Russian special forces used a weaponized robot to take out an Islamic State leader named Rustan Aselderov (also known as Sheikh Abu Muhammad al-Qadari), controlling the the robot to fire its mounted machine gun into Aseldrov’s hideout while special forces secured the area.
A new bilingual customer service robot at Lowe’s hardware store shows users where to find specific items in-store by rolling around and taking them there itself. LoweBot, which has been spotted around several San Francisco Bay Area stores, wanders through
Elon Musk believes we’re headed toward a future of near-complete automation, and with it, a universal wage for the millions left jobless by robotic replacement.
Sexually explicit conversations with iPhone’s Siri and other virtual assistants are on the rise, according to a report by The Telegraph.
A conference based on the industry and future of sex robots is set to be held in December at London’s “highly-respected” Goldsmiths University.
Thanks to a breakthrough in robotic technology, surgeons performing delicate operations via computer will now have the sense of touch.
In the future, robots will increasingly replace farm workers, using artificial intelligence to plant, grow and harvest our food.
Breitbart Tech interviews futurologist and inventor Dr. Ian Pearson on everything from sexbots to virtual reality contact lenses.
A Russian robot with artificial intelligence and programmed to learn may be destroyed following its second attempt at escaping its creators.
(Reuters) — Europe’s growing army of robot workers could be classed as “electronic persons” and their owners liable to paying social security for them if the European Union adopts a draft plan to address the realities of a new industrial revolution.
(Reuters) — Swiss voters rejected by a wide margin on Sunday a proposal to introduce a guaranteed basic income for everyone living in the wealthy country after an uneasy debate about the future of work at a time of increasing automation.
Whole Foods may still be seen by shoppers as an alternative to corporate grocery chains, but the highly-profitable corporation just opened its first “365 by Whole Foods” in Los Angeles in an effort to use kiosks and robots to cut 60 percent of staffing costs and maximize profitability.
Robots may soon render impotent the strikes and bullhorns of fast-food workers demanding a $15 minimum wage.
From Bloomberg News: Chinese technology giant Huawei is preparing for a world where people live forever, dead relatives linger on in computers and robots try to kill humans. Huawei is best known as one of the world’s largest producers of
WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting stitched up by Dr. Robot may one day be reality: Scientists have created a robotic system that did just that in living animals without a real doctor pulling the strings.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Some of the richest, smartest and most powerful humans have an important message for the rest of us as they convened this week to discuss pressing global issues: the robots are coming.
Thanks to a joint venture between a university in Saudi Arabia and Stanford University, scientists have used a robotic mermaid to successfully plunder an untouched 17th century shipwreck off the coast of France.
For most Americans, wages simply aren’t rising quickly enough, and that’s blamed for holding back consumer spending and economic growth.
New research among 18-34 year olds reveals that a quarter of young people in the UK would happily date a robot.
A Buddhist temple in Beijing is embracing technological advancement, using a robotic monk to further promote the “wisdom” of Buddhism in a contemporary way.
After playing the role of personal companion, salesbot, as well as a student and English teacher, Pepper, the humanoid robot, can officially add “seafaring concierge” to its resume.
As robotic technology rapidly advances, scientists look to improve synthetic smart skins that help make robotics more human-like and are essential in giving them touch-sensitivity.
Hoping to normalize the presence of robots in classrooms, the highly popular Japanese humanoid robot Pepper, developed as a customer service assistant, has enrolled at Hisashi High School in Waseda, Fukushima Prefecture.
Hitachi has introduced EMIEW3, a robot with “remote brain” technology designed to function in real world environments and situations, such as retail stores, public facilities, and tourist areas.
Robot waiters at a Chinese restaurant were “fired” after complaints of spilling food and drink on customers as well as failing to match the quality of service provided by human beings.
Zoltan Istvan is the most intriguing presidential candidate you’ve never heard of. While those at the forefront of the 2016 race talk about defeating ISIS, Istvan is taking on beating death itself. Recently, I had a chance to talk to him.
Touching robots in sexual areas such as the buttocks or genital region can provoke a feeling of arousal among humans, according to a study by California researchers.
Washington (AFP) – Robotic systems and unmanned vehicles are playing an ever-growing role in the US military — but don’t expect to see Terminator-style droids striding across the battlefield just yet.
The CEO of restaurant chain Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s has revealed his plans to replace employees with fully automated machines as a means to cut the cost of rising minimum wages.
(Reuters) — Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) has put Boston Dynamics, part of its robotics division, up for sale for lack of revenue potential, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the plans.
An astonishing video shows a squad of Stanford University’s tiny µTug robots pulling the full weight of a car and driver.
Oxford University researchers postulate roughly half of all American jobs are at risk of automation, and people are starting to believe it: the same study claims that two-thirds of American adults expect automated replacement of a majority of work currently executed by humans within the next fifty years.
As amazing — and somewhat terrifying — robotic advances lead us toward the replacement of humans in the workforce, a university in Singapore is focusing on humanoids to help care for dementia patients.
At Camp Pendleton, Marines are testing a new, cutting edge form of live-fire training using robotic targets.
Boston Dynamics released footage of the latest version of their Atlas robot, and it’s mesmerizing.
There is no doubt left that the robots are coming. Along with the rise of a manufactured source of labor comes the question of benefit. While in the long term robots may take over the most mundane and dangerous occupations, the latest “Economic Report of the President” suggests a much more aggressive trend.
Robotics, once the almost exclusive purview of science fiction, is now approaching a point at which it will be capable of dramatic influence over humanity. These advancements are as much a lesson in caution as in the wonder of the human imagination.
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s New Year’s resolution is to create an artificial intelligence that can manage his household, help him run his company, and even keep an eye on his child.
Science fiction has considered the question of artificial intelligence since the very beginning — what is the subject of Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking novel Frankenstein if not an artificial intelligence, made from organic parts instead of metal?
You better watch out, you better not cry… because these reindeer are painted stealth-black and almost certainly sport some sort of fear sensor. In a nod to holiday cheer, Boston Dynamics has released a video that may be slightly more horrifying
