Monkey controlled robots.

Monkey robot chart

So not Denver or social or anything, but WHOA.

Scientists in North Carolina conducted an expierment where a monkey controlled a robot in Japan through its thoughts. This is a big moment in monkey/robot synergy.
I foresee some tragic “statue of liberty on the beach” style scene. Awesome.

(You can catch the whole story in the New York Times if the chart alone doesn’t whet your monkey/robot appetite.)

  1. I for one welcome our new robot-monkey overlords.

    • MegsOfMegs
    • May 29th, 2008

    “Everything will be fine unless they send us to that horrible planet of the apes…
    Wait a minute… Statue of liberty…
    That was OUR planet! You maniacs! You blew it up!”

  1. No trackbacks yet.