Small Drones Take Flight for Military Applications | Robotics
The U.S. Army has tested the Black Hornet 3 UAV. Source: FLIR Systems August 21, 2018 Pratik Kirve Unmanned aerial vehicle technology is…
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The robot will see you now: could computers take over medicine entirely? | Robotics
Like all everyday miracles of technology, the longer you watch a robot perform surgery on a human being, the more it begins to look like an…
Robot Rights Debate Could Shape Automation’s Future in Europe and Beyond | Robotics
Source: ClipArt.com Last year, a report to the European Parliament proposed giving robots legal rights and responsibilities. Policy makers are…
‘Blurred face’ news anonymity gets an artificial intelligence spin | Robotics
A research team from SFU’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) has come up with a way to replace the use of ‘blurring’ faces in news…
Smart office enables a personalized workplace atmosphere | Robotics
The atmosphere of a given space — the light, sounds, and sensorial qualities that make it distinct from other spaces — has a marked, quantifiable…
Tech leaders sign global pledge against autonomous weapons | Robotics
Still from the ‘Slaughterbots’ video, produced by the Future of Life Institute, which shows a fictional dystopian future of killer drones…
Soft multi-functional robots get really small … and spider-shaped | Robotics
Roboticists are envisioning a future in which soft, animal-inspired robots could be safely deployed in difficult-to-access natural and human-made…
Ban ‘killer robots’ to protect fundamental moral and legal principles | Robotics
Lance Cpl. Julien Rodarte, U.S. Marine Corps”>
The U.S. military is already testing a Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System. Credit: Lance…
Use of ‘killer robots’ in wars would breach law, say campaigners | Robotics
The use of fully autonomous weapons in a theatre of war would breach international law, campaigners and experts say, as longstanding calls for a ban…
How a computer learns to dribble: Practice, practice, practice | Robotics
Basketball players need lots of practice before they master the dribble, and it turns out that’s true for computer-animated players as well. By using…