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Robotics and the Law: When Software Can Harm You
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Robotics and the Law: When Software Can Harm You

It is imperative that the law deal effectively with the rise of robotics and artificial intelligence, says Ryan Calo, assistant professor in the University of Washington...

Analyzing Galaxy Images with Ai: Astronomers Teach a Machine How to 'see'
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Analyzing Galaxy Images with Ai: Astronomers Teach a Machine How to 'see'

A team of astronomers and computer scientists at the University of Hertfordshire have taught a machine to analyze galaxy images with artificial intelligence.

Autonomous Taxis Would Deliver Significant Environmental and Economic Benefits
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Autonomous Taxis Would Deliver Significant Environmental and Economic Benefits

A new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that a fleet of driverless taxis would be cost-effective and would greatly reduce per-mile greenhouse...

Meet Our Future Robosimian Heroes
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Meet Our Future Robosimian Heroes

Not all robots are built for war and destruction.

Machine Ethics: The Robot's Dilemma
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Machine Ethics: The Robot's Dilemma

In his 1942 short story 'Runaround', science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov introduced the Three Laws of Robotics—engineering safeguards and built-in ethical principles...

Engineers Develop Micro-Tentacles So Tiny Robots Can Handle Delicate Objects
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Engineers Develop Micro-Tentacles So Tiny Robots Can Handle Delicate Objects

A microrobotic tentacle developed by Iowa State University engineers may enable soft-robotic hands and fingers that allow small robots to safely handle delicate...

Humans Are Tech's Next Big Thing—and That Could Be Risky
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Humans Are Tech's Next Big Thing—and That Could Be Risky

Internet companies make billions of dollars by capturing one of the world's most precious commodities: your attention.

Google Didn't Lead the Self-Driving Vehicle Revolution. John Deere Did.
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Google Didn't Lead the Self-Driving Vehicle Revolution. John Deere Did.

Google has received tons of gushy press for its bubble-shaped self-driving car, though it's still years from the showroom floor.

The Moment I Decided Robots Were As Interesting As Humans
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The Moment I Decided Robots Were As Interesting As Humans

When I was little, I was enamored with the idea of being a pioneer; I was drawn to the thought that I could be the first to do something—be a trailblazer, the forerunner...

No One Questions Google's Ability to Innovate, So Why Do Its Moonshots Look Like Money Pits?
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No One Questions Google's Ability to Innovate, So Why Do Its Moonshots Look Like Money Pits?

Consider a question that we have been puzzling over at the World Economic Forum.

Will Your Self-Driving Car Be Programmed to Kill You?
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Will Your Self-Driving Car Be Programmed to Kill You?

An ethical puzzler commonly known as the Trolley Problem has been given a 21st-century adaption to address a modern obsession: autonomous vehicles.

Centimeter-Long Origami Robot
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Centimeter-Long Origami Robot

MIT researchers have developed a printable origami robot that folds itself up from a flat sheet of plastic when heated and whose motion is controlled by external...

Robotics Competition Generated Groundbreaking Research
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Robotics Competition Generated Groundbreaking Research

The research, theory, and algorithms behind Team MIT's sixth-place finish in the DARPA Robotics Challenge.

Falls of the Robots: Disaster Droids Struggle to Stay ­pright
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Falls of the Robots: Disaster Droids Struggle to Stay ­pright

It's a scenario straight out of a Hollywood movie.

Korean ​robot Makers Walk Off With $2 Million Prize
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Korean ​robot Makers Walk Off With $2 Million Prize

A team of roboticists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology claimed a $2 million prize on Saturday that was offered by a Pentagon research...

Vision System Auto-Identifies Hundreds of Bird Species
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Vision System Auto-Identifies Hundreds of Bird Species

Researchers and bird enthusiasts have enabled computers to achieve a task that stumps most humans — identifying hundreds of bird species pictured in photos.

Computer Scientists Are Astir After Baidu Team Is Barred From A.i. Competition
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Computer Scientists Are Astir After Baidu Team Is Barred From A.i. Competition

A group of researchers at the Chinese web services company Baidu have been barred from participating in an international competition for artificial intelligence...

Meet the New Generation of Robots For Manufacturing
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Meet the New Generation of Robots For Manufacturing

A new generation of robots is on the way—smarter, more mobile, more collaborative and more adaptable.

Using Soccer to Teach Robotics
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Using Soccer to Teach Robotics

MIT's Introduction to Robotics is a hands-on convergence of design, manufacturing, kinematics, controls, mathematics, mechatronics, problem-solving, and computer...

Facebook to Open AI Lab in Paris
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Facebook to Open AI Lab in Paris

Facebook is to expand its artificial intelligence research, opening its first lab outside the US, in Paris.
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