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    The legal issues of robotics
    Robots are the technology of the future. But the current legal system is incapable of handling them. This generic statement is often the premise for considerations about the possibility of awarding ri...
    06 April 2017, by
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    bots_alive, with Bradley Knox

    In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Bradley Knox, founder of bots_alive. Knox speaks about an add-on to a Hexbug, a six-legged robotic toy, that makes the bot behave more like a character. They di...
    18 March 2017, by

    Split-second decisions: Navigating the fine line between man and machine
    Today’s self-driving car isn’t exactly autonomous – the driver has to be able to take over in a pinch, and therein lies the roadblock researchers are trying to overcome. Automated cars are hurtl...
    13 March 2017, by

    Mind control: Correcting robot mistakes using EEG brain signals
    For robots to do what we want, they need to understand us. Too often, this means having to meet them halfway: teaching them the intricacies of human language, for example, or giving them explicit comm...
    06 March 2017, by

    Artificial intelligence: Utopia or dystopia?
    Artificial intelligence (AI) already plays a major role in human economies and societies, and it will play an even bigger role in the coming years. To ponder the future of AI is thus to acknowledge th...
    02 March 2017, by

    At what point should an intelligent machine be considered a person?
    Science fiction likes to depict robots as autonomous machines, capable of making their own decisions and often expressing their own personalities. Yet we also tend to think of robots as property, and ...
    22 February 2017, by



    Technical challenges in machine ethics
    Machine ethics offers an alternative solution for artificial intelligence (AI) safety governance. In order to mitigate risks in human-robot interactions, robots will have to comply with humanity’s e...
    08 February 2017, by

    TERESA project adds a vital component to human-robot interaction: social intelligence
    TERESA is a 3-year research project funded by the European Union and carried out by six institutions from four European countries. Its goal is to develop a new socially intelligent semi-autonomous te...
    02 February 2017, by

    Building character AI through machine learning
    Modern character AI could be better. I’m unaware of any NPCs or electronic toy characters that can sustain an illusion of life over more than an hour. They suffer from predictability, simplicity, a...
    01 February 2017, by

    Understanding social robotics
    Pepper, Jibo and Milo make up the first generation of social robots, leading what promises to be a cohort with diverse capabilities and future applications. But what are social robots and what should...
    24 January 2017, by

    Responsive and Responsible Leadership given prominance at #WEF17 World Economic Forum
    The population of the scenic ski-resort Davos, nestled in the Swiss Alps, swelled by nearly +3,000 people between the 17th and 20th of January. World leaders, academics, business tycoons, press and in...
    20 January 2017, by

    How AR technology can help farmers stay relevant
    I've long believed that Augmented Reality (AR) and robotics are closely related. Both model their environments to some degree. Robotics uses that model to guide the behavior of a machine, whereas AR u...
    19 January 2017, by

    Brian Cox presents Science Matters: Machine learning and artificial intelligence
    We're beginning to see more and more jobs being performed by machines, even creative tasks like writing music or painting can now be carried out by a computer. But how and when will machines be abl...
    11 January 2017, by

    Robot Life Survey
    What might the first western explorer have thought upon encountering whales, flamingos and iguanas? What would have they thought of these strange near-fantastical creatures? What is it like for 21s...
    09 January 2017, by , and

    A report on the ELS Workshop 2016
    The Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Social Robots in Healthcare and Education Workshop (also called ELS Workshop) was held in Yokohama the 14th Nov 2016 during the JSAI-isAI Conference. The works...
    06 January 2017, by , and

    Looking towards service robotics in 2017
    Sophisticated household robots are only just starting to show up in our lives, but all the building blocks for a veritable “Cambrian explosion” of robotics are there, as Gill Pratt described it wh...
    30 December 2016, by

    How do we regulate robo-morality?
    In April 2016, British Standards Institution (BSI) published the world’s first ethical standard for the design, production, sale, and usage of social robots. “BS 8611: 2016 Robots and robotic devi...
    15 December 2016, by

    Robots at your service: Empowering healthy aging at European Robotics Week, 2016
    The European Robotics Week in 2016 took place from 18 to 22 November in several countries including The Netherlands, Austria, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, Serbia and many more. This event has been occ...
    08 December 2016, by

    One being for two origins: A new perspective on roboethics
    The concept One Being for Two Origins, from the teachings of Buddha, considers the unification of technology, nature, and human beings. It emerges from the theory of the three aspects: The values of t...
    08 December 2016, by

    When robots become art: Interview with Yi-Wei Keng
    How can robotics help to enhance the development of the modern arts? Japan’s famous playwright, stage director Oriza Hirata and leading roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro launched the “Robot Theater Proj...
    29 November 2016, by

    Care-O-bot 4 celebrates its premiere as a shopping assistant
    In January 2015, Fraunhofer IPA presented a prototype of the “Care-O-bot 4” service robot. The charming helper is now proving its worth in the real world. “Paul” the robot has been greeting cu...
    14 November 2016, by

    Automation should complement professional expertise, not replace it
    Will your next doctor be an app? A cost-cutting NHS wants more patients to act as “self-carers,” with some technologized assistance. A series of flowcharts and phone trees might tell parents whose...
    19 October 2016, by

    The new Westworld: Humanizing the un-human, or dehumanizing humankind?
    HBO’s latest offering (on SkyAtlantic here in the UK) is an update of Michael Crichton‘s 1973 film Westworld; this time brought to us as a ten-part television series by sci-fi re-booter extraordin...
    18 October 2016, by
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    RSS 2016 Posters, with Gangyuan Jing, Rico Jonschkowski, Matthew Gombolay and Dorsa Sadigh

    In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews several researchers presenting their work at the Robotics Science and Systems (RSS) 2016 conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan....
    03 October 2016, by
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    Human 2.0: Exoskeletons and Orthoses, with Hugh Herr

    In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Hugh Herr, Director of the Biomechatronics Group at MIT. Herr talks about the accident that led to the amputation of both of his legs below the knee and how th...
    20 August 2016, by
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    Project Ngulia: From Phone to Drone, with Fredrik Gustafsson

    In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Fredrik Gustafsson, Professor in Sensor Informatics at Department of Electrical Engineering in Linköping University, about an initiative to reduce poaching in ...
    06 August 2016, by

    ‘Robot kindergarten’ trains droids of the future
    Less than 100 years from now, robots will be friendly, useful participants in our homes and workplaces, predicts UBC mechanical engineering professor and robotics expert Elizabeth Croft. We will be li...
    27 May 2016, by

    WeRobot 2015 Keynote: The future of robotics, with R2D2 maker Tony Dyson
    UPDATED 4 Mar: We're sad to report that Professor Tony Dyson, who built the original Star Wars R2-D2 droid, has died. We’re reposting this excellent video of his keynote at WeRobot to highlight his...
    04 March 2016, by

    Why co-bots will be a huge driver of innovation and growth for robotics
    This article was first published on IEEE Spectrum Automaton and is republished here with permission. For the IEEE version, click here; for the unabridged version, continue reading. Collaborative ro...
    04 January 2016, by

    Brown University wins inaugural Rethink Robotics Video Challenge
    As the worldwide leader in collaborative robotics research and education, Rethink Robotics is excited to announce the winner of the inaugural Rethink Robotics Video Challenge. Launched in the summer o...
    16 December 2015, by

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