Demystifying Autonomous Driving

When Robert Whitehead invented the self-propelled torpedo in the 1860s, the early guidance system for maintaining depth was so new and essential he called it “The Secret.” Airplanes got autopilots just a decade after the Wright brothers. These days, your breakfast cereal was probably gathered by a driverless harvester. Sailboats have autotillers. Semi-autonomous military drones …

Alexa Fact Skill

Learning to build voice user interface is a great skill to have as devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Home are gaining popularity. Amazon is currently running an incentive program this July (2018) for people developing Alexa Skills. You develop a new skill and get a limited-edition Alexa developer T-shirt! If more than 100 …

Neural Dust

I recently watched IRON MAN 3 (yeah, that was pretty late), and instead of being dejected, for there came the end of such a marvelous series, I was bewildered by the level of technology (though fictional) that backed Tony. Imagine the possibilities that would open up if we could have something like the Iron Man suit.