Glib & Superficial: UPenn GRASP Lab Strikes Again

"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing."

--Archilochus

Glenn Reynolds:
"Heh."

Barack Obama:
"Impossible to transcend."

Albert A. Gore, Jr.:
"An incontinent brute."

Rev. Jeremiah Wright:
"God damn the Gentleman Farmer."

Friends of GF's Sons:
"Is that really your dad?"

Kickball Girl:
"Keeping 'em alive until 7:45."

Hired Hand:
"I think . . . we forgot the pheasant."

I'm an
Alcoholic Yeti
in the
TTLB Ecosystem

Monday, January 17, 2011

UPenn GRASP Lab Strikes Again

We've previously had occasion to remark on the very interesting work being done at the University of Pennsylvania's General Robotics, Automation, Sensing & Perception (GRASP) Lab. These are not radio-controlled toys; they move on their own, avoiding obstacles and accomplishing simple tasks without outside intervention. In this latest video, the little critters are provided with standardized building blocks, the desired resulting structure is defined, and they're turned loose.