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Robots need our quantified trust and they don’t have it | Inverse
Alex Kirkpatrick
21 Jan 2017
Right now, DARPA is developing robots capable of rescuing humans from burning buildings even if that means knocking down walls and wading through flames. These potential savior-bots are evaluated on a...
Robot skin senses warm bodies like a snake locating nearby prey | New Scientist
Alex Kirkpatrick
21 Jan 2017
A heat-sensing film could let robots detect when humans are around, like pit vipers hunting out warm-blooded prey. The flexible, transparent coating is made of pectin, a low-cost plant material used t...
IoT botnets are growing, and up for hire | MIT Technology Review
Alex Kirkpatrick
19 Jan 2017
When anyone can make use of a burgeoning army of rogue connected devices for a fee, the threat of a crippled Internet is more real than ever...
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Stretchy robotic suit reduces energy used to walk by 23% | New Scientist
Alex Kirkpatrick
19 Jan 2017
Walk a mile in a robot’s shoes and it won’t feel so far. A new robotic “exosuit” cuts the energy a wearer uses to walk by 23 per cent – the highest reduction in energy expenditure for a suit...
Robotic device hugs the heart, helping it pump | LiveScience
Alex Kirkpatrick
18 Jan 2017
A soft, cup-shaped robotic device that hugs the heart could give it gentle squeezes to help pump blood in patients with weakened hearts, a new study finds...
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DoorDash and Postmates are going to start testing robot deliveries | Fortune
Alex Kirkpatrick
18 Jan 2017
Food delivery startup DoorDash and courier service Postmates have announced a partnership with the robotic delivery developer Starship Technologies...
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Airbus CEO sees ‘flying car’ prototype ready by end of year | Reuters
Kassie Perlongo
17 Jan 2017
"Airbus Group plans to test a prototype for a self-piloted flying car as a way of avoiding gridlock on city roads by the end of the year, the aerospace group's chief executive said on Monday."
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As self-driving cars approach, the auto industry races to rebuild | Wired
Alex Kirkpatrick
16 Jan 2017
WHEN FORD EXECUTIVES started dropping in on Silicon Valley startups a couple of years ago, they were met with less than warm receptions. The stalwart car company was looking for help and fresh talent ...
Iran shoots at a drone in central Tehran: military commander | Reuters
Alex Kirkpatrick
16 Jan 2017
Iran's anti-aircraft forces fired shots at a drone on Monday that had entered the no-fly zone in the capital Tehran, a military commander was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency.
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MEPs vote on robots’ legal status – and if a kill switch is required | BBC News
Alex Kirkpatrick
13 Jan 2017
MEPs have called for the adoption of comprehensive rules for how humans will interact with artificial intelligence and robots. The report makes it clear that it believes the world is on the cusp of a ...
Robots will take jobs, but Not as Fast as Some Fear, New Report Says | New York Times
Alex Kirkpatrick
13 Jan 2017
The robots are coming, but the march of automation will displace jobs more gradually than some alarming forecasts suggest.
A measured pace is likely because what is technically possible is only one f...
Dramatic video footage shows drone circling and then crashing into Seattle’s Space Needle| GeekWire
Alex Kirkpatrick
12 Jan 2017
Dramatic footage shot by a drone circling Seattle’s Space Needle shows workers preparing for the recent New Year’s Eve fireworks display — right up until the remote-controlled craft crashes int...
Self-driving car tested for first time in UK in Milton Keynes | The Guardian
Alex Kirkpatrick
12 Jan 2017
A driverless car has been tested for the first time on UK streets in the latest development in self-driving technology in Britain. The trial saw a two-seater LUTZ Pathfinder travel 1.25 miles (2km) th...
Lily Drone, it’s over, refunds for all | sUAS News
Kassie Perlongo
12 Jan 2017
The Lily Drone is over. Read the story here....
The robot rampage | Bloomberg
Alex Kirkpatrick
11 Jan 2017
It took 50 years for the world to install the first million industrial robots. The next million will take only eight, according to Macquarie. Importantly, much of the recent growth happened outside th...
Will AI ever understand human emotions? | The Conversation
Alex Kirkpatrick
11 Jan 2017
How would you feel about getting therapy from a robot? Emotionally intelligent machines may not be as far away as it seems. Over the last few decades, artificial intelligence (AI) have got increasingl...
Robotics, IoT and 3D printing set for boom years | Silicon Republic
Alex Kirkpatrick
10 Jan 2017
Studies into various areas of technology have found that robotics, IoT and 3D printing are due quite an end to the decade, as spending soars...
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We came, we saw, we tweeted: CES 2017 | BBC Focus
Alex Kirkpatrick
10 Jan 2017
At CES 2017 we got to see amazing glimpses of future technology, from three-screened laptops, giant mech robots and, aherm, a farting Lego cat. Check out some of the best new tech that got us tweeting...
Monkeys mourn robot baby in groundbreaking new BBC show | The Telegraph UK
Alex Kirkpatrick
10 Jan 2017
In what is perhaps a good show for those who are missing Planet Earth, the producers hide cameras in lifelike robots to give a first-person view of how animals behave in the wild....
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LEGO Boost first look, a robotic kit with an emphasis on building | Huffington Post
Alex Kirkpatrick
09 Jan 2017
Mention LEGO and pretty much anyone will instantly think of building blocks. Of course, in recent years LEGO has expanded into video games and robotics (MindStorms), but the core of LEGO has always be...
CES 2017robotics panel: Are they ready to help? | CNET
Alex Kirkpatrick
09 Jan 2017
CES 2017's panel on robotics. The question: Are robots ready to help?
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Otto Robotics raises $1.5 million for its stealthy robo-restaurant venture | GeekWire
Alex Kirkpatrick
06 Jan 2017
Otto Robotics, a stealthy startup that’s working on automated systems to make and deliver food, has raised $1.5 million in a private equity offering. That report comes in a Securities and Exchange C...
NASA Marshall to host FIRST Robotics kick-off event Jan. 7 at USSRC; Media Invited | SpaceRef
Alex Kirkpatrick
06 Jan 2017
Press Release From: Marshall Space Flight Center
Posted: Thursday, January 5, 2017
More than 350 area students are expected to attend the 2017 FIRST Robotics Kick-Off event Jan. 7, from 8:30 a.m. to...
Why Mastercard’s artificial intelligence-based tech to fight fraud matters | Fox Business
Alex Kirkpatrick
05 Jan 2017
When it comes to security in their financial transactions, American consumers want it all. In Total System Services, Inc.'s 2016 U.S. Consumer Payments Study Opens a New Window. , a whopping 74% of al...
Have $30,000? MoRo the robot assistant can help around your house | Robotics Trends
Alex Kirkpatrick
05 Jan 2017
Ewaybot Technology's MoRo robot assistant can grasp and handle objects around your home to help simplify your life. However, it costs $30,000 so it'll likely start as a robot for academic research.
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Passenger rescue drone airborne ‘by 2020’ | BBC News
Alex Kirkpatrick
05 Jan 2017
A passenger drone, which completed its first flight over low terrain in November, could be in use by 2020, the Israeli company behind it has said. Developed over 15 years for rescue or military use, t...
Intel launches ‘GO’ brand for self-driving car tech | Fortune
Alex Kirkpatrick
05 Jan 2017
The Intel GO brand, which was announced at CES in Las Vegas, includes a series of hardware and software development kits to help developers and engineers test and improve autonomous driving applicatio...
Welcome to the Hotel Automata | Discover Magazine
Alex Kirkpatrick
23 Dec 2016
The train ride from Nagasaki to the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Japan takes about two hours. Along the way, I pass rice paddies and sleepy towns; this is not the place you’d expect to find the coun...
Astronauts to get help from snake robots | Science Daily
Alex Kirkpatrick
23 Dec 2016
Researchers are looking into how a snake robot might carry out maintenance work on the International Space Station (ISS), study comets, and explore the possibility of living and working in lava tunnel...
How we fell in love with our voice-activated home assistants | New Scientist
Alex Kirkpatrick
21 Dec 2016
This article explores our interaction with voice-activated assistants.
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This super-tall robotic arm is made of helium balloons | MIT Technology Review
Alex Kirkpatrick
21 Dec 2016
What’s bright silver, weighs next to nothing, and can reach up to the fifth floor? No, not an aluminum ladder. This inflatable robotic arm...
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Researchers pushing the limits of machine learning by programming a robot to fold laundry | Quartz
Kassie Perlongo
20 Dec 2016
"Folding laundry, it turns out, is really hard to automate. Researchers from the UK, Czech Republic and Greece have used this seemingly simple task to extend the limits of machine learning and robotic...
Voice Is the Next Big Platform, and Alexa Will Own It | Backchannel
Kassie Perlongo
20 Dec 2016
"Amazon’s personal assistant is about to stretch beyond the Echo, and get downright chatty with everyone."
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The Great A.I. Awakening | The New York Times Magazine
Kassie Perlongo
19 Dec 2016
"How Google used artificial intelligence to transform Google Translate, one of its more popular services — and how machine learning is poised to reinvent computing itself."
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SoftBank robot ready to earn its keep | Financial Times
Kassie Perlongo
19 Dec 2016
"Internet group looks to make return on investment in cutesy humanoid"
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Therapy Cats for Dementia Patients, Batteries Included | The New York Times
Kassie Perlongo
19 Dec 2016
"They blink, they meow, they snuggle. These cats are therapy robots that provide comfort to elderly dementia patients."
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