Archive for the 'Rise of the Machines' Category
U.S. Army Tests Swarms of Consumer Grade Drones in Major Exercise
November 2nd, 2015Via: IT World: The U.S. Army has for the first time tested swarms of consumer drones during a major military training exercise and determined the low-cost technology is at a stage where it could be used offensively. Off-the-shelf drones have brought what was previously complex and expensive technology into the reach of consumers, and the […]
Robot Buses Are Coming To America
October 30th, 2015Via: Fast Company: Self-driving buses are coming to America. The Bishop Ranch business park in San Ramon, California will be the first place in the U.S. to use French robo-buses to ferry passengers around. … The EZ10 is a driverless bus designed for short hops. It has been deployed in Europe—in Finland, France, and is […]
Yamaha Shows Motobot Motorcycle-Riding Humanoid Robot
October 28th, 2015Via: Gizmag: Yamaha produced somewhat of a surprise at the Tokyo Motor Show today when it showed a motorcycle-riding robot. Unlike most two-wheeled debutants, Yamaha’s new Motobot isn’t starting out on a small capacity motorcycle, but release images show the humanoid robot riding Yamaha’s most sporting motorcycle, the 1000cc R1M.
Inside the Pentagon’s Effort to Build a Killer Robot
October 28th, 2015Via: Time: The defense program DARPA is working to create an artificial brain—but what will it mean for humanity if it succeeds? … I am headed to the laboratory of Dr. Garrett T. Kenyon, whose program falls under the rubric of synthetic cognition, an attempt to build an artificial brain. Roboticists define artificial brains as […]
Why Self-Driving Cars Must Be Programmed to Kill
October 27th, 2015Via: MIT Technology Review: Self-driving cars are already cruising the streets. But before they can become widespread, carmakers must solve an impossible ethical dilemma of algorithmic morality.
Wal-Mart Seeks to Test Drones for Home Delivery, Pickup
October 26th, 2015Via: Reuters: Wal-Mart Stores Inc applied Monday to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones for home delivery, curbside pickup and checking warehouse inventories, a sign it plans to go head-to-head with Amazon in using drones to fill and deliver online orders. The world’s largest retailer by revenue has for several months been conducting indoor […]
Google Turning Its Lucrative Web Search Over to AI Machines
October 26th, 2015Via: Bloomberg: Google has been one of the biggest corporate sponsors of AI, and has invested heavily in it for videos, speech, translation and, recently, search. For the past few months, a “very large fraction” of the millions of queries a second that people type into the company’s search engine have been interpreted by an […]
Robot Builder Designed for Construction Sites
October 22nd, 2015Via: Reuters: Zurich-based architects and roboticists have created the In-situ Fabricator, an autonomous construction robot capable of laying bricks into pre-programmed structures. Designers at the Swiss National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Digital Fabrication laboratory believe a future generation of the robot could be used widely on building sites.
Flite Test Guys Build “Back to the Future” USA TODAY Drone
October 21st, 2015By the way, if you’re interested in r/c aircraft, or have children who are, Flite Test is fantastic. Via: Flite Test:
Government of South Korea and Samsung Developing Robots to Manufacture Consumer Electronics
October 19th, 2015Via: The Korea Herald: South Korea’s government said Monday that it will join forces with Samsung Electronics Co. to develop precision manufacturing robots that could open new horizons for the local manufacturing sector. The plan calls for 16.75 billion won ($14.8 million) worth of taxpayers’ money to be invested in the next three years to […]
