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 clipped by: carrerinyes clipper's remarks: an ornithologist with Cornell University, was able to talk to a parrot through speakers hidden in a bush. The parrot was later seen encouraging other parrots to follow a set of commandments. At Indiana University, researchers were even able to build a robot that could successfully challenge male lizards to push up contests. Can complete control of the reptile psyche be far behind? “Whether it's a bunch of squirrels in a field or humans in a mall, there are general principles of behavior that seem to hold up across species lines,” said Greg Demas, director of Indiana University's Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior. This indicates just one eventual outcome of this line of research: creating robots that can successfully challenge humans to push up contests. Clip Source: www.null-hypothesis.co.uk Rocky the Robo-Squirrel Finally, after years of painstaking research, our infiltration of the squirrel community is nearly complete. Using complex robotics, Sarah Partan and her team at Hampshire College have created a mechanical creature capable of mimicking squirrel communication and behavior. No word yet on whether or not it has located the squirrel John Conner.
The creation was dubbed “Rocky,” after the cartoon character, or the boxer who was able to single handedly topple the Soviet Empire. Rocky’s mission is to aid the team in breaking ... |
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