If it seems a lot of new robots are designed for ‘search and rescue’, there’s a good reason for it

If you read much robotics news, you’ll hear a lot about “search and rescue” applications. It seems to be the first thing that engineers mention when discussing potential uses for a new design. There is certainly nothing wrong with search and rescue, it’s a worthy application that will likely save a lot of lives. However,…

Will we fix the CBC or simply ignore it to death?

I never thought I’d agree with, former head of CBC English broadcasting, Richard Stursburg. During his time at the helm, he did almost as much damage to Canada’s public broadcaster as Stephen Harper has done. The ‘mother corp’ may never fully recover from his reign. However, he was correct when he told a Senate committee…