Feb
01
2010
The real scientist behind the robotics of Caprica’s Cylons
From Sci Fi Wire Comments Off - Caprica
Syfy's new series Caprica may seem like fanciful alternate-universe sci-fi, but the robotics technology behind its newly minted Cylons is based in part on real science. he show runs its scripts past Malcolm MacIver, a robotics expert and a professor of biomedical and mechanical engineering at Northwestern University, who vets them for the accuracy of their science. (He was also a consultant on the upcoming Tron Legacy movie.)
Posted Monday, February 1st, 2010 at 1:01 pm
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