About - Autodesk Research. Trying to kill this snakebot just makes more snakebots. As if Israel's new robotic snake wasn't freaky enough, blowing one up might just leave you with a bunch of slightly smaller robotic snakes. And they'll be pissed. Instead of being built like a normal snake with a head at one end and a tail at the other, each segment of this snakebot is totally self-contained with a brain, sensors, motors, and batteries. While the segments are designed to work together to form a long, stealthy snake that can do things like stand up and climb trees, each segment is capable of operating by itself if the snake gets damaged. The segments can also be configured with alternate payloads, which are separated from the rest of the snake to perform their own missions.
So, if the snakebot needs to plant a listening device, it can just disconnect a little piece of itself and leave it behind to eavesdrop. It can also detach segments packed with explosives if it's feeling ornery. Check out the first generation of robosnake in the video below. Hive45 Singularity Podcast #38 - Technological Platforms. Ambient intelligence. An (expected) evolution of computing from 1960–2010. In computing, ambient intelligence (AmI) refers to electronic environments that are sensitive and responsive to the presence of people. Ambient intelligence is a vision on the future of consumer electronics, telecommunications and computing that was originally developed in the late 1990s for the time frame 2010–2020.
In an ambient intelligence world, devices work in concert to support people in carrying out their everyday life activities, tasks and rituals in an easy, natural way using information and intelligence that is hidden in the network connecting these devices (see Internet of Things). As these devices grow smaller, more connected and more integrated into our environment, the technology disappears into our surroundings until only the user interface remains perceivable by users. A typical context of ambient intelligence environment is a Home environment (Bieliková & Krajcovic 2001). Overview[edit] History[edit] Criticism[edit]