http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/03/09/robots-that-talk-like-cave-dwelling-crickets-using-silent-puffs-of-air/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Wed, 23 May 2012 16:07:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/03/09/robots-that-talk-like-cave-dwelling-crickets-using-silent-puffs-of-air/comment-page-1/#comment-701122 Dub Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:52:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27196#comment-701122 Erm, didn't the bots in the 70's Sci-Fi film "Silent Running" communicate with little bursts of air? Erm, didn’t the bots in the 70′s Sci-Fi film “Silent Running” communicate with little bursts of air?

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/03/09/robots-that-talk-like-cave-dwelling-crickets-using-silent-puffs-of-air/comment-page-1/#comment-700801 Amos Zeeberg (Discover Web Editor) Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:26:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27196#comment-700801 @Bob: I agree that this doesn't seem like the most efficient, powerful, or practical way for robots to communicate. But it is neat, no? @Bob: I agree that this doesn’t seem like the most efficient, powerful, or practical way for robots to communicate. But it is neat, no?

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/03/09/robots-that-talk-like-cave-dwelling-crickets-using-silent-puffs-of-air/comment-page-1/#comment-700233 Bob Snyder Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:10:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27196#comment-700233 Well first of all, I wish the crickets in my backyard used this form of communication. But more seriously, I don't see a real world, end game application for this. If you're trying to come up with a more primitive form of communication such that robots could communicate undetected I'd have to think there are more promising ideas to consider. Well first of all, I wish the crickets in my backyard used this form of communication. But more seriously, I don’t see a real world, end game application for this. If you’re trying to come up with a more primitive form of communication such that robots could communicate undetected I’d have to think there are more promising ideas to consider.

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