Rise of the Machines at Toyota
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Rise of the Machines
Rise of the Machines
04/09/2004 04:01 PMConn Hallinan, an "analyst" for Foreign Policy in Focus, a
liberal/left-wing
think tank, has written a strange agitprop
piece on military robotics. In it he explains that the DARPA Grand
Challenge and military robots in general are a "coldly calculated"
conservative plot masterminded by Bush, a "powerful circle of arms
manufactures", and an "empire-minded group of politicians" to develop
"Frankenstein
killing machines" that target civilians. His article also appears
in the Asia Times
online with an amusing illustration that adds to the humor.
Next News: Rise of the machines
Next News: Rise of the machines
04/22/2004 02:41 PMUS News Apr 22 2004 7:11PM GMT
Rise of the (sewing) machines
Rise of the (sewing) machines
09/22/2004 10:52 PMSympatico Sep 23 2004 2:48AM GMT
Gambling Machines Much Safer Than
Electronic Voting Machines
Gambling Machines Much Safer Than
Electronic Voting Machines
06/14/2004 03:33 AMIt appears that making sure gambling is fair is much more important
than making sure our elections are fair. One of the defenses pulled
out by those who want to keep going with existing electronic voting
machines is that no one seems to complain about electronic gambling
machines. Perhaps that's because
electronic gambling
machines are held to a much higher standard than electronic voting
machines. This NY Times editorial lists six different ways in which
gambling machines in Nevada are under much more scrutiny than
electronic voting machines. These include things like the fact that
the state requires copies of the source code of all electronic
gambling software, as well as their stringent licensing procedure for
any company that wishes to sell electronic gambling machines.
Employees of any such company have to go through background checks to
make sure they have no criminal record. Considering that Diebold had
convict
ed felons involved with their electronic voting systems - you
wonder if a similar licensing procedure might make sense for voting
machines as well.
2 mln fax machines and combo machines
were sold in the US in 2004
2 mln fax machines and combo machines
were sold in the US in 2004
03/27/2005 05:50 AMZDNet Mar 27 2005 10:35AM GMT
Voting Machines Vs. Slot Machines
Voting Machines Vs. Slot Machines
12/04/2003 01:10 PMSlashdot Dec 4 2003 12:50PM ET
Oil futures rise above $44 a barrel Best
Buy 3Q earnings rise 21 percent Stocks
extend rally with mo
Oil futures rise above $44 a barrel Best
Buy 3Q earnings rise 21 percent Stocks
extend rally with mo
12/19/2004 03:28 PMSeattletimes.nwsource.com - Wed Dec 15, 11:20 pm GMT
Telus targets 28% rise in 2004 profit
per share on 5% revenue rise, cost cuts
Telus targets 28% rise in 2004 profit
per share on 5% revenue rise, cost cuts
12/20/2003 09:51 AMCanadian Press Dec 20 2003 9:07AM ET
Toyota Doubles Down
Toyota Doubles Down
07/26/2004 12:16 PMThe automaker has plans to boost its Prius production. Will that be
enough to maintain its market share?
Anyone know a good Toyota dealer?
Anyone know a good Toyota dealer?
05/18/2004 09:16 PMIn order to impress the ladies I've decided it is time to get a
flashy new car. My friends at MIT tell me that minivans are the
height of fashion these days. So I want to get a 2004 Toyota
Sienna. I'll either trade in my 1998 Sienna (LE, 42,000 miles,
leather, sunroof, fresh from $2400 of service) or give it away to an
interesting charity (like the last one). I paid $500 over invoice for the last
minivan but the Boston dealers want nearly list price for the new
ones, which leads to abusive $40,000 price tags
Anyone know a good Toyota dealer or a region of the country where
you don't have to donate a kidney in order to get a Sienna? Or
must one wait for the big interest rate rise?
Alternatively, does anyone know whether or not the new 2005 Honda
Odyssey will have openable windows in the middle like the
Sienna? If so, and Siennas remain hard to get, I might simply
wait for the new Odyssey which will presumably be a slightly better
vehicle.
[My specs: XLE Limited, either 2WD or AWD is okay, Package #6
(HO; navigation system), glass breakage sensor on alarm, Arctic Frost
Pearl exterior, stone leather interior, no financing required.]
F1: Trulli confirmed by Toyota
F1: Trulli confirmed by Toyota
09/16/2004 07:42 AMToyota confirm Jarno Trulli will be driving for them from next season.
F1: Toyota drop Da Matta
F1: Toyota drop Da Matta
08/05/2004 08:45 AMToyota replace Cristiano da Matta with test driver Ricardo Zonta for
the rest of the F1 season.
Toyota Rules the Road
Toyota Rules the Road
02/10/2004 02:45 AMPlus, Mattel gets smart, and play it safe like Ben Graham.
Toyota Stays Practical
Toyota Stays Practical
08/02/2004 02:08 PMToyota is racking up huge earnings, but its decision to drop its
roadster convertible could be a mistake.
F1: Ralf signs for Toyota
F1: Ralf signs for Toyota
07/07/2004 04:58 AMRalf Schumacher signs a three-year deal to leave Williams for Toyota.
Trucks, Texas, and Toyota
Trucks, Texas, and Toyota
04/19/2004 01:42 PMJapan's Toyota ventures deep into the heart of Texas.
The Future of Cars According to Toyota
The Future of Cars According to Toyota
05/25/2004 01:29 PMToyota Patents Car With Feelings
Toyota Patents Car With Feelings
07/28/2004 01:20 PM
It's a whole two days
old, but I still hadn't seen this story in The Times about Toyota's
new patent for vehicles, specifically cars, with feelings. By using a
variety of color lights, moving 'eyebrows,' and varying the
ride-height, the inventors aim to not only allow the car to express
itself to its operator -- sad faces with tears for engine problems,
etc. -- but also to allow the car itself to become an extension of the
driver's emotion, signaling to other cars with winks and wags of its
antenna tails. I have a feeling this will take off, if ever, in Japan
first; that is, of course, unless they have a button for permanent
scowling.
R
ead - An Automobile With Feelings [NYTimes via Colli
sionDetection]
Toyota (GB) moves up a gear with Mitel
Toyota (GB) moves up a gear with Mitel
07/03/2004 09:28 PMComputer Weekly Jul 4 2004 1:07AM GMT
Toyota: Some security firms promise too
much
Toyota: Some security firms promise too
much
09/22/2004 02:25 PMIf "it sounds like you are being offered a panacea, then it's time to
change the conversation," says an exec for the firm.
Toyota Surpasses Ford As No. 2 Automaker
(AP)
Toyota Surpasses Ford As No. 2 Automaker
(AP)
01/26/2004 12:02 AMAP - Toyota Motor Corp. surpassed Ford Motor Co. of the United States
as the world's No. 2 automaker, according to global sales numbers
released Monday by the Japanese automaker that confirmed last week's
preliminary data.
Toyota drives F1 software deal
Toyota drives F1 software deal
07/19/2004 09:35 AMPersonal Computer World Jul 19 2004 1:53PM GMT
Toyota Versus Bill Gates
Toyota Versus Bill Gates
08/10/2004 12:24 PMUnlike Microsoft, Toyota doesn't "rush to market."
Toyota Cruises, Hyundai Stalls
Toyota Cruises, Hyundai Stalls
06/30/2004 11:27 AMThere are few surprises in J.D. Power and Associates' latest report on
vehicle reliability.
Study: Toyota Most Dependable Automaker
(AP)
Study: Toyota Most Dependable Automaker
(AP)
06/29/2004 06:38 PMAP - Toyota Motor Corp. remains the automaker with the most dependable
vehicles, led by its Lexus luxury brand, though Detroit's Big Three
manufacturers all showed improvement in the past year, according to
the latest J.D. Power and Associates vehicle dependability study
released Tuesday.
Toyota Humanoid Robot in the Works
Toyota Humanoid Robot in the Works
12/30/2003 01:38 PMYahoo says that Japan's top carmaker, Toyota plans to develop a
humanoid robot by 2005. Toyota says
they will give more details in January and hopes to display the robot
at a World Exposition tradeshow in 2005. Toyota's robot will be a
worker robot and built for "practical" purposes. A tall order for the
robot includes nurse duties, factory work assistance, and rescue
operations. Toyota even has plans to sell the humanoid robot, unlike
some other Japanese companies that just build humanoid robots as test
platforms and audience entertainers. Toyota even hopes to apply some
of the newly developed technology to their cars.
Winds of Change.NET: The Toyota Taliban
Winds of Change.NET: The Toyota Taliban
01/02/2005 09:06 PMAnother reason as to why I cannot stand the UN .. the "Toyota
Taliban,"
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Toyota Surpasses Ford in Global Sales
(AP)
Toyota Surpasses Ford in Global Sales
(AP)
01/26/2004 03:30 AMAP - For months, sales data had been predicting a milestone for Toyota
Motor Corp. On Monday, it was official: The Japanese automaker
surpassed Ford Motor Co. of the United States in global sales for 2003
as the world's No. 2 automaker.
Microsoft's Gates to sponsor Toyota F1
team?
Microsoft's Gates to sponsor Toyota F1
team?
06/21/2004 10:39 AMRUMOURS SURFACED in the Sunday edition of Bild that Microsoft's Bill
Gates could plunge $40 million into sponsoring the Toyota Formula One
team. But maybe Bill Gates should instead scrabble for a piece of the
action on Ferrari's cars, seeing as that Michael S always seems to win
these F1 races.
Toyota to Start Selling Robots by 2010?
Toyota to Start Selling Robots by 2010?
06/05/2005 11:13 PMAsahi News says that Toyota Motor Corp. will start selling
robots by 2010.
These robots by Japan's top auto maker will act as a receptionist,
look after the elderly, provide nursing care, and childcare.
Toyota already has created
biped robots that play musical instruments to entertain at the
Aichi Expo. Before these robots
can become available scientists hope to make advances in battery
technology, increased walking speed, and weight reduction.
Toyota hopes to place these robots for sale in Toyota's 5,000 sales
outlets across the nation (of Japan?). The robots will have a
reasonable cost of around
one hundred ($925 US) to several hundred thousand yen ($9,250 US?)
with
prices to fall once they are mass produced. However, another
article claims just the opposite that
Toyota has no plans to commercialize the humanoid robot it is
developing. So what gives, is this mixed signals or is Toyota
backtracking?
Toyota Patents Winking, Laughing, Crying
Car
Toyota Patents Winking, Laughing, Crying
Car
07/26/2004 03:58 PMToyota reports a silicon carbide
breakthrough
Toyota reports a silicon carbide
breakthrough
08/27/2004 01:58 PMResearchers at Toyota have created near perfect crystals of silicon
carbide. The new matrial may eventually replace traditional silicon in
semiconductors.
Skweezer Integrated into the "Toyota
Hub" Telematics Portal
Skweezer Integrated into the "Toyota
Hub" Telematics Portal
04/04/2005 04:15 AMToyota Hub customers can now browse the wireless Web with Skweezer's
optimization technology. [PRWEB Apr 4, 2005]
Toyota puts a pleasant spin on
technology
Toyota puts a pleasant spin on
technology
10/31/2003 01:56 PMCanadian Press via Canada.com Oct 31 2003 12:22PM ET
Toyota i-foot and i-unit Robot Vehicles
Toyota i-foot and i-unit Robot Vehicles
12/19/2004 03:41 PMMove over Segway, Toyota has revealed two
robotic exoskeleton-like vehicles designed for transporting humans.
Toyota prefers to call them "wearable personal mobility vehicles". The
i-foot is
a two-legged walker with an egg-shaped cockpit for a seated human
rider.
The i-unit
is a 4-wheeled vehicle with a single seat that is upright for slow
travel and reclines for high-speed travel. Toyota will be
demonstrating
these new modes of transportation in their booth at the upcoming EXPO
2005 World Exposition,
where they'll be introduced by Toyota's music playing
robots. More photos are available from
Reuters and in a Gizmodo
article. The Toyota robots won't be the only robots at EXPO 2005.
Their will be a lot of robots actually
working at the EXPO, doing garbage collection, cleaning, security,
and acting as guides.
Toyota Prius owners laugh all the way to
the bank
Toyota Prius owners laugh all the way to
the bank
04/11/2005 05:41 PMWith gas prices skyrocketing, the hybrid automobile market looks ready
to explode. Prius owners are taking adavantage of the extreme demand
for their vehicles by selling them for more than the list price.
Toyota Launches Interactive Online Game.
Toyota Launches Interactive Online Game.
04/13/2005 08:20 AMHispanicad.com - Wed Apr 13, 06:51 am GMT
Toyota approach lifts NEC's PC
production
Toyota approach lifts NEC's PC
production
02/16/2004 09:22 PMJapan Times Feb 17 2004 1:11AM GMT
Toyota Cuts in Front of Ford as No. 2
(Los Angeles Times)
Toyota Cuts in Front of Ford as No. 2
(Los Angeles Times)
01/24/2004 10:21 AMLos Angeles Times - Japanese giant Toyota Motor Corp. sped past
American corporate icon Ford Motor Co. last year to become the world's
second-biggest car company, according to sales figures released
Friday.
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