Colloquium of Robotics and Cybernetics

In 1998, Kevin Warwick connected his own nervous system to a computer. The deed transformed the expert in Cybernetics of the University of Reading in the world's first cyborg. The unusual and sometimes controversial English Professor is one of the presences at the Colloquium of Robotics and Cybernetics that the University of Aveiro (UA) organizes on October 13, 2012.

Colóquio de Robótica e Cibernética

Em 1998, Kevin Warwick ligou o próprio sistema nervoso a um computador. O feito tornou o especialista em Cibernética da Universidade de Reading no primeiro ciborgue do mundo. O invulgar e, por vezes, polémico professor universitário inglês é uma das presenças do Colóquio de Robótica e Cibernética que a Universidade de Aveiro (UA) organiza a 13 de Outubro de 2012.

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ATL 10.00

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