Welcome to MegaBots Season 1! We've created a YouTube series that follows the design, fabrication, and testing of America's first mech in preparation for the world's first Giant Robot Duel between us and Suidobashi Heavy Industry of Japan.
Will Westworld really be the next Game of Thrones? Therein lies the question. The trailers and posters we've seen so far seem to suggest so. While its marketing team is definitely pushing the 'sci-fi western that grapples with man's incessant need to
With 40% of all jobs already non-full-time (e.g., temporary. part-time or contingent), robotic automation is pushing the historical job paradigm off the cliff.
Zoltan is a leading Transhumanist and is running for president on the Transhumanist Party ticket. He writes in favor of robotic development. ? TN Editor
A professor of robotics in England says "The problem with AI systems right now, especially these deep learning systems, is that it's impossible to know why they make the decisions they do." If this is true, then robots are already out of contro
The Hague - Amsterdam's iconic canals may soon see the world's first driverless boats, doing everything from moving people and goods to providing "pop-up" bridges and cleaning up thousands of dumped bicycles, the project's scientists said.
Sputnik reports Despite the Pentagon's push for improved artificial intelligence, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter promised it is not interested in developing killer robots. Last month, veteran US Air Force pilot Gene Lee went up against a flight
My Uber ride starts the same way as they always do. I pull out my phone and fire up the app. I confirm my location, punch in my destination, and request a ride.
The global food system is changing radically as high-tech robots are put into service for every conceivable job. The giant corporate farm will finally be able to drive small farmers completely out of business in the process. ? TN Editor
In 2015, 54 percent of total criminal offenses were related to cyber crime, according to the National Crime Agency. Computers have no soul, no emotions, and no inhibitions other that what they are programmed to imitate. Technocrats are creating more
Volvo's fully autonomous truck is the first in the world to be tested in operations deep underground in the Kristineberg Mine. The self-driving truck is part of a development project aimed at improving the transport flow and safety in the mine. The
As reported before, the modern global military arms race is about autonomous warfare that relies on robotic ships, drones and firepower. While the UK says these speedboats are currently unarmed, they also talk about their use in defensive maneuvers t
The next president will have a range of issues on their plate, from how to deal with growing tensions with China and Russia, to an ongoing war against ISIS. But perhaps the most important decision they will make for overall human history is what to d
Only six months ago, the Pentagon denied that it would make autonomous killer robots. Today, it is clear that not only are they making such machines, they are clearly worried about the potential of autonomous robot wars to wipe out all humanity. ?
Driverless minibuses will begin taking passengers in the eastern French city of Lyon at the weekend in a year-long experiment that officials are calling a "world first".