Kate’s Controversies

My robotic fly-swatter will deal with it. Bring it on.

another cool gadget with no onboard power supply. someone please tell me there is an uber-powerful battery the size of a mouse turd SOMEWHERE in the pipeline!

-A-

Of course there is a power supply.

no matter how people construct technology, and no matter how good thier wills and intentions, the government will always use it for thier own gain.

I found this today, a paper battery, using carbon nanotubes.

for the short version:
http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=109868&org=olpa&from=home

For the longer version:
http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2280

I don't know about you but I already thought of some very cool uses for such a thing.
The really neat thing about the stuff is that it would be rechargeable; so they say.

I am always amazed at the advances society has made in technology. Paper batteries... now that is awesome. I can definitely think of a few things that this could be used for, including the robotic fly... I wonder if the military knows about this.

What do you think the US government has a patent office? It's not because the US Constitution says we can protect our property, (as in intellectual property.)
Did you know that if the military wants to, they can stop an inventor from doing anything with an invention, just so others won't have it, just for the sake of national security.

Like what good is an invention to an inventor if their mail box doesn't work or if their phone doesn't either?
In fact, even if the military knows of a better technology,than what it has already, it doesn't mean the military will necessarily use it; because it's all about defense contracts. I know this because my own invention is much better than a hook-lift, but the military still uses them.

Why would they make a small robot, disguised as a fly, for the use of anything other than spying?

OMG,

The entire robotics programme is dogged by controversies. It is felt that for a robotic killer or robotic soldier to be a reality more needs to be done in AI and controls field. Even Japan has not been successful in making a robot gun and the experts in India have come as far as building anti-terrorist robot which works on a differential gear. This is important since a bomb needs to be diffused carefully. Like Nostradamus said there would be no peace for 27 years, and the indians will vow to keep fighting more and more powerful enemies.

Bond