Planet of the robo-apes

Letum · 05-28-08, 10:53 PM

http://technology.newscientist.com/c...ine-news_rss20

Intresting stuff. A monkey has been kitted out with a false limb that it controls with it's brain alone.

yet another sign that the apes and monkeys are gonna be running this planet before long. I give it 3 weeks at best.

bookworm_020 · 05-28-08, 11:02 PM

I thought they were already running governments every where!

CCIP · 05-28-08, 11:03 PM

Great, soon all those internet monkeys will be able to spam using only their mind.

At least keyboards were a minor buffer against their onslaught for now

nikimcbee · 05-29-08, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Letum

http://technology.newscientist.com/c...ine-news_rss20

Intresting stuff. A monkey has been kitted out with a false limb that it controls with it's brain alone.

yet another sign that the apes and monkeys are gonna be running this planet before long. I give it 3 weeks at best.

...or in other words, there goes your job.

If a robo-monkey can do it, then...

rifleman13 · 05-29-08, 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

I thought they were already running governments every where!

Not all governments are run by monkeys...and remember, they are idiots compared to crocodiles and rats... they are the real problems to the political process. They are more cunning compared to idiots!

Corrupt b-------!

Stealth Hunter · 05-29-08, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

I thought they were already running governments every where!

And if that's not proof:

AVGWarhawk · 05-29-08, 08:10 AM

I had seen this on the news this morning. Although cool and possibly great for people who have missing limbs, I kind of feel for the monkey being put to the test like this. But, hey, that is just me.

nikimcbee · 05-29-08, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I had seen this on the news this morning. Although cool and possibly great for people who have missing limbs, I kind of feel for the monkey being put to the test like this. But, hey, that is just me.

He was well paid in bananas I bet.

AVGWarhawk · 05-29-08, 08:33 AM

Well, look at the poor fella. His limbs are in clear plastic tubes and he can not move them. He has a steel skull cap that is wired to a robotic arm. I guess if he is hungry enough his brain would get that robotic arm to function! However, he does look content and seemingly happy in the video, all the same, I still feel for the little critter.

StdDev · 05-29-08, 02:22 PM

And in a related story.....

rifleman13 · 05-31-08, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

I thought they were already running governments every where!

And if that's not proof:

This one got through the cracks, NEVER AGAIN!:rotfl:

05-28-08, 10:53 PM	#1
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Planet of the robo-apes http://technology.newscientist.com/c...ine-news_rss20 Intresting stuff. A monkey has been kitted out with a false limb that it controls with it's brain alone. yet another sign that the apes and monkeys are gonna be running this planet before long. I give it 3 weeks at best. __________________

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bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I thought they were already running governments every where! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

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CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Great, soon all those internet monkeys will be able to spam using only their mind. At least keyboards were a minor buffer against their onslaught for now __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I had seen this on the news this morning. Although cool and possibly great for people who have missing limbs, I kind of feel for the monkey being put to the test like this. But, hey, that is just me. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

05-29-08, 08:33 AM	#9
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Well, look at the poor fella. His limbs are in clear plastic tubes and he can not move them. He has a steel skull cap that is wired to a robotic arm. I guess if he is hungry enough his brain would get that robotic arm to function! However, he does look content and seemingly happy in the video, all the same, I still feel for the little critter. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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StdDev Legend of the Sea Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the Great Wet North Posts: 635 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	And in a related story.....