Coding In The Darkness » teaching http://codinginthedarkness.com/blog Because coding in the daytime isn't difficult enough! Wed, 12 May 2010 18:36:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Robot On Facebook, It’s Hard Enough To Make Real Friends! http://codinginthedarkness.com/blog/robots-on-facebook/72/ http://codinginthedarkness.com/blog/robots-on-facebook/72/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 00:15:44 +0000 BenScowen http://www.codinginthedarkness.com/blog/?p=72 Was reading this article on the BBC Technology pages today – Robot To Create Facebook Page i may actually ask to be his friend, just to see what he is getting up to, what his status updates code be (“1000101 101001010 101001010100 100101″, “having a recharge”, “Why is it only female robots get multi core processors?”), will he speak to me on Facebook chat, invite me to join him on some apps or maybe he’s really passionate about his carbon footprint and has made a group that i can join.

First Robot to get Facebook profile

First Robot to get Facebook profile

But it just got me thinking about what role robots will play in the future?

Me and @ShaunMarshal have had a few conversations which must seem ridiculous to passers by about;

  • what robots will be doing for us in the future
  • how long until we are living and interacting with robots on a daily basis
  • how long before they overthrow the us and destroy the human race!

Even writing now it sounds crazy but as technology gets increasingly powerful and smaller how long is it until we enter an iRobot type world?
Thinking back to articles I’ve read and videos I’ve seen they have robots that look like humans, act like humans and learn like humans. Now add that to the fact that there are plenty of Hollywood movies where robots end up in charge and go on some murderous rampage.
What you get is a human like creature that learns how to take over the world with their legions of robot allies.

How long before we are all terminated?
How long before we are all terminated?

Again it may sound like crazy, paranoid ramblings of a mad man but for those of you who have a similar instinct to me i urge you to watch The Terminator 1 – 3, A.I., iRobot, Transformers, RoboCop, Universal Soldier and that one where the robot guy is driving a yellow taxi, so we can anticipate any form of attack!

I shall be keeping a firm eye on this whole robot up-rise, i just urge you that global warming may be threatening are world over the next 100 years, but the dawn of a robot age could be soon upon us!

Update!: Now Japan has developed Worlds first robot teacher! > Actually quite funny looking at the pictures, is very freaky, but where will this lead us, teaching is a well paid job, will robots be the future of teaching?

]]> http://codinginthedarkness.com/blog/robots-on-facebook/72/feed/ 2 The BT Better World Campaign – Free educational resources http://codinginthedarkness.com/blog/the-bt-better-world-campaign-free-educational-resources/5/ http://codinginthedarkness.com/blog/the-bt-better-world-campaign-free-educational-resources/5/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:47:00 +0000 BenScowen http://codinginthedarkness.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/the-bt-better-world-campaign-free-educational-resources/ Just to let you all know i work on the BT Better World Campaign, mainly on the web and interactive elements of the campaign.

The campaign aims to improve the spoken communication skills of young people from the UK and around the world. So far we have already helped 3 Million young people communicate better!

I just wanted to let you all know the campaign provides many free resources for teachers, parents, youth workers and anyone who works or interacts with young people.

The resources range from DVDs, online games, online activities, white board resources, teachers notes, comics, sticker packs, books & printable worksheets.
The resources cover ages -9 months to 19 and are all free to order or download from the site.

We also fund raise for ChildLine and help promote youth voice.

OK that’s enough for now, but seriously check out the resources

Ben

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