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What the past of robotics law says about its future

RyanCalo and CIS Blog 15 Mar 2016

One day, robots will present difficult legal challenges. This seems to be the consensus among commentators. And who am I to disagree? I have myself argued, right here on the digital pages of Slate, t...

American law needs a reboot when it comes to robots

Hallie Siegel 09 Mar 2016

Nearly 60 years of American case law indicate that while robot technology has been developing by leaps and bounds, the courts’ concept of robots is confused and largely stuck in the past. If we ar...

WeRobot 2015 Keynote: The future of robotics, with R2D2 maker Tony Dyson

Robohub Editors 04 Mar 2016

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...

How can we use drones in the humanitarian and health sector?

Louis Potter 04 Mar 2016

Ever since I watched the exceptional 2013 TED talk by Raffaello D’Andrea on the athletic power of quadcopters I have been fascinated by the possibilities of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or, as t...

Could we make a moral machine?

Alan Winfield 02 Mar 2016

Could we make a moral machine? A robot capable of choosing or moderating its actions on the basis of ethical rules? This was how I opened my IdeasLab talk at the World Economic Forum 2016. Th...

White House economic report looks to robotics for the future

Andra Keay and Silicon Valley Robotics 23 Feb 2016

For the first time, robotics was featured in the annual Economic Report of the President. The hefty 435 page report from the President and the Council of Economic Advisors was released to Congress on ...

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Automation and Employment, with Michael Osborne

Andrew Vaziri 20 Feb 2016

In this episode Andrew Vaziri speaks with Mike Osborne, Associate Professor in Machine Learning at the University of Oxford. They discuss how advancements in artificial intelligence may change the w...

NHTSA redefines “driver” of self-driving car

Frank Tobe 13 Feb 2016

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) took an important step towards interpreting safety standards in ways that could make self-driving cars a reality for the public: it said that...

540 little robots and 29 drones celebrate Chinese New Year

Frank Tobe 10 Feb 2016

In a TV spectacle celebrating the Chinese New Year and seen by more than 640 million viewers, 540 Chinese-made robots danced to a song sung by a Chinese superstar and 29 neon-colored drones flew in u...

To err is human: raising the bar on AI

Michael Szollosy 01 Feb 2016

Last week, media outlets reported about the latest 'sure sign' of an imminent robopocalypse. Google-backed DeepMind created an AI sophisticated enough to beat a human champion in the Chinese ...

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...

Two New Year’s resolutions for developers of automated vehicles

Bryant Walker Smith 12 Jan 2016

In the spirit of the New Year, and especially in the wake of California's draft rules for the (theoretical) operation of automated motor vehicles, I offer two resolutions for any serious developer of ...

UK Royal Society wants to hear your thoughts on machine learning

Aleks Berditchevskaia 23 Dec 2015

The UK Royal Society would like to hear your thoughts on machine learning – you are invited to answer some or all of the questions set out in a Call for Evidence here. The closing date for evidence ...

Register your drone. It’s the law.

Frank Tobe 16 Dec 2015

The FAA has ruled that everyone who flies a drone must register. Since an estimated 700,000 drones are expected to be sold in the U.S. for the holiday gift-giving season, the registration process is s...

New comprehensive report on the risks drones pose to aircraft

Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College 14 Dec 2015

With the holiday season approaching, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) estimates that up to one million new drones will be entering U.S. airspace, creating potentially dangerous situations for...

BCG study finds that reshoring with robots works

Frank Tobe 10 Dec 2015

Two important findings from Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) recent survey of US manufacturing executives: (1) Of those who plan to add capacity, most plan to do so in the US, and (2) a rising perc...

Father of robotics Joseph F. Engelberger dies at age 90

Silicon Valley Robotics 01 Dec 2015

Robotics Industry Association | Joseph F. Engelberger, an engineer and entrepreneur who pioneered the robotics field, died peacefully at his home this morning, December 1, 2015, in Newtown, Connecticu...

On the ethics of research in robotics, with Raja Chatila

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (IJARS) 25 Nov 2015

In this video lecture, IEEE Fellow Raja Chatila shares his views on [tweetquote]why roboticists are duty-bound to educate the wider public on the state of advanced robotics[/tweetquote], and also t...

Drone registration Task Force makes 11 key recommendations

Frank Tobe 24 Nov 2015

After the Task Force agreed that it was outside the scope of their objectives to debate or discuss the DOT Secretary’s decision to require registration, they undertook to develop and recommend a re...

‘Rise of the Robots’ receives Business Book of the Year award

Frank Tobe 23 Nov 2015

One of our choices for your summer reading -- Martin Ford's 'Rise of the Robots' -- won the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year award at a ceremony held last week in New York. ...

European Robotics Week #ERW2015: 600+ events focusing on robots & society

euRobotics AISBL 19 Nov 2015

Over 600 events across the region will look at how robots will impact the way European citizens work, live and learn, as part of the 2015 European Robotics Week (#ERW2015), running 23-29 November....

Open Roboethics initiative delivers statement to United Nations CCW

Open Roboethics Initiative 17 Nov 2015

On Friday November 13th, AJung Moon from the Open Roboethics initiative delivered a statement at the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Meeting of States Parties....

How ethical is your ethical robot?

Alan Winfield 13 Nov 2015

If you're in the business of making ethical robots, then sooner or later you have to face the question: how ethical is your ethical robot? If you've read my previous blog posts then you will probably...

Global majority want autonomous weapons banned: New report

Open Roboethics Initiative 11 Nov 2015

The majority of people are against the use of autonomous weapons capable of identifying and destroying targets without human input, according to a new survey by researchers at the University of Britis...

Should cars be fully driverless? No, says MIT engineer and historian David Mindell

MIT News 15 Oct 2015

by Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office If you follow technology news — or even if you don’t — you have probably heard that numerous companies have been trying to develop driverless cars for a de...

Fully autonomous weapons: Toby Walsh at TEDx Berlin

Robohub Editors 15 Oct 2015

AI researcher Toby Walsh gives a talk at TEDx Berlin on Killer Robots. Walsh will be participating in a side event and media briefing for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots at the annual meeting of th...

25 women in robotics you need to know about – 2015

Women In Robotics, Adriana Hamacher and Andra Keay 13 Oct 2015

Ada Lovelace was the world’s first computer programmer, and heralded symbolic logic by demonstrating future applications for the universal computing machine that Charles Babbage proposed. She was e...

Volvo says it will accept “full liability” when its cars are operating autonomously

Brad Templeton, Robocars.com 08 Oct 2015

In a statement released yesterday, Volvo said it would accept full liability whenever one of its cars is in autonomous mode....

Why we need journalism about machine learning

Talking Machines 25 Sep 2015

[clear] Talking Machines is in the process of raising funds to defray the cost of producing our first season and to help us start production on our second season. On the show we’ve talked about h...

Let’s hope that #IStandWithAhmed will help improve diversity in robotics

Hallie Siegel 22 Sep 2015

If you've been following the twittersphere you've heard the story of Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old boy who was arrested after the digital clock he built to impress his highschool teachers was mistak...

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