January 14, 2019 Pentagon seeks to harness insect brains for 'conscious robots' The Pentagon's emerging technologies unit is seeking proposals that would utilize insect brains to control robots for a range of purposes.
January 10, 2019 AI will displace 40 percent of world's workers as soon as 2035, leading expert warns Forty percent of the world's jobs could be done by machines in as soon as 15 years, according to a top expert on artificial intelligence.
January 7, 2019 We must fight the invasion of the killer robots “Killer robots” are taking over. Also known as autonomous weapons, these devices, once activated, can destroy targets without human intervention.
December 17, 2018 10 top gadgets of 2018 Technology advances quickly, and it can be hard to keep up on which gadgets and gizmos made the biggest splash. Fortunately, looking back on 2018, a few big themes developed.
December 5, 2018 Space station robot goes rogue: International Space Station’s artificial intelligence has turned belligerent CIMON was programmed to be the physical embodiment of the likes of ‘nice’ robots such as Robby, R2D2, Wall-E, Johnny 5 … and so on. Instead, CIMON appears to be adopting characteristics closer to Marvin the Paranoid Android of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — though hopefully not yet the psychotic HAL of 2001: A Space Oddysey infamy.
November 26, 2018 Elon Musk thinks humans will have to merge with machines to overcome their 'existential threat' Elon Musk has sounded the warning alarm again regarding artificial intelligence, telling Axios that humans must merge with machines or risk becoming an endangered species.
November 18, 2018 Fire ant colonies could inspire robot swarms Aside from the stings and ruined picnics, fire ants are famous for their ability to swarm together and self–assemble bridges, ladders, and even floating rafts. Researchers have now figured out the statistical rules that govern how fire ants form these structures, and the new study could help scientists build swarming, tiny shape-shifting robots.
October 25, 2018 Tiny flying robots haul heavy loads in amazing video A remarkable video released by Stanford University shows tiny flying robots that have been modified to move loads up to 40 times their weight.
October 16, 2018 Boston Dynamics' Spot robot busts a move in latest video Boston Dynamics uploaded a video Tuesday of the company's "SpotMini" robot dog busting a move.
October 12, 2018 Boston Dynamics' creepy robot dog is now showing up at construction sites Boston Dynamics has released a new video of its robot dog, Spot, walking around construction sites in Tokyo as the company starts to test it "for commercial usage around the world."
