Why AI can’t ever reach its full potential without a physical body
Artificial intelligence seems to be making enormous advances. It has become the key technology behind self-driving…
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Pain-sensing electronic silicone skin paves the way for smart prosthetics and skin grafts
Skin is our largest organ, made up of complex sensors constantly monitoring for anything that…
From floating guts to ‘sticky’ blood – here’s how to do surgery in space
Surgical emergencies are in fact one of the main challenges when it comes to human space travel. But over the last few years, space medicine researchers have come up with a number of ideas that could help, from surgical robots to 3D printers.
Robots are now being used as waiters to help with social distancing
Ah, the promised potential of the robotic helper. We all need an occasional hand living…
Sphero, the robot toy company, will now make robotic toys for military
Do you know that adorable BB-8 and R2D2 droids? Not the ones in the George…
How coronavirus set the stage for a techno-future with robots and AI
Not so long ago, the concept of a fully automated store seemed something of a curiosity. Now, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of relying on computers and robotics, and checking out groceries by simply picking them off the shelf doesn’t seem so peculiar after all.
Robots are playing many roles in the coronavirus crisis – and offering lessons for future disasters
Research laboratories and startups are creating new robots, including one designed to allow health care workers to remotely take blood samples and perform mouth swabs. These prototypes are unlikely to make a difference now. However, the robots under development could make a difference in future disasters if momentum for robotics research continues.
Don’t fear a ‘robot apocalypse’ – tomorrow’s digital jobs will be more satisfying and higher-paid
If you’re concerned that automation and artificial intelligence are going to disrupt the economy over the next decade, join the club. But while policymakers and academics agree there’ll be significant disruption, they differ about its impact.
Facebook’s AI is teaching robots how to navigate more effectively
Did you know that Facebook has an artificial intelligence (AI) division? Not just the regular stuff that dictates what you see from the many, many posts on the social network, but an AI division with designs on more… practical applications? That division has announced that it’s built a ” large-scale distributed reinforcement learning…algorithm”.