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More From the Fluidic Muscle Front
August 26, 2007

Yesterday I posted about an incredible new technology that uses fluid-filled chambers to simulate the complex musculature of a human arm.  Today, we find that that same technology (from the same company, Festo) is being applied to racing simulations.

Fluid-Controlled Robotic Muscles
August 24, 2007

Amazing technology from Festo.

Responsive, Emergent Intelligence
August 18, 2007

Schools of fish are a beautiful, entrancing example of swarm-based intelligence. Each individual’s behavior is influenced by the behavior of his nearest neighbors, and this simple mechanism allows information and responses to propagate through the swarm like ripples through water. For example, when a predator attacks a creature on the edge of [...]