They are ready to patrol your home, do your dirty work, and even serve as a digital pal.
The electronics giant is releasing details of the internal architecture of a humanoid robot to help programmers write their own code.
NASA's Ames Research Center is building a "personal satellite assistant", powered by a Pentium III with the Linux operating system, to help out astronauts on space shuttle and International Space Station (ISS) missions.
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More than 120,000 developers have already signed up for a Java coding competition which will see the finalist's virtual robots battle it out in August.
The Open Source Development Labs, an industry consortium devoted to improving Linux, plans to launch an initiative Monday to bring the open-source operating system to mobile phones.
We are finding out that the brains of Linux programmers have been floating in tanks, feeding the parasitic robots (lawyers) who are calling the shots at financially strapped SCO. Now it's time to harvest those brains.
Linux expert claims the open-source community will not make the mistakes of the Unix world.
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This once unknown Asian antivirus software vendor is making big gains on the corporate desktop. Designed to seamlessly integrate with Windows and Linux products, ViRobot Expert can simplify your antivirus protection efforts.
The electronics giant is releasing details of the internal architecture of a humanoid robot to help programmers write their own code.
We are finding out that the brains of Linux programmers have been floating in tanks, feeding the parasitic robots (lawyers) who are calling the shots at financially strapped SCO. Now it's time to harvest those brains.
Commentary: Tablet PC isn't just a new Microsoft operating system -- it also changes the rules significantly, and could be just the thing the Redmond boys are looking for to send Linux spiralling away into insignificance.
The software giant talks up plans for embedded devices ranging from factory robots to slot machines.
Netgear's FWG114P wireless access point/router/firewall/print server is a great all-in-one device for those planning to set up a home office.
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