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Crashing drones into test dummies for | Bloomberg
Alex Kirkpatrick
13 Mar 2017
A 50-pound flying robot can be lethal. As drones swarm the U.S., regulators need convincing before they give Amazon, Google, and others permission for expanded use.
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Why robot stocks will rise in the age of Trump | Investopedia
Alex Kirkpatrick
09 Mar 2017
The stocks of robot makers will likely enjoy sharp gains in the coming years as the United States—along with other major industrial nations—use robots to replace expensive human labor, according t...
Dying robots and failing hope: Fukushima clean-up falters six years after tsunami | The Guardian
Alex Kirkpatrick
09 Mar 2017
Exploration work inside the nuclear plant’s failed reactors has barely begun, with the scale of the task described as ‘almost beyond comprehension’.
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New burger robot will take command of the grill in 50 fast food restaurants | Singularity Hub
Alex Kirkpatrick
09 Mar 2017
Would your burger taste as delicious if it was made by a robot? You’ll soon be able to find out at CaliBurger restaurants in the US and worldwide. Cali Group partnered with Miso Robotics to develop ...
Budget 2017: Funds for robotics and 5G research | BBC
Kassie Perlongo
08 Mar 2017
Funding for research into robotics and a next-generation 5G mobile network, has been announced by Chancellor Philip Hammond as part of his Budget.
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Budget 2017: Prizes for robotics, artificial intelligence and battery innovators to be announced | The Independent
Alex Kirkpatrick
07 Mar 2017
The Chancellor Philip Hammond will outline plans in Wednesday’s Budget to make hundreds of millions of pounds available to scientists and researchers to develop solutions to hi-tech challenges inclu...
IBM, Salesforce agree to partner on artificial intelligence | Wall Street Journal
Alex Kirkpatrick
07 Mar 2017
International Business Machines Corp. and Salesforce.com Inc. agreed to mingle their artificial-intelligence technologies in a bid to boost sales of data-analytics offerings.
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Here’s how Britain can win in the age of robot workers | The Telegraph
Alex Kirkpatrick
06 Mar 2017
Wednesday’s Budget will see the Chancellor announce the most ambitious education reforms since A-Levels were launched 70 years ago. There will be new investment of £500m a year for technical educat...
‘Artificial Intelligence’ has become meaningless | The Atlantic
Alex Kirkpatrick
06 Mar 2017
What to make of the explosion of supposed-AI in media, industry, and technology? In some cases, the AI designation might be warranted, even if with some aspiration. Autonomous vehicles, for example, d...
Shuo Yang: Drones To Robots, The Road To Make Technologies More Accessible | CMU RI Seminar
John Payne
04 Mar 2017
Link to video on YouTubeAbstract: “Over the past decade, DJI has developed several world-leading drone products, turning cutting-edge technologies such as high resolution image transmission, visual ...
When will I have my sidekick robot? | Science
Alex Kirkpatrick
03 Mar 2017
From Netflix recommendations to credit card fraud detection, artificial intelligence (AI) is already part of our daily lives. But as AI expands, where do we draw the line on how intimate we become wit...
This beat-bot’s got groove! | Scientific American
Kassie Perlongo
03 Mar 2017
Could the drummer robot lead its cyber brethren to march in sync—or maybe someday even start a band?
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Snap is said to have worked on a drone | New York Times
Alex Kirkpatrick
02 Mar 2017
Snap has long been known as the maker of Snapchat, an app that sends disappearing messages, photographs and videos. But over the past few years, the company has repositioned itself as a modern-day cam...
Man jailed for hitting woman with drone | BBC News
Alex Kirkpatrick
02 Mar 2017
The owner of an aerial photography business has been sentenced to 30 days in jail after a drone he was operating knocked a woman unconscious. Paul Skinner was found guilty of reckless endangerment, by...
Google’s robocar lawsuit could kill Uber’s future and send execs to prison | Wired
Alex Kirkpatrick
01 Mar 2017
UBER WAS HAVING a bad month even before Waymo, Google’s self-driving car outfit, filed a bombshell lawsuit accusing the ridesharing giant of swiping gobs of its autonomous driving tech. Now, on top...
Home assistants like Amazon Echo could be a boon for assisted living | MIT Technology Review
Kassie Perlongo
28 Feb 2017
Elliptic Labs says it can use the speakers and mics on smart home assistants to detect a person’s presence.
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Could a robotic bike messenger ride the fast lane to autonomous delivery? | New Atlas
Andra Keay
28 Feb 2017
When picturing the autonomous delivery services of the near-future, you'll likely imagine drones buzzing overhead with packages in tow. But some ground-based robots are making a push into this area to...
Robot arm grabs limelight in oil technology showcase | The Scotsman
Alex Kirkpatrick
27 Feb 2017
An event set to take place in Aberdeen this week focusing on innovation in the oil and gas sector is to feature technology that could take offshore inspection to “a new level”. Delegates at the IT...
Insurer asks its 16,000 staff: could a robot do your job? | The Times
Alex Kirkpatrick
27 Feb 2017
One of Britain’s biggest companies is to ask its workers whether their jobs could be better done by a robot. The insurance giant Aviva says employees who answer “yes” will be retrained for anoth...
Katsushi Ikeuchi: e-Intangible Heritage | CMU RI Seminar
John Payne
26 Feb 2017
Link to video on YouTubeAbstract: “Tangible heritage, such as temples and statues, is disappearing day-by-day due to human and natural disaster. In e-tangible heritage, such as folk dances, local so...
Drone ‘narrowly avoids’ crashing into plane landing at East Midlands Airport | Sky News
Alex Kirkpatrick
24 Feb 2017
A drone "narrowly avoided" colliding with a plane preparing to land in severe weather, the UK Airprox Board (UKAB) has said. The Boeing 737 had been flying at about 6,000ft over Derby when the drone p...
Mosul battle fuels anti-drone development | Defense Systems
Alex Kirkpatrick
24 Feb 2017
Drones are emerging as one of the asymmetrical threats in the battle for Mosul. A series of Islamic State drone attacks on Iraqi forces fighting to retake the northern Iraqi city have resulted in casu...
Red harvest: robot farmers find sweet spot for strawberries | The Engineer
Alex Kirkpatrick
24 Feb 2017
Dogtooth Technologies, a start-up company based near Cambridge, is developing autonomous robots designed to harvest soft fruits such as strawberries. The company tested its first prototype robot in th...
Google’s self-driving firm sues Uber | BBC News
Alex Kirkpatrick
24 Feb 2017
Waymo, set up by Google owner Alphabet, is taking legal action against Otto, Uber's self-driving vehicle unit that it bought last year for $700m. The lawsuit argues that former Waymo manager Anthony L...
Roman law offers a better guide to robot rights than sci-fi | Financial Times
Alex Kirkpatrick
23 Feb 2017
The European Parliament this month voted in favour of a resolution to create an ethical legal framework for robots. The Commission does not have to follow the parliament’s recommendations, but if it...
The ‘curious’ robots searching for the ocean’s secrets | The Atlantic
Alex Kirkpatrick
23 Feb 2017
People have been exploring the Earth since ancient times—traversing deserts, climbing mountains, and trekking through forests. But there is one ecological realm that hasn’t yet been well explored:...
How a college kid made his Honda Civic self-driving for $700 | MIT Technology Review
Alex Kirkpatrick
22 Feb 2017
Who needs a Tesla when you can build your own automated copilot using free hardware designs and software available online?
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Robot companion’s can-do attitude rubs off on children | New Scientist
Alex Kirkpatrick
22 Feb 2017
Artificial intelligence has a new job: setting a good example for your kids. It seems that children’s behaviour can be influenced by the personality of a robot companion – playing with an enthusia...
Unpiloted SpaceX Dragon capsule aborts cargo delivery to space station | Space.com
Alex Kirkpatrick
22 Feb 2017
A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship packed with nearly three tons of supplies aborted its rendezvous to the International Space Station early Wednesday (Feb. 22) due to a navigation software glitch, NASA offic...
Robot insects are now faster than the real thing | TechRadar
Alex Kirkpatrick
21 Feb 2017
Humans and other vertebrates run fastest by minimising their contact with the ground. But the same isn't true of six-limbed insects, which run fastest when they have three legs on the ground at once, ...
Artificial intelligence grows a nose | Science
Alex Kirkpatrick
21 Feb 2017
Predicting color is easy: Shine a light with a wavelength of 510 nanometers, and most people will say it looks green. Yet figuring out exactly how a particular molecule will smell is much tougher. Now...
Driverless Roborace car crashes at speed in Buenos Aires | BBC News
Alex Kirkpatrick
21 Feb 2017
A landmark race between two driverless electric cars has ended badly for one of the contestants. The unfortunate Devbot vehicle crashed out of the Roborace competition after misjudging a corner while ...
Facebook plans to use AI to identify terrorist propaganda | Washington Post
Alex Kirkpatrick
20 Feb 2017
Facebook plans to use artificial intelligence to identify posts that might promote or glorify terrorism, a move that follows growing concern about terrorists’ efforts to recruit on social networks. ...
Fukushima fuel-removal quest leaves trail of dead robots | Japan Times
Alex Kirkpatrick
20 Feb 2017
The latest robot attempting to find the 600 tons of nuclear fuel and debris that melted down six years ago in the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant met its end in less than a day.
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Davide Scaramuzza: Micro Flying Robots: from Active Vision to Event-based Vision | CMU RI Seminar
John Payne
19 Feb 2017
Link to video on YouTubeAbstract: “Autonomous quadrotors will soon play a major role in search-and-rescue and remote-inspection missions, where a fast response is crucial. Quadrotors have the poten...
Robot probes show Japan reactor cleanup worse than expected | Associated Press
Alex Kirkpatrick
17 Feb 2017
TOKYO (AP) — Robot probes sent to one of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear reactors have suggested worse-than-anticipated challenges for the plant's ongoing cleanup.
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