Solve one of the worlds major health issues: $4000

Posted by purge on Friday July 26, 2013 @05:48AM
from the odesk.com dept.

https://www.odesk.com/o/jobs/job/Visual-Recognition-Software-for-Shooting-Mosquitos-with-laser-Prototypes_~01b47830ea4bc8ceaa/

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Re:Solve one of the worlds major health issues: $4000 by almost on Friday July 26, 2013 @05:49AM (#6107363)

Sounds like they want the software AND the hardware developed for that figure. No problem :)

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Re:Solve one of the worlds major health issues: $4000 by nisdec on Friday July 26, 2013 @06:12AM (#6107425)

And then they slightly change the software to actually track <insert random military item here> instead of mosquitos and they would have a perfect defence weapon.

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Re:Solve one of the worlds major health issues: $4000 by sdoering on Friday July 26, 2013 @07:10AM (#6107576)

Sadly that is the problem with a lot of R&D in this kind of area.

Imagine a search & rescue robot able to navigate in hazardous environment, being able to identify a human being, opening doors, to reach them, to deliver medicine, or a transport-possibility.

And now imagine an mountainous area in Afghanistan and the robot not delivering first-aid...

The R&D is the same. That's why DARPA is funding exactly these kind of challenges. Or am I wrong here.

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Re:Solve one of the worlds major health issues: $4000 by piqufoh on Friday July 26, 2013 @05:56AM (#6107384)

While you're working on the hardware could you get it to make the coffee too?

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