This is a pretty neat article about robot cockroaches. It's actually a science experiment that is peformed to examine the group dynamics of communities of cockroaches.
I think it is pretty neat how they tricked the cockroaches into thinking these little machines were one of them. Apparently, as far as humans are aware, cockroaches operate in a predictable manner following three perceivable rules:
1) Move around randomly
2) hang out more frequently in dark areas
3) hang out near other cockroaches
In order to trick the cockroaches the robots were made to 'smell' like cockroaches, and then they were perceived as such. Very interesting... imagine looking at our world with a perception like that. Its very hard for me to imagine. These cockroaches are certain that these robots exists as a cockroach because it is what they perceive. The true nature of the robot is far beyond their comprehension.
Makes me wonder what things are far beyond human comprehension, yet we are so certain they exist as we perceive them. If you follow me.
Neat article, anyway. And I just discovered npr.com offers free streaming audio bits. I'll be cruising npr a little bit more often I suspect. That is, if digg.com isnt reeming out my brain already.
Chedder out
1 comment:
you should def crush npr
cockroaches will also survive a nuclear holocaust
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