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Hola
By: BTGuy Date: August 24, 2014, 12:48 am
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Hi everyone! My name is Brian and I'm delighted to find this
place. Johnny 5 was one of the biggest inspirations for me
following a career in technology. When I saw Short Circuit as a
kid I fell in love with the idea that technology could be more
than just useful convenience. I took a basic robotics course in
grade school (a university-level mini course where I got to see
real robotics software and hardware) and quickly realized how
expensive and complex robotics could be and how far I was from
seeing a real Johnny 5. Because of that, I tended more towards
computer information technology through my secondary and
post-secondary education, but never forgot my passion for
robots. And here I am now, seeing that fiction becoming more of
a reality. Way to go guys!
Lately, I've been wanting to pursue my interest in robots in
more than a general way. I'm by no means a mechanical engineer
type and that's always made me hesitate. I do understand
software though. I kept thinking we would have robotics systems
that could do things like Johnny 5, but most were exorbitantly
expensive. I've seen a few attempts at a robot more affordable
for me over the years and finally decided to stop fantasizing
and delve into it. I will be developing applications for a robot
called NAO
HTML http://www.aldebaran.com/en/humanoid-robot/nao-robot,
but my
long-term goal is to develop a machine learning system on-par
with that demonstrated in the Short Circuit movies. I'd love to
have a robot like Johnny 5, but that will probably remain a
dream unless I come into loads of money. :P
Anyways, glad to be here amongst other fans of such a wonderful
robot! You guys are doing what I could only have dreamed. I hope
I can add to this great project in some way as I explore my own,
much smaller, project with NAO.
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Re: Hola
By: Devin Date: September 3, 2014, 7:57 pm
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Nice to have you hear Brian! Can't wait to see what you bring to
the table!
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