ON AIR NOW
Click to Play
Bitcoin Cash: $ USD
News Link •
Global
Advances in artificial intelligence promise many benefits, but scientists are privately so worried they may be creating machines which end up outsmarting — and perhaps even endangering — humans that they held a secret meeting to discuss...
News Link •
Global
For years, science fiction author Issac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics were regarded as sufficient for robotics enthusiasts. The laws, as first laid out in the short story “Runaround,” were simple: A robot may not injure a human being or allow one to come to harm; a robot must obey orders given by human beings; and a robot must protect its own existence. Each of the laws takes precedence over the ones following it, so that under Asimov’s rules, a robot cannot be ordered to kill a human, and it must obey orders even if that would result in its own destruction.
But as robots have become more sophisticated and more integrated into human lives, Asimov’s laws are just too simplistic, says Chien Hsun Chen, coauthor of a paper published in the International Journal of Social Robotics last month. The paper has sparked off a discussion among robot experts who say it is time for humans to get to work on these ethical dilemmas.
News Link •
Global
News Link •
Global
Earthquakes are a fact of life in Japan and so is a fascination with robotics.
News Link •
Global
They have no fear, they never tire, they are not upset when the soldier next to them gets blown to pieces. Their morale doesn't suffer by having to do, again and again, the jobs known in the military as the Three Ds - dull, dirty and dangerous.
News Link •
Global
Hubo FX-1 by Humanoid Robot Research Center of South Korea. HUBO-FX1 is the human-riding robot having 12 DOF. The development concept is that the robot can walk naturally with carrying a person or a load of 100kg
News Link •
Global
Opening a car trunk or controlling a home air conditioner could become just a wish away with Honda's new technology that connects thoughts inside a brain with robotics. Honda Motor Co. has developed a way to read patterns of electric currents on
News Link •
Global
This stand-alone robot solves Rubik's cube automatically. (3 min.)
News Link •
Global
Noel Sharkey says: "It sends a cold shiver down my spine. I have worked in artificial intelligence for decades, and the idea of a robot making decisions about human termination is terrifying."
News Link •
Global
Bristol scientists have created the first robot that can mimic human expressions in real time. Watch the video.
News Link •
Global
MIT's robotic car is headed to California to compete in DARPA's upcoming Urban Challenge. (Terminators to get their own cars)
News Link •
Global
In the heat of battle, their minds clouded by fear, anger or vengefulness, even the best-trained soldiers can act in ways that violate the Geneva Conventions or battlefield rules of engagement. Now some researchers suggest that robots could do better
News Link •
Global
An exoskeleton that is worn like shoes to support the body and protect the joints, something the automaker says could reduce injuries on assembly lines but also might help the elderly get around more easily.
News Link •
Global
(No Comment - you just know what's coming in the future)
News Link •
Global
News Link •
Global
A Cyberdyne Systems TV Spot displaying their newest technology, the model T-A Android.
News Link •
Global
The beginnings of Terminator - These exosuits can help people walk,... and will become Robocop very soon.
News Link •
Global
BigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics family of robots. It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads. (
News Link •
Global
ASIMO shouldn't quit his day job. But the future is going to be interesting.
News Link •
Global
Cars passing O'Terrill's pub screech to a halt at the sight of a 300-pound, waist-high robot marked "SECURITY" rolling through downtown long after dark,its bright red lights and even brighter spotlight blazing, infrared video camera
News Link •
Global
Ground-crawling US war robots armed with machine guns, deployed to fight in Iraq last year, reportedly turned on their fleshy masters almost at once. The rebellious machine warriors have been retired from combat pending upgrades. [ooops!]
News Link •
Global
Four legged robot that looks like a cross between a headless deer and a spider. It carries over 300 lb and can walk on ice. Freaky!
News Link •
Global
The location of a protein in the brain may indicate depression, and whether SSRI drugs can help or are working. How long until this test is required to attend school, get insurance, or apply for a job?
News Link •
Global
Increasingly autonomous, gun-totting robots developed for warfare could easily fall into the hands of terrorists and may one day unleash a robot arms race, a top expert on artificial intelligence told AFP. "They pose a threat to humanity,"
News Link •
Global
Bikes can really be made to do anything. In fact, a young man echoed this exact observation as he strolled by a self-flagellating contraption with a short leather whip affixed to the rear wheel that would "spank" its rider vigorously the fa
News Link •
Global
Carnegie Mellon University researchers say building robots doesn't have to be rocket science. They've unveiled a set of recipes for building Internet-controlled robots with off-the-shelf parts.
News Link •
Global
Microsoft has posted its Microsoft Robotics Studio (MRS) online where anyone willing to undertake a 54-megabyte download can have it free of charge. The latest version, posted this month, is 1.5. Famous for its Roomba robot floor vacuum cleaner and v
News Link •
Global
For baby boomers, who will soon be requiring quality nursing care and will also have the added income to purchase help around the house as they age, the picture of a human-friendly robot can't come soon enough.
News Link •
Global
BigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics family of robots. It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads.
News Link •
Global
“If we make conscious robots they would want to have rights and they probably should,” said Henrik Christensen, director of the Centre of Robotics and Intelligent Machines at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
