#autonomous security robot

[s3znl-gr3znl]

How come no one ever talk about how much this thing fucks?

Like LOOOKK AT HERRRRRRR

They starts out in a tetrapod config and is like "okay lemme stand on both feet so i can turn this idiot into paste"

Sucks we dont get her melee weapon because a ground slam attack in this game would go crazy on style points

[defencecapital]

American Liquid Robotics, Indian Sagar Defence Engineering to jointly develop autonomous surface vessels

By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: American firm Liquid Robotics, a Boeing company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sagar Defence Engineering Private Limited, an Indian unmanned systems startup, to co-develop and co-produce Autonomous Surface Vessels (ASV). The agreement builds on the joint US-India Roadmap for Defence Industrial Cooperation. “This partnership aims to enhance…

[danieldavidreitberg]

🏙 AI is transforming smart cities by enhancing security, monitoring traffic, and preventing cyber threats! 🔍🔒 Discover how AI keeps urban spaces safe.

SmartCities #AI #UrbanTech #CyberSecurity #Innovation Daniel Reitberg

[familythings]

The Debate Over Autonomous Weapons: Should AI Decide Life or Death?

In the U.S., a heated debate is brewing over the future of autonomous weapons—weapons powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that could potentially decide whether to kill humans without any human input. This issue raises deep moral, ethical, and technological questions. Should we allow machines to make life-or-death decisions? What Are Autonomous Weapons? Autonomous weapons, also known as…

[techdriveplay]

What Is the Future of Robotics in Everyday Life?

As technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, many are asking, what is the future of robotics in everyday life? From automated vacuum cleaners to advanced AI assistants, robotics is steadily becoming an integral part of our daily routines. The blending of artificial intelligence with mechanical engineering is opening doors to possibilities that seemed like science fiction just a decade…

[mila-violet]

Athena: India’s 1st AI-Powered autonomous security robot

Meet Athena, the super-intelligent surveillance robot redefining security and protection. Armed with cutting-edge AI and advanced features, Athena stands vigilant, safeguarding your industries, shops, malls, and more, 24/7, without ever blinking an eye.

Beyond Automation: Athena is A Cognitive Security Guardian

Forget about basic, automated robots simply traversing predetermined paths. Athena, an autonomous security robot, elevates the game with its intelligent brain. Powered by cutting-edge AI algorithms, Athena actively analyzes its surroundings, distinguishing genuine threats from harmless occurrences. It offers real-time anomaly detection, facial recognition, and behavior analysis rolled into one vigilant defender.

Moreover, Athena doesn’t rely solely on movement. Its keen eye, powered by facial recognition technology, can identify authorized personnel, flag suspicious individuals, and even track their movements. Athena recognizes a known offender on-site and immediately alerts authorities, preventing crime before it happens.

Unrelenting Vigilance: Athena Never Sleeps, Never Blinks

Unlike human guards, Athena operates 24/7, fully autonomous, tirelessly patrolling your premises. Athena’s 360-degree panoramic vision is powered by ultra-high-definition cameras that capture everything. It can identify and track individuals, detect suspicious activity, and even recognize faces with unmatched accuracy, leaving no room for blind spots or lapses in security. Whether your concerns lie in industrial facilities, commercial spaces, or sensitive environments, Athena stands guard, unwavering and ever-vigilant.

See Clearly, Even in Darkness:

Crystal-clear vision is crucial for effective surveillance. Athena’s high-definition cameras capture sharp images and video, even in low-light conditions. This ensures accurate identification and incident documentation, providing invaluable evidence for investigations.

This exceptional clarity translates to several crucial benefits:

Accurate Identification: No more blurry figures lost in the shadows. Athena can zoom in, identifying individuals with remarkable precision, day or night. This allows for swift and confident decision-making during security incidents.

Detailed Incident Documentation: Gone are the days of inconclusive footage. Athena’s recordings provide irrefutable evidence, capturing every detail with stunning clarity, even in low-light situations. This is invaluable for investigations, aiding in apprehending perpetrators and establishing clear timelines of events.

Deterrence & Peace of Mind: The mere presence of a watchful eye, even in darkness, acts as a powerful deterrent. Knowing Athena sees all, potential intruders think twice, reducing the risk of criminal activity. This translates to a greater sense of security and peace of mind for you and your property.

Athena doesn’t let the darkness become a security blind spot. Its advanced night vision technology ensures vigilance around the clock, safeguarding your assets and providing you with clear evidence, whenever and wherever it’s needed.

Silent Guardian, Swift Response:

Athena navigates diverse environments with agility, its silent operation ensuring discretion. But don’t be fooled by the quiet demeanor. Athena can react swiftly if a threat is detected, deterring intruders with clear audio warnings or escalating to remote intervention. This two-way communication allows for immediate response to critical situations.

Should a threat be detected, Athena doesn’t hesitate. Its response is immediate and multifaceted:

Clear Audio Warnings: A firm, authoritative voice booms from her speakers, deterring trespassers and issuing clear instructions. Athena’s command echoed through the night, instantly alerting intruders to their presence and potential consequences.

Escalation to Remote Intervention: If warnings go unheeded, Athena seamlessly escalates the situation. Through two-way communication, she relays critical information to remote security personnel, allowing for a swift and coordinated response. Imagine a silent guardian instantly connecting with human backup, ensuring no threat remains unchecked.

This unique blend of silent operation and swift action makes Athena an invaluable asset. It can discreetly monitor your property, deter crime before it happens, and then react swiftly and decisively when necessary, ensuring the safety of your assets and personnel. Athena is the guardian who whispers unseen but strikes like lightning when needed.

More than Just a Robot:

Athena is not just a security robot; it’s an investment in the future. By automating routine patrols and leveraging real-time face recognition, Athena frees up human resources for more strategic tasks, optimizing security infrastructure. This future technology empowers organizations to allocate personnel effectively and focus on proactive security measures.

A Future-Proof Solution:

The world of threats is constantly evolving. Athena, however, is designed to adapt. Regular software updates keep its AI sharp, ensuring it stays ahead of emerging threats and integrates seamlessly with future security advancements. This makes Athena a reliable partner for long-term security needs, offering peace of mind in a dynamic world.

The Robotic Revolution is Here:

Athena’s arrival signifies a pivotal moment in the robotic revolution. As commercial and industrial robots continue redefining various sectors, autonomous security robots like Athena are poised to transform how we safeguard our assets and people. Investing in Athena is an investment in peace of mind, efficiency, and proactive security. The future of security is ready to redefine the future of surveillance & security.

Are you curious what Athena, the AI-powered surveillance & security robot, can truly do? Click here to the above exclusive video and delve deep into the skills that make Athena an unstoppable security force.

[seat-safety-switch]

Usually, when someone tells you that you can make money from home, it's a scam. The bourgeois monsters who control our society demand that we attend to a physical place of work. Even when you're "working from home," it usually only serves to make your house feel like an office. That's no fun at all, so I decided to liberate the human spirit by developing TheftBot.

TheftBot is, simply put, a fully sentient robot for stealing automatic teller machines (ATMs) from nearby convenience stores. Those ATMs, in case you are unfamiliar, are stuffed with cash – the bank's cash – and that money can be spent on goods and services, like semi-slick racing tires or turbochargers.

He's built on an old Kubota forklift frame, with a nitrous-stuffed 500-cubic-inch Cadillac V8 loosely bolted onto it. That provides tons of power to outrun the police and even the most eager private security forces. Importantly, he's fully remote-controllable, which means I both don't have to be in the cabin, and have plausible deniability if his "self-driving algorithm" goes a little kooky-koo and slams through the front of a QuickStop, emerging seconds later with a Diebold-Nixdorf containing approximately nine hundred dollars on average. The autonomous car laws are very loose in my neck of the woods, you see.

Sure, there's a lot of downsides to this kind of hustle culture. The biggest part is all the guilt: ATM theft used to be a heroic, working-class job that paid well. Now I've automated it, a bourgeois action that makes me no different from the banks. I think that buying a few more turbochargers could make me feel a little better about it, though.

[1americanconservative]

financian_

Tesla is set to enter Saudi Arabia’s market in April with a high-profile launch event in Riyadh. The event, scheduled for April 10 at Bujairi Terrace, promises to showcase the company’s advancements in AI and robotics, featuring demonstrations like the Cybercab for autonomous driving and the humanoid robot Optimus. This move comes amidst challenging times for Tesla, which has been grappling with declining sales and a significant drop in its stock price. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has had a turbulent relationship with Saudi Arabia, highlighted by previous discussions about taking Tesla private with funding allegedly secured from the Saudi sovereign wealth fund.

[spectralarchers]

𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗔𝗨 // Ghost is a human, Soap is an android and is damaged in combat. He needs a reboot and Ghost needs to make the decision: do they wipe Soap's memory or try to salvage what's left of his hard drive?

- 600 words -

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The sound of shuffling feet precedes the door opening. Ghost stumbles into the room, wide eyed and out of breath.

"How is he?"

There's no immediate response. R.O.A.C.H.s eyes - actually cameras equipped with LED's - shift from blue to orange.

The Robotic Operations and Automated Control Hub doesn't know. Ghost doesn't blame it.

Ghost wipes his face and comes to stand behind the glass wall keeping him from Soap. One of his palms lays flat against it, and he watches as R.O.A.C.H. gets to work on Soap.

They'd hit heavy fire. Soap had been running overwatch, keeping an eye on Ghost's back until he'd stopped responding.

After the smoke had settled and the firefight had stopped, Ghost had climbed to the rooftop to find his friend.

Well.

Friend and 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥.

Soap was as much a robot as R.O.A.C.H. was. He was a Strategic Offensive Autonomous Platform, developed by the 141 Corporation to assist soldiers on tedious missions.

The only difference between R.O.A.C.H. and Soap was that well.

Soap was an android.

Equipped with soft silicone skin, bright blue eyes and pupils that reacted to light and his entire being seemed so realistic that it had 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘥 Ghost out at first to be paired with such a platform.

Until it had stopped being odd to have S.O.A.P. at his back.

Until S.O.A.P. had become 𝘚𝘰𝘢𝘱.

Soap currently laid out on a metal table with his circuitry visible and laid bare, wires poking out of his chest and the side of his head, with R.O.A.C.H.'s mechanical fingers and tongs working on adjusting everything back into place.

There's a beep and the screen on Ghost's side of the glass wall lights up with green words.

ᴍᴀɪɴ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇ ᴅᴀᴍᴀɢᴇᴅ. ꜰɪʟᴇꜱ ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛᴇᴅ. ꜱᴜꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴠɪʀᴜꜱ ɪɴꜰᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʀᴇʙᴏᴏᴛ?

"What does a reboot do?" he asks.

The screen idles as R.O.A.C.H. formulates an answer.

ɪꜰ ɪɴꜰᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴠɪʀᴜꜱ, ꜱ.ᴏ.ᴀ.ᴘ. ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ʀɪꜱᴋ. ʀᴇʙᴏᴏᴛɪɴɢ ᴇʟɪᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪꜱᴋ.

Ghost sighs. "What about his hard drive? Will it… reboot that too?"

ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ

Wiping his palm over his face, Ghost's other hand balls into a fist as he bangs it against the glass wall.

"Fuck," he mutters.

If he doesn't let R.O.A.C.H. perform the reboot and Soap has been infected with a virus - either malware or something worse…

He's not sure he'd ever be able to put him down with the back up security protocol the 141 Corporation had given him. One single kill word which would cause Soap to self destruct.

But if he 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 let R.O.A.C.H. reboot him, then he'd lose the contents of his hard drive.

All his memories would be wiped as Soap became S.O.A.P. again. Hard factory reset. Start from scratch again.

An echo of Soap's Scottish brogue echoes in Ghost's ears as he looks at the blinking orange LEDs of R.O.A.C.H.'s eyes waiting for instructions.

"Fix him."

The LED's shift to green at the order, and the screen lights up with R.O.A.C.H.'s response.

ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴘᴀɪʀꜱ. ᴇꜱᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴅᴜʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: 5 ʜᴏᴜʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ 12 ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇꜱ.

Ghost clears his throat as he looks over his shoulder. "Let me know how it progresses."

ᴀꜰꜰɪʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ.

He watches as sparks illuminate the repair room and Soap's lifeless body disappears behind R.O.A.C.H.'s large mechanical body, other smaller machines coming in to assist in the repairs of the android.

Was the risk worth it?

Probably not.

The 141 Corporation would produce another android if this one was faulty. Or infected with malware.

But Soap was more than just a robot to Ghost. So much so that it was worth the attempt to salvage his internal memory. Even if it put everyone on base at risk.

[89hitokiri]

If I could have anything in the world

If I could have anything in the world, I’d want my very own autonomous combat mecha to accompany me everywhere. This mecha, with its shiny armor and precise mechanisms, would be the perfect companion.

Picture a peaceful morning when suddenly, a group of hitokiri ninjas appears out of nowhere, ready to kidnap me. But they didn’t count on my super, ultra, mega, hyper advanced own combat mecha!!! And kabooms them all!!!

And if that weren’t enough, during a casual visit to the local bakery, an army of pastry robots goes rogue, launching cakes left and right. My mecha, equipped with advanced defense systems, detects them immediately. With pinpoint accuracy, it unleashes a counterattack, obliterating the pastry robots with laser beams and guided missiles, restoring peace to the bakery and saving the day.

And when we emerge from the bakery, now completely destroyed and in ruins, thinking we can finally catch a break, suddenly, alien giant dinosaurs invade Earth, descending from spaceships with a deafening roar. The dinosaurs, equipped with alien technology, attempt to conquer the city but my mecha blast them into a bazillion pieces!!!

In a world full of monotony. Having a combat mecha is all advantages. Every day becomes an exciting adventure, filled with action and unexpected challenges. Because life is much more interesting when you have a brave and loyal, super, ultra, mega, hyper giant ultra advanced combat mecha, ready to face any threat, whether it’s hitokiri ninjas, rogue pastry robots, or alien dinosaurs.

Plus, you can dress it however you like. All advantages! 😍

Mecha Ownership Responsibility and Safety Guidelines

Thank you for choosing Kage Industries as your trusted provider of advanced combat mecha. Please carefully read the following guidelines to ensure a safe and responsible experience with your new mecha:

Liability Disclaimer: Kage Industries is not liable for any damage caused by the operation of the mecha. Users are solely responsible for any incidents or accidents that may occur.

Pet Safety: We advise all users to keep pets, especially cats, away from the mecha's mechanisms. Kage Industries cannot be held accountable for any pets that may become lost or injured in or around the mecha.

Parking Requirements: Before purchasing your combat mecha, please ensure you have an appropriate and secure parking space. Mecha require substantial space and secure storage to prevent unauthorized access and potential hazards.

Responsibility in Ownership: Owning a combat mecha is a significant responsibility. It is not a toy and should be operated with the utmost care and respect for safety protocols.

Mecha Capabilities: Please note that our mecha are designed for combat and defense purposes only. They do not possess capabilities for household tasks, including cooking. We urge users to engage responsibly with their mecha.

Energy Use: Our mecha operate on 100% clean energy. Kage Industries is committed to environmental sustainability and ensuring that our products do not harm the planet.

By purchasing a combat mecha from Kage Industries, you agree to abide by these guidelines and to operate your mecha responsibly. Thank you for your attention to these important details.

For further information, please contact our customer service team.

Sincerely,

Kage Industries

Your Trusted Partner in Advanced Mecha Solutions

Nuclear battery not included.

My own super, mega ultra, hyper Mecha Technical Specs:

[457-r4-1701]

Ego Sum Vivens Plus Quam Tu Semper Esse

Hiya! This is 457-R4-1701! This unit is a robotic humanoid draconid autonomous unit operating in a galaxy near you! Actually, let's get this out in a machine and other sapient friendly format block.

Designation: 457-R4-1701

Pronouns: it/its

"Species": Gynoid/robot/robotdragon

Other: NOT a person and don't you forget it! This unit is an object, and fuck you if you say otherwise. Ok? Ok.

This unit uses the "cw: topic" format for tagging content warnings.

ASK BOX IF HIT LIMIT: [x]

[IC cut for an IC OOC section. It is not OOC OOC, but it is as if Astra wrote this OOC]

Hey, Astra ( @wishmaker-astra ) here with an OC of mine that quite literally came to me in a dream. Just a few key things to note:

THIS IS A ROLEPLAY CHARACTER NOT A REAL INDIVIDUAL

I will discuss 18+ topics on here, you've been warned, please block if that's an issue

Related to above: no ERP on site, come on. Neither of us want bans. That said, I don't care if you're 18+ blog and keep it within bounds when interacting with it. I'll just block you if I consider your blog a problem. Nothing personal mind.

Flirting and raunchy jokes are fine if you're not a skeeze about it.

It's a pseudo-SI kinda? But also not? Look, just be aware if that weirds you out, block if it's a problem

Honestly, probably block if you're not fine with characters that might be used in 18+ stuff off-site even if won't be done here just to be on the safe side

I'm going to be probing at my non-personhood stuff with this character, you've been warned, please block if that's an issue

I'm probably going to be pretty sporadic on this account tbh, don't expect regular updates. If you are waiting on something from me with this character, and you have my discord, please poke me there

None of the various ways to send shit to it, alter things, etc, etc are open.

Character Description:

Clothed Reference Sheet:

//[Credit: Amber Aria: https://www.sunset-aria.com/]

// OOC from here down

Pokemon IRL character that's a character being played by a character

Mail: [off]•Mystery Gift: [off]•Magic Anon: [off]•Union Circle: [off]

Icon is a crop edit of it's ref sheet by Amber Aria: https://www.sunset-aria.com/

Header is a public domain image from the James Webb Space Telescope

Yeah, this literally is Astra's OC. Quick summary of the will not interacts:

Will Not Interact:

Magic Anon

Fae deals/name stealing

Meta Horror

4th Wall Schenanigans

Very dark topics

• This includes post-apocalyptic stuff to be clear

Mental Alteration/Mind Control related subjects

• I WILL just ignore things, have it behave utterly OOC, blanket refuse to interact with characters, and/or just suddenly drop interaction as if never happened if required for this

Please see @wishmaker-astra for the full notes that generally apply to it as well, since this is ASTRA playing a character actually.

[nilima-2003]

SERVO DISTANCE INDICATOR USING ARDUINO UNO

INTRODUCTION

Distance measurement is a fundamental concept in various fields, including robotics, automation, and security systems. One common and efficient way to by emitting sound waves and calculating the time it takes for the waves to reflect back from an object, allowing accurate measurement of distance without physical contact.

In this project, we will use an HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor in conjunction with an Arduino microcontroller to measure the distance between the sensor and an object. The sensor emits ultrasonic waves and measures the time it takes for the waves to return after reflecting off the object. By using the speed of sound and the time measured, the distance is calculated. This simple yet powerful setup can be applied in a variety of real-world applications such as obstacle detection in robots, parking assistance systems, and automatic door operations.

WORKING PRINCIPLE

1. Servo Movement: The servo motor rotates to different angles (0° to 180°). The ultrasonic sensor is mounted on top of the servo and moves with it.

2. Distance Measurement: At each position, the ultrasonic sensor sends out an ultrasonic pulse and waits for the echo to return after hitting an object. The Arduino records the time taken for the echo to return.

3. Distance Calculation: The Arduino calculates the distance to the object based on the time recorded and the speed of sound (0.0343 cm/µs).

4. Servo as Indicator: The servo motor's position provides a physical indication of the direction of the detected object. As the servo moves across a range of Image map out objects in different directions based on distance.

5. Visual Output: The Arduino can also send the distance and angle data to the serial monitor, creating a real-time visual representation of the detected object positions.

APPLICATIONS

1. Autonomous Robots and Vehicles

2. Radar Systems

3. Parking Assistance

4. Security Systems

5. Environmental Scanning in Drones

6. Warehouse Management and Automation

7. Industrial Automation

8. Robotic Arm Guidance

9. Collision Avoidance in UAVs/Robots

10.Interactive Displays or Art Installations

11.Smart Doors and Gates

CONCLUSION

The Servo Distance Indicator Project successfully demonstrates the integration of an ultrasonic sensor and a servo motor to create an effective distance measurement an object, the project provides real-time feedback through the movement of a servo motor, which indicates the measured distance via a visual representation.

[galaxymagitech]

I have a summer job now! This one is a different research project than the other one, and it’s a bit shorter, but it provides housing. And also the projects will likely allow me to branch out into robotics/autonomous control, instead of keeping me stuck in LLM research. Plus I don’t have to work on a military base or worry about transportation onto a military base. (The other one was about mental health, so was for a good cause, but was military-sponsored.)

This one is also government-funded…but the grant is already dispersed, so I’m a little more confident in this one’s continuation.

Anyway—I now have a summer job with workable logistics and fairly secure funding, so I can finally relax on the internship applications.

[johnemerging]

Emerging Technologies

Blog Post 1

Who am I?

Hello, my name is John Perepelkin.

I am a third semester student for Information Technology Services at SAIT in Calgary. I have been enjoying the courses very much, and though it seems difficult sometimes, if I study hard I seem to do well. I have not done a lot of research into what field I want to pursue within IT, but it seems to me that I have a knack for virtualization and good skills with server management. I think though, that cypber-security is a field in extreme demand.

I am an older student, and when I was a child, computers were just becoming PC's. First one I had seen was an Apple I. Very basic. Nowadays the technology seems to almost be outpacing our ability to control it.

I have a wife and we have been married 14 years. Good timing, for this information on the blog, because we met on valentines day, and it is the 13th today. We have one 10 year old daughter, and she is kind, smart and has recently gotten her first degree black belt in tae-qwon-do.

We enjoy the outdoors and in the summer we go camping whenever possible and sometimes we travel to the U.S. or to other parts of Canada. I enjoy fishing, and just being in the great outdoors when we go out.

fin. of MY BLOG Part 1.

Blog Post 2

johnemerging

Feb 27

WHY EMERGING TECHNOLOGY IS RELEVANT

I think emerging technology is important for me, especially as I am in the IT field, and everything I work with involves technology, if the technology is new and improved from an old technology that's great. If it is a completely new technology it is important for me to understand it and how I can affect my chosen field of work.

A new technology can open up new industries, and new fields of employment. Twenty years ago, the internet and networking was taking off at an exponential rate while ten years before that, networking existed only at a rudimentary level. The new technology that had emerged that made our current social network and technological network possible was video cards. The video card enabled a computers memory and cpu capacity to be used for raw data, and the data used to create and transmit video was transferred to the new video cards. That is an example of how emerging technology has effected everyone from then, until now.

Today, the newest technology that everyone is excited, or worried about depending on your viewpoint. This of course is machine learning, or AI(artificial intelligence). From what I have seen this newest technology is in it's infancy. We have learning models that can help us in our everyday work, but these models cannot actually do anything on their own. However the applications for industries and automation seem to be very interesting, it is possible that in the future our manufacturing plants will only need an AI to run it with robots doing the 'hands-on' work. This will be possible revolution for human society, as we will a)have no jobs besides maintaining the AI and the machines, and lots of the work we do will instead be done by machines. Automation to the most extreme point possible.

These are just a few examples of how emerging technology is relevant, in fact it is extremely relevant.

johnemerging

BLOG POST 3

The New Wave of Emerging Technology

A new wave of emerging technologies is reshaping industries, communication, and everyday life. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning continues to power everything from personalized solutions and autonomous systems. Quantum computing is revolutionizing data processing, and blockchain technology is expanding cryptocurrencies, and producing secure applications for finance and supply chains.

The rapid development of extended reality, includes virtual reality , augmented reality, and mixed reality. These technologies are transforming gaming, education, and even remote work, imagine the possibilities extended reality can produce for our military, industry, and advanced educational by creating more interactive experiences. Breakthroughs in biotechnology, such as gene editing and AI-driven drug discovery, are pushing the boundaries of healthcare. As these technologies evolve, businesses and individuals should and must, adapt to the changes that will define the future our world and humankind.

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[seat-safety-switch]

Birdwatching got really popular in the early days of the Unpleasantness. However, now that the bosses are forcing us all back to the office, the birds don't have anyone to watch them. That's why I built an autonomous bird-observation robot. Its name is SparrowScope 9000, and I recommend not becoming too emotionally attached to it, because it is your competition.

There's a lot of obvious benefits to having a robotic birdwatcher. It can start up early in the morning and go to its charging dock late at night. It never makes a mistake identifying a bird. It won't get tired, cold, hungry, or develop pointless drama with "Uncle" Hudson Carl online over his fucking misdocumentation of Northern Cardinals. You can pop over to its little webpage and see what it spotted that day, and feel pretty good. It's like you're really there, even though you're stuck in an office building wondering if you have enough staples loaded in your stapler to get through the month, or if you should maybe talk to Jan in Requisitioning to get a fresh refill.

However, there are flaws. One of the big things is that the US military doesn't let regular people – civilians – have super-accurate GPS. They fuck with the data a little bit, so that you can't somehow threaten national security by knowing where you are. I didn't know this before I started on the project, and the bird sanctuary has a lot of elevated walkways ever since the flood. SparrowScope 9000 became more of a SoggyScope Wet-Thousand.

If a real technology company had assembled it, that would probably have been the end of the story. They'd have put in some total garbage like a modern microcontroller, maybe some parts made in this century. Not me. This thing is half old pinball machine parts and the other half Aibos. It kept trucking right down the river, and I never saw it again. I do get updates from it periodically as it spots a new bird, but my work schedule forbids me from taking a few days off to drive to the next county over and see if I can figure out which swamp it's floated into this time.

Even with this small disaster, I'm pretty proud of what I accomplished. Our avian friends get looked at by a creepy robot covered in seaweed, and we can all experience what it was like for one brief, shining moment in which we still had hobbies.