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I often remark that people really did want a faster horse.
by spullara 8y ago
I often remark that people really did want a faster horse.
- starbeast 8y agoDeath's robot horse from Hickman's 'East of West', ideally. https://latimesherocomplex.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/eastofwest03_finalpage.jpg https://latimesherocomplex.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/easto...
- ars 8y agoHow hard would it be to put an actual horse in control of a car? You get the speed of a car, and the self driving of the horse (or some other animal).
- starbeast 8y agoHere's a brief history tracking the progress of developments in that area. I'm not sure where this tech lies on the Gartner Hype Curve though. Pigeon controls missile - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pigeon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pigeon Horse drives car - https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/videos/news-videos/butterscotch-horse-driving-car-kentucky https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/videos/news-videos/buttersco... Goldfish controls robot - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/26/robot_goldfish_tank/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/26/robot_goldfish_tank... edit to add one more as I realised that one of my favorite 'most worrying tech developments' fits right in... Rat neurons cultured on silicon substrate control robot - https://www.technologyreview.com/s/401756/rat-brained-robot/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/401756/rat-brained-robot/