Well the thumbnail shows a "robot" - the type you might see in a 1960's sitcom. There's nothing specifically robotic about anything in this apart from that image.

There could be a use as a basic 3D printer, though it seems like it'd be a bit limited.

Just write it off at MIT hype.

The contract also required it to be commented. Unfortunately the expert only got part way though that before reaching the deadline.

Of course not! We're trusting blogs that cite reddit comments. Since the comment got "Reddit gold" it must be trustworthy.

That's probably because of the fancy javascript stuff slashdot uses. For normal forms the data is still there.

But like you said, pressing the back button also results in loss of data, so should we also remove that because people might accidentally click it?

Because making programs easier to use (such as by making the most commonly used function a single large key rather than a multi-key combo) makes them more accessible to all people including people with disabilities.

Wait until you learn the space bar will scroll down the page! You could totally lose your place if you were typing and then clicked somewhere out and pressed spacebar! That's totally not what you wanted at the exact moment.

But wait, it gets worse! Have you ever tried to type a capital W and pressed ctrl instead of shift? It's dangerous and unintuitive and you can lose all your work with just a couple millimeters difference. The W key isn't for navigation, it's for typing words with Ws in them. It's like pressing the alarm key instead of the trunk button on your keys!

This outrage must be addressed immediately! I suggest we ban all keyboard shortcuts so clumsy people don't accidentally do something stupid.

That's a bit cumbersome for the most used feature. I don't see why the most used function of a program should be assigned to an awkward key combo just so some clumsy people don't have to worry about a problem that doesn't actually exist.

If you're in a text area then the browser acts like a text editor and removes a character. Firefox and Opera at least will retain the message if you click backspace outside the text area and go forward again.

Since back is the most commonly used button, it makes sense to have an easily accessible button on the keyboard.

That's a pretty standard mapping. Makes sense - BACK/BACKspace

Sounds more like it's just weak AI. It's easy to code an NPC to "if see_crash then gasp_mode = true", but canned responses and a lack of interactions can make them feel shallow

What ever will Samsung do if they aren't allowed to sell their Galaxy S2 anymore? Their customers will have no choice but to get the latest model.

Even if you jammed the LIDAR, visual (or thermal) cameras could detect the cars moving. It's non-car objects like children or tree branches that are more difficult.

But computers can have multiple input sources and be monitoring all (potential) blind spots at once. Humans only have the forward facing eyes. Of course it remains to be seen if the software can handle the inputs to make good driving decisions, but that's not an impossible challenge.

A lot of ISPs seem to do that because they want to charge you a different price than the guy a street over without letting him know.

Verizon makes you enter information down to the apartment number before listing prices, and even then it's all the bundles.
Comcast shows subscribers a different homepage that doesn't have all the new deals just to make it a little more difficult.

No, China - as funny as it is to point to equivalences with the US, it really doesn't compare to China