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This is a demo of Euphoria’s realistic character animation system which is used for the animation tech in Grand Theft Auto 4. It doesn’t require an animator to generate all possible movements and uses a combination of artificial intelligence, physics and biomechanics. This is truly the future development of character animation.
Euphoria Animation Engine demo with 1 videoclip after the jump.
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The Antonov An-225 is the world’s heaviest and largest jet for strategic airlift transport built by Antonov Design Bureau. It is larger than the Airbus A380 airliner and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest airplane. It has a landing gear system of 32 wheels and a wing span of 291 feet and designed for the Soviet space program in 1988 to airlift the Energia rocket’s booster, Buran space shuttle or ultra-heavy and oversize freight up to 250,000 kg internally or 200,000 kg on the upper fuselage.
Check out 19 more pics of the largest and heaviest jet in the world, the Antonov An-225 after the jump.
Source: Englsih Russia
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Earlier on we had the new video on Boston Dynamics infamous BigDog robot which impressed everyone with its life like movements and coordination. This is footage of its earlier predecessor when the BigDog robot was still in beta.
1 videoclip of the BigDog Beta after the jump.
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Boston Dynamics BigDog Robot is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency and looks totally futuristic albeit the spooky movements. This is the latest footage of the BigDog robot as it walks on snow, ice, stones, cement blocks and even endured a kick to its side. It feels like a mix of biological machine since the way it behave is just like an animal.
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1 videoclip of the stunning Boston Dynamic BigDog Robot after the jump.
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Cool technology similar to the one in the movie Minority Report where visitors can actually try out themselves at the T-Online booth shown at CeBIT 2008. Virtual reality has come a long way and it wouldn’t be surprising that we will all be using our hands to interact with our computer screens in the future.
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1 videoclip of the Minority Report technology at CeBIT 2008 after the jump.
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Check out the world’s largest and most powerful vortex cannon in action by Erbert and Gerbert. The vortex cannon pumps out a cloud of air which blowouts anything in its path. Entertaining and fun to watch.
1 videoclip of the candle cannon after the jump.
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VideoTrace is a modeling software From Australian Center that uses objects from video to create realistic 3D models. The user interacts with VideoTrace by tracing the shape of the object to be modelled over a number of frames in the video. The software then interprets the sketch drawn and generates a realistic 3D model.
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It relies on a human operator but is a great intermediate step towards full automation of 3D model generation. 1 videoclip of video trace software after the jump.
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This is a footage taken from Japanese TV where it shows this new 3D technology where people can actually interact with the gaming environment for e.g. display different realistic hairstyles before a hair cut.
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This will give a hint of what’s coming up next in the world of gaming and entertainment and it has also been suggested that the PS3 will include such technology as well.
1 videoclip of the new gaming/entertainment technology after the jump.
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Flight 2 is a project that takes photos from a high altitude balloon using GPs, camera, sensors and communications. The risk factor for this is that the precious electronics could be lost if anything malfunctions.
The FAQ answered one of my questions though - the danger that it pose to manned aircrafts. There is an aluminium foil inside the capsule for radar reflection so control towers would have been able to track it. In terms of legality, it is permitted for that weight without requirements to notify any authority. Hit the link to check out the launch videos and various photos at Natrium 42.
Link: Natrium 42
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A test by the US government using an F4 quantum jet that does 500 miles per hour into the concrete wall of the nuclear plant. Because of the vulnerability and danger towards a nuclear plant, the concrete wall have to withstand great impacts if it was under attack one day.
1 videoclip of the airplane vs concrete wall test after the jump.
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