Archive for March, 2008

Japanese Propagada from 1934

Friday, March 28th, 2008

A cartoon made by the Japanese in 1934. An evil Mickey Mouse (the United States) attacks a peaceful island community armed with bats, snakes, and alligators. They respond by getting the Japanese to help them against US “aggression”. According to one comment:
in the aftermath of the Mukden (Manchurian) Incident and Japan’s announced [...]

Big Dog robotic pack mule

Friday, March 28th, 2008

This new video of “Big Dog,” the amazing quadrupedal robot from Boston Dynamics, shows of its latest tricks: the ability to walk through snow and even over ice, catching itself when it slips and falls. Its normal gait is unnatural, but when it starts to scramble to recover it looks eerily real.
I have to admit [...]