video following the scientists as they walk down a sidewalk.

The exoskeleton is named HAL, which stands for Hybrid Assisted Limb.  It is being developed to help recovering patients or patients in physical therapy to move around and to also help users lift heavy objects.  The prototype shown in the video is not a full HAL system, but rather a partial system consisting of the exoskeleton’s  legs.  The scientists in the video are also eerily quiet.

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