Many people are worried about artificial intelligence, and what will happen if machines become smarter than humans. Even Bill Gates has said he is concerned about the decisions machines of the future will make once they outsmart humans. Continue reading… “Making robots that have better morals than humans”
Demo day for 500 Startups’ newest class has taken a somber turn. Demo day featured not one, but two startups that are in the death business, and one uses the hot tech of the moment — drones.
Continue reading… “Using drones to map cemeteries”
We have seen several robots that can cook but they mostly follow some level of pre-programmed instructions. One of the trickiest things about robotics is telling robots what to do and how to do it. That is especially tricky for the end user. But, now we can all just sit back and let the robots learn things by watching YouTube videos. (Video)
Continue reading… “Robots learn to cook watching YouTube videos”
Microsoft head of research Eric Horvitz says, in contrast to what others, such as Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking have said, that even though machines will likely achieve a human-like consciousness but do not pose a threat to the survival of mankind. Continue reading… “Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz contradicts Musk, Hawking, Gates, says artificial intelligence not a threat”
Robotics is a transformative technology.
Brookings Institution is a prestigious organization in the nation’s capital. When organizations such as that decides to study civilian robotics, you know that at the very least the organization will present some thought-provoking views.
Continue reading… “The future of robotics: What is a robot?”
How will AI and robotics impact the economic and employment picture in the future?
A majority of people who responded to the Pew Research 2014 Future of the Internet canvassing anticipate that robotics and artificial intelligence will permeate wide segments of daily life by 2025. They anticipate there will be huge implications for a range of industries such as health care, transport and logistics, customer service, and home maintenance. But even as they are largely consistent in their predictions for the evolution of technology itself, they are deeply divided on how advances in AI and robotics will impact the economic and employment picture over the next decade.
Continue reading… “Pew Research: AI, robotics, and the future of jobs”
Advances in robotics and 3D printing are improving people’s lives.
Thanks to an international collaboration between universities such as Colorado State University, the Technical University of Munich and the Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience of Natal in Brazil, a paralyzed teen is set to open this year’s World Cup by kicking a football while wearing a motorized exoskeleton controlled by his or her brain. (Video)
Robotic check-ups
Medical technology companies are focusing more than ever on products that deliver cheaper, faster, more efficient patient care. They are also making inroads with U.S. Food & Drug Administration regulators to re-engineer the complex review and approval process for new medical devices.
Continue reading… “Top 5 emerging medical technologies to watch in 2014”
The Sproutling
Wearables for babies, theatrical robots and 3D bio printers are some of the types of technologies that might be “out there,” but they show off key enabling technologies that are pushing the future of design forward. These types of technologies were highlighted at Bloomberg Business Week’s Design Conference in San Francisco this week.
Continue reading… “Top 5 technologies that are shaping the future of design”
Hangar One
What would you do with a 350,000-square-foot hangar built to house helium airships for the U.S. Navy if you were Google, Inc.? Would you use the cavernous interior for building and testing new robots, planetary rovers and other space or aviation technology?
Continue reading… “Google planning aerospace, robotic projects for Hangar One”
Dyson Vacuum entrepreneur to announce new robotics laboratory in London.
Sir James Dyson, the British entrepreneur, has outlined his vision for a new era of household android robots that will be able to clean the windows, guard property – and, presumably, vacuum the carpet.
Continue reading… “Dyson enters race to provide ‘advanced household androids’ for all”
The claim that robotics is capital intensive is a myth.
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wrote a much-discussed piece, a little over a year ago, on the discrepancy between corporate profits and labor compensation. Krugman’s column sparked a huge debate, and on the Times website alone readers left more than 1,300 comments. In his article he referred to robotics as a capital-intensive technology. The problem is, it isn’t true.
Continue reading… “Biggest myth about the robotics industry”
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