The Dawn of Killer Robots
• by Connelly LaMar and Brian AndersonThe robots have always been coming.
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Robots and Artificial Intelligence
Vortex robot plays with kids, teaches them to program
• gizmag.comThere's no shortage of robot-based toys out there which are claimed to be both fun, and teach your budding young roboticist the basics of programming.
When Humans Bully Robots, There Will Be Consequences
• http://motherboard.vice.comAllusions to dystopian futures with robotic overlords are pretty hard to overlook. Just last week, a tragic accident where a young worker in Germany was killed by an industrial robot spurred cries of killer bots, and scientist Stephen Hawking and tec
Apple Co-Founder: We Will All Be Pets to Robots One Day, Like Dogs
• http://www.thedailysheeple.com, Truthstream MediaAs the arguments rage on about the coming artificial intelligence boon and the fact that robots will stand a more than 90 percent chance of taking over eight out of the top ten jobs that hire the most people in this country, now chief executives are
The key to awesome future robots could be seahorse tails
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Eric MackThe key to better, tougher and more coordinated robots as well as improved surgical procedures, among other advances, could derive their inspiration from an unlikely source – the odd, square tail of the all-around strange seahorse.
Japan Says Yes To Giant Robot Duel With America
• http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsey D. AthertonLet the bot-on-bot action commence
Seahorse tails could inspire new generation of robots
• http://www.rdmag.com, Paul AlongiInspiration for the next big technological breakthrough in robotics, defense systems and biomedicine could come from a seahorse's tail, according to a new study reported in Science.
Boffins 3D-print ROBOT SEAHORSE, then BATTER it with rubber mallets
• http://www.theregister.co.uk, Alexander J MartinA thing you may not have known: the tail of a seahorse is a square prism rather than the typical cylindrical shape normally expected in tails.
A brave, new world of robots is on the rise in China
• telegraph.co.ukDemand for industrial robots has increased dramatically in the manufacturing sector, and helped to overcome labour shortages
Americans Build Giant Robot, Challenge Japan To A Duel
• popsci.comBecause of course they do
Anki Overdrive blends robotic racing with video game hooks
• http://www.engadget.com, by Nicole LeeBack in February, Anki gave us a sneak peek at Anki Overdrive, the second generation version of its robotic race cars.
Robot kills a man at Volkswagen plant
• http://rt.comA machine on an assembly line grabbed a worker and thrust him against a metal slab, causing lethal injuries.
Mises on the Robotics Revolution
• https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Gary NorthLudwig von Mises was a defender of the concept of the division of labor.
This Insanely Hard, Self-Driving Robot Race Takes Place In A Parking Lot
• http://www.popsci.comSparkFun's annual autonomous vehicle competition pushes the limits of cheap tech
Delphi denies its driverless car had close encounter with Google's
• http://www.independent.co, ALEXANDRA SIMSDelphi Automotive have denied that that one of its prototype self-driving cars and a self-driving car operated by Google had a close encounter on a Californian road on Tuesday, saying that "the vehicles didn't even come close to each other".
Update: Google Denies 'Close Call' for Self-Driving Cars
• http://www.pcmag.com, BY STEPHANIE MLOTClose call or self-driving cars doing their job?
THESE MINI ROBOTS COULD FORM AN INJECTION GUN IN YOUR BLOODSTREAM
• http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsey D. Atherton"LARGE IMPULSIVE FORCES TO PENETRATE TISSUE"
Facebook's AI Chief on Facial Recognition: 'We Don't Want to Upset People'
• motherboard.vice.comFacial recognition software no longer needs to see your faceFacial recognition software no longer needs to see your face in order to recognize you, a development that has understandably spurred all sorts of anxiety among the privacy-conscious.
This AI Learned How to Design Mario Levels by Watching YouTube
• motherboard.vice.comWe've seen several computers recently that can teach themselves how to play Super Mario Bros. It's cool the first time, but the second time? Big whoop.
Engineers develop robotic micro-tentacles for delicate procedures
• http://www.geek.com, By Natalie ShoemakerThere's robotics and then there's microrobotics. The issue is when it comes to picking up objects "[most] robots use two fingers and to pick things up they have to squeeze."
The terrifying cockroach bot that can squeeze through the tiniest of gaps
• http://www.dailymail.co, By MARK PRIGGIt will send a chill down the spine of anyone who has watched a cockroach escape into a seemingly impossibly small gap.
Dutch startup to 3D print bridge over canal using two robots
• http://www.zdnet.com, By Greg NicholsMX3D, a Dutch R&D startup founded by designer Joris Laarman, plans to bring additive manufacturing to a new realm: structural engineering. Here's how.
THESE ABSURD ROBOTS DO POINTLESS JOBS
• http://www.popsci.com, By Corinne IozzioBUT WE LOVE THEM ANYWAY
Australia's robot-led future puts squeeze on humans
• http://www.bbc.com,Almost 40% of Australian jobs that exist today could disappear in the next 10 to 15 years thanks to advances in digital technology.
Robots Can Now 3D-Print Steel Bridges
• http://www.popsci.com, By Mary Beth GriggsComing soon to a park near you ... if you live in Amsterdam
This AI Used 'Neuroevolution' to Teach Itself How to Play 'Super Mario World'
• http://motherboard.vice.com, by Clinton NguyenA solid 25 years after its release, people are still messing around with classic Mario games.
Interview: Lockheed Martin's Todd Danko on the DRC Finals and the future of robotics
• gizmag.comOne of the 24 teams competing at the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge, and the only team fielded by a large private company, was Lockheed Martin's Team Trooper and its robot Leo.
Larry Page and Elon Musk attended the most important robotics event of the year...
• http://www.businessinsider.com, CAROLE CADWALLADRLarry Page and Elon Musk attended the most important robotics event of the year -- here's what it was like
TURNING IDLE MACHINES INTO A GLOBAL SUPERCOMPUTER
• http://www.popsci.comA COMPANY HAS FIGURED OUT HOW TO LEVERAGE THE POWER OF UNUSED PROCESSORS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The Paralysed Man Who Can Control a Robotic Arm With His Thoughts
• http://motherboard.vice.comWhen Erik Sorto was 21, a gunshot wound left him paralysed from the neck down. Over ten years later, he was preparing smoothies for a room full of kids with brain injuries. For the past two years, Sorto's been trialling a neural implant that lets h
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