Robotics Experts assemble for UN-hosted meeting on ‘killer robots’ | Robotics Aug 28, 2018 Peter Asaro, left, of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control, and Jody Williams of the Nobel Women’s Initiative speak to reporters at…
Artificial intelligence UN hosts ‘killer robots’ panel to examine the future of warfare | Artificial intelligence Aug 28, 2018 Experts from scores of countries are meeting to discuss ways to define and deal with “killer robots” — futuristic weapons systems that could conduct…
Robotics Improvement of humanlike conversations in humanoid robots | Robotics Aug 26, 2018 The conversational robot has received considerable attention in the recent research. However, research to date has not sufficiently explored the…
Artificial intelligence At The Winter Olympics, Robots Are Here To Help. But Don’t Assume They Work All Hours | Artificial… Aug 24, 2018 A robot sweeps the floor at the main press center at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images hide…
Robotics Rolling robots could be coming to Dallas sidewalks | Robotics Aug 24, 2018 Credit: CC0 Public Domain A rolling robot may be coming to a Dallas sidewalk near you.Dallas officials are considering whether to green-light…
Robotics Why is Facebook keen on robots? It’s just the future of AI | Robotics Aug 23, 2018 This photo provided by Facebook shows Yann LeCun. Facebook is announcing several academic hires in artificial intelligence, including Carnegie…
Robotics Army researchers teaching robots to be more reliable teammates for soldiers | Robotics Aug 23, 2018 A small unmanned Clearpath Husky robot, which was used by ARL researchers to develop a new technique to quickly teach robots novel traversal…
Innovation Kids aren’t reading enough. One solution? Robots. | Feature Aug 23, 2018 “Are you ready to read?” the little robot asks the boy. The robot’s name is Minnie, and it’s designed to turn reading alone at home into a group…
Artificial intelligence How to control robots with brainwaves and hand gestures | Artificial intelligence Aug 23, 2018 Getting robots to do things isn’t easy: Usually, scientists have to either explicitly program them or get them to understand how humans communicate…
Tech and Gadget Robots are coming to the seafood industry. Here’s why | Robotics Aug 23, 2018 Northeastern professor Taskin Padir, far left, found that seafood processing plants in New Bedford were enthusiastic about bringing in robots.…