On May 25th, 2022 with 52 comments
The state of New York will distribute robot companions to the homes of more than 800 older adults. From a report: The robots are not able to help with physical...
Topics: News →
United States,
Robotics,
Index
On March 22nd, 2021 with 73 comments
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: The size of the Army is to be reduced to 72,500 soldiers by 2025 as part of a move towards drones and cyber...
Topics: News →
United Kingdom,
Robotics,
The Military,
Index
On November 9th, 2020 with 47 comments
Remembrance Sunday is the day of commemoration for British and Commonwealth servicemen, and the head of the British Armed Forces marked the occasion with a...
Topics: News →
United Kingdom,
Robotics,
The Military,
Index
On January 29th, 2020 with 47 comments
sciencehabit shares a report from Science Magazine: Using a robot dropped through a 700-meter hole in the ice, scientists stationed on Antarctica's Thwaites...
Topics: News →
Earth,
Robotics,
Index
On October 26th, 2019 with 27 comments
Today the Ocean Cleanup unveiled its new "Interceptor" solar-powered robot to collect waste plastic from rivers before it can enter the ocean, Fast Company...
Topics: News →
Earth,
Robotics,
Index
On July 28th, 2019 with 148 comments
CNBC reports that to solve America's recycling crisis, "companies and municipalities are turning to AI-assisted robots."
The problem began last year when...
Topics: News →
Earth,
AI,
Robotics,
Index
On April 20th, 2019 with 66 comments
Russia state news channel Rossiya 24 has introduced a robot presenter for some of its bulletins. The BBC reports that the robot, named Alex, "has already...
Topics: News →
Robotics,
Television,
News,
Technology,
Index
On March 16th, 2019 with 470 comments
Munky101 tipped us off to some interesting comments from New York's activist congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. TechCrunch reports:
It's impossible to...
Topics: News →
United States,
Government,
Robotics,
Politics,
Index
On February 28th, 2019 with 70 comments
U.S. companies installed more robots last year than ever before, as cheaper and more flexible machines put them within reach of businesses of all sizes and in...
Topics: News →
United States,
Businesses,
Robotics,
Technology,
Index
On November 23rd, 2018 with 225 comments
Some of Amazon's workers in Europe are protesting against what they call unfair work conditions, in a move meant to disrupt operations on Black Friday. From a...
Topics: News →
Businesses,
Robotics,
News,
Index
On October 28th, 2018 with 535 comments
In what is referred to as the "Moral Machine Experiment", a survey of more than two million people from nearly every country on the planet, people preferred to...
Topics: News →
Robotics,
News,
Science,
Index
On July 8th, 2017 with 43 comments
Darren Sharp brings news about the arrival of robot journalists. The Guardian reports:
Robots will help a national news agency to create up to 30,000 local...
Topics: News →
The Media,
AI,
Google,
Robotics,
United Kingdom,
Index
On May 28th, 2017 with 96 comments
70-year-old Walt Mossberg wrote his last weekly column Thursday, looking back on how "we've all had a hell of a ride for the last few decades" and revisiting...
Topics: News →
The Media,
AI,
Cloud,
Robotics,
Technology,
Index
On April 1st, 2017 with 20 comments
"Lionfish are an invasive species that are destroying our coral reefs and fisheries," writes SkinnyGuy. "The non-profit RISE (from iRobot's Colin Angle) has a...
Topics: News →
Earth,
Robotics,
Index
On April 1st, 2017 with 300 comments
As automation continues to replace human workers, a universal basic income program will begin paying $1,689 per month to select Ontario residents later this...
Topics: News →
Canada,
Government,
Robotics,
The Almighty Buck,
IT,
Index
On March 15th, 2017 with 297 comments
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Robots are inevitably going to automate millions of jobs in the U.S. and around the world, but there's an...
Topics: News →
Robotics,
United States,
China,
Earth,
Government,
Japan,
The Almighty Buck,
Hardware,
Technology,
Index
On February 23rd, 2017 with 98 comments
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: A new study from computer scientists has found that the online encyclopedia is a battleground where...
Topics: News →
Wikipedia,
Botnet,
Robotics,
The Internet,
Technology,
Index
On November 27th, 2016 with 178 comments
An anonymous reader writes:
"A vehicle from self-driving truck maker Otto will travel a 35-mile stretch of U.S. Route 33 on Monday in central Ohio..." reports...
Topics: News →
Transportation,
United States,
AI,
Robotics,
Index
On October 20th, 2016 with 114 comments
John Bassett, a British spy who worked for the agency GCHQ for nearly two decades, has told Daily Express that the U.S. was considering plans to employ...
Topics: News →
The Military,
United States,
Government,
Robotics,
United Kingdom,
News,
Hardware,
Technology,
Devices,
Index
On October 5th, 2016 with 26 comments
BrianFagioli quotes a report from BetaNews: Machine learning and vision are essential technologies for the advancement of robotics. When sensors come together,...
Topics: News →
Google,
Open Source,
Businesses,
Robotics,
Software,
The Internet,
News,
Technology,
Index
On August 18th, 2016 with 201 comments
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Mirror.co.uk: Matt McMullen, CEO of RealDoll, revealed the next step in making the high-end sex toys will be to give...
Topics: News →
AI,
Robotics,
Businesses,
Communications,
Software,
News,
Hardware,
Technology,
Index
On July 13th, 2016 with 255 comments
An anonymous reader writes from a report via KGO-TV: PSA: Beware of dangerous security robots at the Stanford Shopping Center! After a young boy was "knocked...
Topics: News →
Robotics,
Security,
AI,
Crime,
Privacy,
Software,
News,
Build,
Hardware,
Science,
Technology,
Index
On July 1st, 2016 with 43 comments
An anonymous reader writes: Three months after Facebook announced a platform for building bots that operate inside its Messenger app, Messenger chief David...
Topics: News →
Communications,
Facebook,
Software,
The Internet,
AI,
Businesses,
Robotics,
Social Networks,
News,
Technology,
Developers,
Devices,
Features,
Index
On June 23rd, 2016 with 36 comments
An anonymous reader writes: Boston Dynamics has shown the world their "fun-sizeified version of their Spot quadruped," the SpotMini robot. It's a quiet, all...
Topics: News →
AI,
Robotics,
Google,
Media,
Software,
News,
Hardware,
Science,
Technology,
Index
On June 15th, 2016 with 117 comments
An anonymous reader writes from a report via Bloomberg: Bloomberg reports Walmart is working with a robotics company to develop a shopping cart that helps...
Topics: News →
Businesses,
AI,
Communications,
Network,
Networking,
Robotics,
The Internet,
News,
Technology,
Science,
Index
On June 2nd, 2016 with 260 comments
An anonymous reader writes: At the Code Conference on Wednesday, Bill Gates balanced his fears of artificial intelligence with praise. He talked about two of...
Topics: News →
AI,
Earth,
Microsoft,
Operating Systems,
Privacy,
Programming,
Robotics,
Security,
Software,
News,
Technology,
Science,
Index
On June 1st, 2016 with 72 comments
An anonymous reader writes: Google's Project Magenta, which aims to use machine learning to create music and art, just created its first song. The song, which...
Topics: News →
AI,
Music,
Google,
Open Source,
Robotics,
Software,
News,
Entertainment,
Hardware,
Technology,
Devices,
Index
On May 30th, 2016 with 39 comments
An anonymous reader writes: In addition to the razor thin ZenBook 3, Asus unveiled a cute talking robot for the home at this week's Computex trade show in...
Topics: News →
AI,
Robotics,
Japan,
Medicine,
Software,
News,
Hardware,
Technology,
Developers,
Index
On May 20th, 2016 with 414 comments
An anonymous reader writes: Yuval Noah Harari, author of the international bestseller "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind," doesn't have a very optimistic...
Topics: News →
AI,
Robotics,
Businesses,
Earth,
Security,
Software,
News,
Hardware,
Science,
Technology,
Index
On May 19th, 2016 with 29 comments
An anonymous reader quotes a report from USA Today: Japan-based SoftBank Robotics announced Wednesday at Google I/O, the company's annual developer's...
Topics: News →
AI,
Android,
Communications,
Google,
IOS,
Japan,
Privacy,
Programming,
Robotics,
Security,
Software,
The Internet,
News,
Hardware,
Technology,
Developers,
Devices,
Index
Support bacteria -- it's the only culture some people have!
