Singularity Hub Daily Newsletter for 07/13/2013

Singularity Hub's published articles from the last 24 hours. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Updates from Singularity Hub Golf Robot Chips Balls Into Washing Machines, Talks Smack to Rory McIlroy By Jason Dorrier on Jul 13, 2013 11:22 am Is there anything humans can do that robots can't? First it was factory jobs, then chess, call centers, Jeopardy--and now, golf. In an ad for the European PGA Tour, professional golfer, Rory McIlroy, goes head to head with a golf robot to see who can chip more balls into washing machines down range. The bot shows off an flawlessly repeating swing, effortlessly knocks balls into machines, and talks trash like a pro. (Of course, McIlroy doesn't do too shabby himself. This is an ad for humans after all.) Read in browser » More to read: NASA's Trial Polar Rover Studies One of the Harshest Places on Earth Learning To Learn Faster Part II: Harnessing the Subconscious For Accelerated Performance 70,000+ Have Played 'Eyewire' Game That Trains Computers To Map the Brain Kickstarter Project to Send Thousands of Personal Spacecraft to the Moon Medical Tricorder Startup Scanadu Scout Raises Over $1.3M With Two Weeks Left Like on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend The impossible is becoming possible. The future that you thought would not come in your lifetime is coming sooner than you thought. Singularity Hub is here to tell you about it.  follow on Twitter | Like on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2013 Singularity Hub, LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you either opted in at our website or showed interest in our affiliate site on http://singularityhub.com or http://singularityu.org Our mailing address is: Singularity Hub, LLC NASA Research Park Building 20 S. Akron Rd. MS 20-1 Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences