observer Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 It's only been a 100 years since Louis Bleriot flew a flimsy plane across the channel, then 60 years later man reached the moon - just how far can man go (economic crisis allowing) over the next 100 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Probably twice as far as now. I would imagine that technology will move forward in leaps and bounds, with transport being the major one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Per Ardua ad Astra surely? The motto of the RAF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted July 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Well spotted Asp; but still an appropriate title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Granted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted July 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 The Japs have produced a robot, which recently modeled a wedding dress on the cat walk; a scientist claims he can re-produce a human brain within 10 years; sperm can now be created from stem cells - so perhaps humanity will make itself redundant?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 James May had a programme looking at how close robotics can come to imitating a human being. there were some pretty wild things on it. some robots that could run and walk upstairs and downstairs without falling over. there was one in japan that looked so realistic it was really creepy, it only sat in a chair but had realistic facial movements. they had a powered exoskeleton that would enable people to lift heavy objects with ease and also a wheelchair that could be controlled by thought alone. mind you it took a lot of concentration and he did manage to crash into the scenery. as for humanity being redundant in these times there are quite a few of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted July 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 One thing is certain, science knows no boundaries and neither does human curiosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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