DARPA isn't some head-in-the-blue-sky organization of dreamers. They deal in technologies that are just almost feasible at the time of the conception of the idea and work it through to the end over years and years. If DARPA is backing this, it's not impossible. I'm excited to see what this produces.
Thank you for adding a bit of reason to this forum. Engadget writer Josh Topolsky may liken this research endeavor to video game and literary science fiction; in itself that comparison does not trivialize the science and technology involved. As you stated, DARPA takes ideas that are at the edge of technical feasibility and, for the most part, makes them real. And develops great technology along the way.
This area of research was bound to receive an earnest look and funding at some point. Just so happens that it's happening now. Can't wait to see what they discover and develop over the next 10 years.
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aeo @ Jun 21st 2007 10:31PM
DARPA isn't some head-in-the-blue-sky organization of dreamers. They deal in technologies that are just almost feasible at the time of the conception of the idea and work it through to the end over years and years. If DARPA is backing this, it's not impossible. I'm excited to see what this produces.
DorianGray @ Jun 22nd 2007 11:47AM
Thank you for adding a bit of reason to this forum. Engadget writer Josh Topolsky may liken this research endeavor to video game and literary science fiction; in itself that comparison does not trivialize the science and technology involved. As you stated, DARPA takes ideas that are at the edge of technical feasibility and, for the most part, makes them real. And develops great technology along the way.
This area of research was bound to receive an earnest look and funding at some point. Just so happens that it's happening now. Can't wait to see what they discover and develop over the next 10 years.