http://futurismic.com/2010/01/13/the-tender-mash-up/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://futurismic.com/2010/01/13/the-tender-mash-up/comment-page-1/#comment-67415 Brenda Cooper Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:28:29 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=10178#comment-67415 Great image, John. And yes, Scott, I'm sure you're right. Swarm robotics etc. is a really interesting field right now. Great image, John. And yes, Scott, I’m sure you’re right. Swarm robotics etc. is a really interesting field right now.

]]> http://futurismic.com/2010/01/13/the-tender-mash-up/comment-page-1/#comment-67067 Scott Dennis Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:49:00 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=10178#comment-67067 I'm betting we'll also do a lot to improve machines using biologic materials in the next fifty years based on what I've read about insect machine mashups and rat brain cells grown in the lab and used to control machines. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-0eZytv6Qk I’m betting we’ll also do a lot to improve machines using biologic materials in the next fifty years based on what I’ve read about insect machine mashups and rat brain cells grown in the lab and used to control machines.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-0eZytv6Qk

]]> http://futurismic.com/2010/01/13/the-tender-mash-up/comment-page-1/#comment-67005 John Lunn Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:57:54 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=10178#comment-67005 I can't forget Space Rangers, a very short lived tongue-in-cheek TV SF series from the 90's. http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Contrib/SciFi/SpaceRangers/ The mechanic, Doc, had a mechanical heart (among other parts) that didn't work very well and would periodically yank it out and thump it on table or tighten a screw before cramming it back in his chest. I can’t forget Space Rangers, a very short lived tongue-in-cheek TV SF series from the 90′s. http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Contrib/SciFi/SpaceRangers/
The mechanic, Doc, had a mechanical heart (among other parts) that didn’t work very well and would periodically yank it out and thump it on table or tighten a screw before cramming it back in his chest.

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