News Scientists fear a revolt by killer robots
08-03-2009
technology.timesonline.co.uk/
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 Robo-Ethicists Want to Revamp Asimovs 3 Laws
07-22-2009
Wired
For years, science fiction author Issac Asimovs 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 Asimovs 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, Asimovs 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 First Real Cyborg: A Robot Controlled By A Living Brain
06-14-2009
i09
Do you really want a deadly robotic chassis being controlled by the
brain of a rat? Scientists at University of Reading do. Theyve
connected a biological brain made of rat neurons to a robot, with a
two-way link.
News Japan's amazing earthquake rescue robots
05-27-2009
news.BBC.co.uk
Earthquakes are a fact of life in Japan and so is a fascination with robotics.
News Bernd Debusmann: Killer robots and a revolution in warfare
04-22-2009
Reuters.com
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 Hubo FX-1 Walking Robot.
04-08-2009
YouTube
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 Honda connects man's brain to robot
03-31-2009
AP
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
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News Just Great. A robot made of Legos is smarter than me.
12-5-2008
Youtube
This stand-alone robot solves Rubik's cube automatically. (3 min.)
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News Pentagon hires British scientist to help build robot soldiers
12-01-08
Telegraph.co.uk/news
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 U.K.: Robots Can Now Make Facial Expressions in Real Time
11-28-08
news.BBC.co.uk
Bristol scientists have created the first robot that can mimic human expressions in real time. Watch the video.
News DARPA Urban Challenge (Robot Cars)
11-26-2008
Technology Review
MIT's robotic car is headed to California to compete in DARPA's upcoming Urban Challenge. (Terminators to get their own cars)
News A Robot Soldier, Taking Orders From Its Ethical Judgment Center
11-25-2008
NY Times
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 Take a Load Off With Honda's Robo-Legs (the new Hoveround?)
11-10-2009
Wired
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 ROBOT SUIT TO ENTER MASS PRODUCTION
11-10-2009
www.cyberdyne.jp/english
The beginnings of Terminator - These exosuits can help people walk,... and will become Robocop very soon.
News The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth
09-15-2008
www.bostondynamics.com
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 Honda's ASIMO Directs Detroit Symphony Orchestra
05-14-2008
YouTube
ASIMO shouldn't quit his day job. But the future is going to be interesting.
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News Robotic vigilante: Homemade Bum Bot patrols in Atlanta
4-23-2008
AP
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 US war robots in Iraq 'turned guns' on fleshy comrades
4-14-2008
The Register
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 Boston Dynamics Big Dog (new video March 2008)
3/17/08
youtube.com
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!
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Al Germain
News Chemical Test for Depression May Have Been Discovered
3/12/08
Newsmax.com
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?
Al Germain
News Automated killer robots 'threat to humanity'
2-27-2008
AFP
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 Nose-picking robots
5-21-2007
ExtremeTech
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 Build Your Own Internet-Controlled Robots
4-25-2007
Network World
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 Robotics Poised for Revolution (Again)
4-24-2007
LiveScience.com
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 BigDog: Quadruped Robot Mule Can Carry Heavy Loads. (Video)
12-26-2006
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 Real robots
12-26-2006
Jen Gerson - The Toronto Star
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 Robots on Welfare?
12-19-2006
By Salamander Davoudi in London
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.
Headlines: Robots on Welfare? -- Real robots -- BigDog: Quadruped Robot Mule Can Carry Heavy Loads. (Video) -- Robotics Poised for Revolution (Again) -- Build Your Own Internet-Controlled Robots -- Nose-picking robots -- Automated killer robots 'threat to humanity' -- Chemical Test for Depression May Have Been Discovered
-- Boston Dynamics Big Dog (new video March 2008) -- US war robots in Iraq 'turned guns' on fleshy comrades -- Robotic vigilante: Homemade Bum Bot patrols in Atlanta -- Honda's ASIMO Directs Detroit Symphony Orchestra -- The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth -- ROBOT SUIT TO ENTER MASS PRODUCTION -- Cyberdyne Systems T-A TV Spot -- Murata Boy, the Robot that can Ride Bicycles -- Robot Porn -- Take a Load Off With Honda's Robo-Legs (the new Hoveround?) -- A Robot Soldier, Taking Orders From Its Ethical Judgment Center -- DARPA Urban Challenge (Robot Cars) -- U.K.: Robots Can Now Make Facial Expressions in Real Time -- Pentagon hires British scientist to help build robot soldiers -- Just Great. A robot made of Legos is smarter than me. -- Honda connects man's brain to robot -- Hubo FX-1 Walking Robot. -- Bernd Debusmann: Killer robots and a revolution in warfare -- Japan's amazing earthquake rescue robots -- First Real Cyborg: A Robot Controlled By A Living Brain -- Robo-Ethicists Want to Revamp Asimovs 3 Laws -- Scientists fear a revolt by killer robots --
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