Robot Future

Human ingenuity has always been amazing.  Ever since Tubal-Cain in Genesis 4, human beings have been pushing the envelope with technology.  Countless movies from The Terminator (1984), I, Robot (2004) to Surrogates (2009) warn us about the future that might be built and destroyed because of technology.

I have read two articles recently that makes me think the future depicted in science fiction is not far away.  One was about synthetic skin that can feel.  I can imagine burn victims or a person with CIPA would love this.  I also saw an article that ought to make Stan Lee do the Myposian Dance of Joy.

"Crawling up vertical walls like Spider-Man could soon be a reality thanks to a new material being developed at Stanford University. The rubber-like fabric is covered with thousands of tiny hairs, like the feet of a gecko, that vastly increase the surface area and create a sticky "one-way adhesive." A small robot, called Stickybot, fitted with the textile on its feet can climb up smooth surfaces like glass or metal. Researchers are currently working to make the material strong enough for humans."  The full article can be found by clicking here.

All of this seems so promising.  I'll bet that's what they said at the beginning of the Tower of Babel project.