The US military is hosting a 'lab day' to show off its latest killer robots
• globalpost.comIf you want to spend the rest of your afternoon panicking about the impending robot apocalypse, follow #DoD2015 on Twitter.
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Military push for emergency robots worries skeptics about lethal uses
• washingtonpost.com, By Christian DavenportIn advance of an upcoming worldwide robotics competition in California, Lockheed Martin's scientists opened up their lab to show off a new generation of robot.
25 teams prepare for 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals
• GizmagOn June 5 and 6, the 2015 DARPA Robotic Challenge (DRC) Finals will take place at Fairplex in Pomona, California.
Tiny MicroTug robots pull almost 2000 times their own weight
• GizmagAnts have a reputation as the hard workers of the animal kingdom, in part because they can lug around impressively heavy loads with respect to their size.
Google To Unleash Robot Cars On World This Summer
• popsci.comA very small part of the world. Okay, just Mountain View, California
This Is Possibly the World's First Adorable Surgery
• http://motherboard.vice.com, RACHEL PICKYou've probably heard of robot-assisted surgery, but it's another thing entirely to see it in action.
WE'VE MADE MACHINES SMART--AND NOW WE'RE MAKING THEM ANGRY
• http://www.popsci.com, By Alexandra OssolaTHEY COULD MAKE CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENTS MORE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH YOUR WRATH
WE'VE MADE MACHINES SMART--AND NOW WE'RE MAKING THEM ANGRY
• http://www.popsci.com, By Alexandra OssolaTHEY COULD MAKE CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENTS MORE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH YOUR WRATH
Even AI Scientists Can't Agree on AI Risks
• http://motherboard.vice.com, by JORDAN PEARSONNobody knows whether the robots will kill us all or not one day, perhaps especially not the scientists who are actually developing artificial intelligence.
Chinese search big Baidu unveils what it calls the world's smartest artificial intelligence
• nydailynews.comChinese web search giant Baidu unveiled its latest technology Monday, saying it had taken the lead in the global race for true artificial intelligence.
Zeitgesit 2015: Stephen Hawking warns computers will overtake humans within 100 years
• techworld.comThe growing field of artificial intelligence is catching the eye of academics and technology leaders worldwide
The potential Google robot army that keeps Elon Musk awake at night
• mashable.comElon Musk's relationship with Google cofounder Larry Page is complicated, to say the least.
'Robotic pets may replace real ones in a decade'
• http://www.business-standard.comRobotic pets could replace their living counterparts by 2025 as our infatuation with technology grows and more people migrate to high-density city living, scientists claim.
Sex and love in the age of robots
• http://theweek.com, Molly McHughIn a world full of 3D-printed organs, internet-connected homes, and cars that drive themselves, there's one futuristic technological development that is sorely missing: the robot.
A Poker-Playing Supercomputer Just Barely Lost to Human Pros
• motherboard.vice.comWhen Claudico, a poker-playing algorithm running on a supercomputer, set out to beat four of the world's best no-limit Texas Hold'em players in a competition spanning 80,000 hands two weeks ago, its odds of winning looked slim.
Does Artificial Intelligence Pose a Threat?
• http://www.wsj.com, By TED GREENWALDA panel of experts discusses the prospect of machines capable of autonomous reasoning
Google's Military Robot Army Soon Ready for Terminator Assault on Humanity
• http://www.thedailysheeple.com, NaturalNewsGoogle's android "Terminator" army is nearly ready for its assault on the human race.
WATCH: Is Ultron Inevitable?
• sciencealert.comExperts have said it could really happen. So... is humanity doomed?
More human than human: the making of Ex Machina's incredible robot
• http://www.theverge.com, By Bryan BishopAlex Garland's Ex Machina is slowly emerging as a sleeper sci-fi hit, and for good reason. It's a deft, thought-provoking piece of filmmaking that asks tough questions about technology, gender, and -- like some of the very best science fiction
MIT TESTS THINKING SEABOTS
• http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsey D. AthertonAN AGE OF AUTOMATED EXPLORATION
Robots to build Heatherwick and BIG's proposed Google HQ
• By Richard Waite, Keith CooperAn army of robot-crane hybrids will be assembled to build Google's new headquarters in California, according to the latest design papers posted by the IT giant
What happens when our computers get smarter than we are?
• ted.comArtificial intelligence is getting smarter by leaps and bounds -- within this century, research suggests, a computer AI could be as "smart" as a human being.
Bipedal Robot ATRIAS Takes First Steps Outside
• popsci.comATRIAS stands for "Assume The Robot Is A Sphere"
Building work starts on first all-robot manufacturing plant in China's Dongguan
• http://www.scmp.comConstruction work has begun on the first factory in China's manufacturing hub of Dongguan to use only robots for production, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Robo Cops Coming to Dubai
• popularliberty.comIn the next two years robots will be used to bolster police forces patrolling malls and other public areas.
Iran Reveals Small Armed Robot Car
• popsci.comRobotic death on four chunky wheels
Ludding the Way
• http://cafehayek.com, by DON BOUDREAUXWarning that modern labor-saving technology is making humans expendable, Zeynep Tufekci writes that "[o]ptimists insist that we've been here before, during the Industrial Revolution, when machinery replaced manual labor, and all we need is a litt
We may soon have the building blocks for brain-like computers
• http://www.sciencealert.com, FIONA MACDONALDBring on super-efficient computers that never forget.
Humanoid Robot Wows Crowd, Reacts to Facial Expressions, Can Engage in ....
• MIKE SHEDLOCKHumanoid Robot Wows Crowd, Reacts to Facial Expressions, Can Engage in Conversation and Make Eye Contact
Productivity, Robots, China, Growth
• MIKE SHEDLOCKCongratulations. You are more productive than ever. Just don't expect to be paid more for it. In reality, some machine is doing all that for you.
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