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Why it is not possible to regulate robots | The Guardian
Is there such a thing as a robot? An excellent paper by Ryan Calo proposes that there is such a thing as a robot, and that, moreover, many of the thorniest, most interesting legal problems on our hori...
02 April 2014, by
CIS Blog
The Economist 14-page Special Report: Rise of the Robots—Cool!
The Economist, a prestigious London-based business magazine zealously read around the world, has a 14-page Special Report in their current issue. 'Rise of the Robots' offers insight into...
02 April 2014, by
Frank Tobe
Driven to gridlock: Driverless cars | CBS Los Angeles
Listen to the full radio interview at CBS Los Angeles.
There’s a lot of talk about autonomous control vehicles, or cars that drive themselves. Charles Feldman talked with Stanford L...
01 April 2014, by
CIS Blog
Snowden BEAMs into TED: How robotic telepresence disrupts borders
Chris Anderson interviews Edward Snowden, who appears at TED 2014 in Vancouver via BEAM telepresence robot from an unknown location in Russia.
Travel in some parts of the world, or for some people, c...
19 March 2014, by
Hallie Siegel and Andra Keay
Privacy, Google, and Big Deals, with Avner Levin
Link to audio file (33:53)
What does it mean to have giants like Google, Apple and Amazon investing in robotics? Since last December, Google alone has acquired a handful of companies in robotics, hom...
07 March 2014, by
AJung Moon
Journalist sues police who questioned drone use | ABC News
A journalist filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Hartford police officers violated his free-speech rights by questioning his use of a remote-controlled aircraft to record images of a car wreck. Pedr...
25 February 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
Drone journalism: Is Canada ready? | CBC’s The Current
Drones are going from making the news for deadly aerial bombings to gathering the news - aerial vehicles equipped with cameras have flown over disasters - in the pursuit of a story. Today, we hear fro...
25 February 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
Big deals: What it means to have the giants investing in robotics
If the world outside the robotics community didn't know about Boston Dynamics, Kiva and Nest, they do now. Recent robotics acquisitions and investments by major-league players like Google, Apple a...
12 February 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
Automation, not domination: How robots will take over our world
The first question people tend to ask when they find out you are a roboticist is, “When are robots going to take over the world and become our masters?” The answer to this question is a big “Ne...
The fate of jobs in relation to robotics is confusing
Will a robot take your job? Will a higher minimum wage cause job destruction? Or is it all media hype? What's the truth?...
10 February 2014, by
Frank Tobe
What’s hidden among the Internet of Things? | CBC Radio, The Current
Last week,Google bought Nest, a maker of smart thermostats and smoke detectors, for more than 3-Billion-dollars. Days before that, Google was found in violation of Canada's privacy laws. And its mov...
22 January 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
If you could enhance yourself with some robotic accessory or implant, what would it be?
cy·borg - ˈsīˌbôrg/ - noun
a fictional or hypothetical person whose physical abilities are extended beyond normal human limitations by mechanical elements built into the bod...
15 January 2014, by
RBI Editors
AJung Moon on “If you could enhance yourself by some robotic accessory or implant, what would it be?”
As a researcher in robotics, I tend to cringe whenever someone asks how long it will take until people start to see terminator-like robots on the streets. It’s a fun question to think about, but it ...
15 January 2014, by
AJung Moon
What were the top stories in robotics from 2013?
2013 is drawing to a close, and what a year it's been — not just for robotics news, but robotics-in-the-news too … this year has probably seen more news about robotics in the mainstream press than...
11 December 2013, by
RBI Editors
AJung Moon on “What were the top stories in robotics from 2013?”
2013 was a year filled with talk of drones.
I’m not saying this just because I’m biased by the recent news reporting on how large companies (Amazon, DHL, and UPS to be exact) are exploring t...
11 December 2013, by
AJung Moon
Working with EOD Personnel, with Julie Carpenter
Link to audio file (34:30)
In this episode, AJung Moon talks to Julie Carpenter, a recent graduate of the University of Washington who interviewed 23 U.S. Military Explosive Ordnance Disposal person...
29 November 2013, by
AJung Moon
Ethical robots: Some technical and ethical challenges
I've been talking about robot ethics for several years now, but that's mostly been about how we roboticists must be responsible and mindful of the societal impact of our creations. Two years ago I w...
19 November 2013, by
Alan Winfield
How drones will change your life | CNN
While it may seem that drones are set to take over our lives, the reality is a bit more complicated. Drone usage around the world is definitely picking up in the public sector, but when it comes to co...
11 November 2013, by
CIS Blog
Legal issues with robots | Communications of the ACM
There is no question that robotic technology is making life easier, safer, or more convenient for human beings. Despite these benefits, concerns remain about what happens when robotic technology fails...
11 November 2013, by
CIS Blog
Affordable Care Act
As always, remember you can see more at Nate's Website....
18 October 2013, by
Jim Haas
#Robotsandyou: Help drive the discussion on the ethics of cognitive systems and robotics
On the 23 and 24th of October researchers in cognitive systems will meet in Brighton to discuss the social and ethical implications of their work. The conference is organized by EUCognition, the Europ...
11 October 2013, by
Ron Chrisley
Robots: Their rights and legal status | Australian Broadcasting Corporation
It might seem far-fetched at this stage, but robot ethics and the law is a growing field of study. It’s about their rights, it’s about our ethics and it’s also about liability.
Listen to the fu...
08 October 2013, by
CIS Blog
Why tech’s hottest companies want to hire more female engineers | TechCrunch
Judging by the job fair section at the annual Grace Hopper Celebration of women in computing held this past week in Minneapolis, it was very clear that all the hottest companies in tech are working as...
08 October 2013, by
Andra Keay
Don’t blame technology for persistent unemployment | Slate
Posting on the Slate blog Future Tense, James Bessen takes issue with the notion that technology causes unemployment, illustrating his point by debunking a pair of frequently cited examples, textile w...
06 October 2013, by
John Payne
NASA closes most of its doors due to US Congress shutdown, but Jet Propulsion Lab continues operating
We had hoped to be sharing highlights with you this week from NASA's Asteroid Initiative Idea Synthesis Workshop, which was scheduled to run this September 30 to October 2 at the Lunar Planetary Ins...
02 October 2013, by
Hallie Siegel
Call for papers: We Robot 2014
We Robot 2014 - Conference on Legal and Policy Issues Relating to Robotics
University of Miami Law School, Coral Gables, FL
April 4-5, 2014
Submission/Registration Deadline: November 4, 2013...
27 September 2013, by
Robohub Editors
Who gets a ticket when there’s no one behind the wheel? | Marketplace
Bryant Walker Smith, fellow at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, discusses the new legal issues presented by having cars with no drivers.
See more: Marketplace...
28 August 2013, by
CIS Blog
What does the UK public think about robots? Sciencewise wants to know
What does the UK public want from robotics research? What are their hopes and fears? In order to discover more about what British citizens think about robotics and other key areas of technology, Sci...
27 August 2013, by
Toby Shannon
The scourge of the RoboTroll is already upon us
When a robot ethics working group met nearly three years ago one of the things we fretted about was privacy. We were concerned especially about personal companion robots. Whatever their purpose, be it...
22 August 2013, by
Alan Winfield
Open season on drones? Town split over licenses to hunt unmanned aircraft
A town called Deer Trail, located an hour east of Denver, Colo., is considering issuing a novel kind of hunting permit. If passed, the town would give residents licenses to "kill" drones ... by shooti...
21 August 2013, by
CIS Blog
