Category Archives: Contextualization Exercise

http://qz.com/426253/scientists-have-made-enough-animal-robots-to-fill-a-terrifying-zoo/ http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/9-biomimetic-robots-act-animals-article-1.2094006 I have provided links above to various robotic animals, each with it’s own ability. I think it is interesting to consider the vast difference between these inventions and what we considered an animal robots as children (Tickle Me … Continue reading →

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2517413/The-kamikaze-canines-blew-destroy-Nazi-tanks-WWII-photographs-reveal-Stalins-dogs-war-explosives-strapped-them.html We3, short for Animal Weapon 3, presents an alternative reality and quasi-dystopian view of how humans hierarchize other life and thereby employ it as a means to an end. Many of those participating in the weapons research project treat … Continue reading →

http://mentalfloss.com/article/22702/10-technologies-we-stole-animal-kingdom This article entitled “10 Technologies We Stole From the Animal Kingdom” supports Descartes’s claim that animals differ from humans because they are mechanical entities without souls. Specifically, the article speaks to the second section of Descartes’s argument that animals … Continue reading →

I found an interesting article from the website Popular Mechanics about five new animal robots that are designed to look and act like animals. An emphasis is placed on the movement of these animal robots; although their form is mechanical … Continue reading →

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/09/neokamis-artificial-intelligence-app-wants-to-make-you-a-top-stock-picker.html   Although I do think we need to be careful as a society in developing artificial intelligence—and be wary of our heavy reliance on technology—I do think that the current benefits of artificial intelligence can actually make our society … Continue reading →

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-google-self-driving-car-accident-20150716-story.html   In this article, an accident between a car with a person behind the wheel and a car with no person directing the car (but with three people inside) was described. The accident was evidently fault of the human … Continue reading →