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Turning the lens on robotics reporting: An interview with New York Times technology reporter John Markoff

Hallie Siegel 28 Jan 2016

If you are working in the field of robotics or AI, you may be used to fielding calls from journalists wanting to better understand the technology. But not all journalists are created equal. Pulitzer-P...

Funding high risk proposals at the National Science Foundation: A brief history

Marc Rothenberg 03 Jul 2013

National Science Foundation (NSF) efforts to develop a mechanism to fund research proposals that had a high risk of failure, but which also had the potential for high return, began in 1980. In that ye...

The inevitable conflict?

Chris Mailey 14 Mar 2013

Study the past if you would define the future. - Confucius War will always have a human element. Robots will be tools in future conflicts, just as they (and other technologies) have been in the past...

Mark Tilden on “What are the five must-read publications for budding roboticists?”

Mark Tilden 15 Dec 2012

Aside from the conventional introductory texts on BEAM Robotics, control systems, electronics, and multi-axis mechanics, I always recommend books to inspire thoughts on robotic history, possibilities,...

Isaac Asimov explains his three laws of robotics

Andra Keay 06 Nov 2012

For those of you who aren't familiar with Asimov's Laws of Robotics: First Law: A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.See on io9.com...