Disney just unveiled… this.
By Martin Harbech Published on March 06, 2023 If you don’t believe humans will one day have robot companions, this 90-sec clip is really worth watching. Pay special attention to the instant emotional reaction from the audience at 01:06… after just a minute with ‘her’. Built by the creative pioneers over at Disney Imagineering, this […]
Amazon’s Quest for the ‘Holy Grail’ of Robotics
By: Wall Street Journal December 3, 2022 For decades, one of the hardest problems for robot developers to crack has been something seemingly mundane: how to replicate the human hand’s ability to pick up stuff. Amazon.com has just come a lot closer to achieving this elusive goal, with a leap in its automation prowess […]
‘Part of the Kill Chain’: How Can We Control Weaponised Robots?
By: The Guardian November 20, 2022 The security convoy turned on to Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Boulevard at around 3:30pm on 27 November 2020. The VIP was the Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, widely regarded as the head of Iran’s secret nuclear weapons programme. He was driving his wife to their country property, flanked by bodyguards […]
Israel Deploys Remote-Controlled Robotic Guns in West Bank
By: AP News November 16, 2022 In two volatile spots in the occupied West Bank, Israel has installed robotic weapons that can fire tear gas, stun grenades and sponge-tipped bullets at Palestinian protesters. The weapons, perched over a crowded Palestinian refugee camp and in a flashpoint West Bank city, use artificial intelligence to track […]
Amazon Keeps Growing, And So Does Its Cache Of Data On You
By: AP August 23, 2022 From what you buy online, to how you remember tasks, to when you monitor your doorstep, Amazon is seemingly everywhere. And it appears the company doesn’t want to halt its reach anytime soon. In recent weeks, Amazon has said it will spend billions of dollars in two gigantic acquisitions […]
Make Room, Bellhops: Robots and AI May Soon Predict What Guests Want
By: The Washington Post August 11, 2022 Imagine this: You’ve been heads down at work for several weeks when suddenly you hear a ping. You’ve received an email suggesting you’re overdue for a vacation and are presented a list of resorts in the very cities you want to visit. So you book a trip. […]
Self-Driving Truck Accident Draws Attention to Safety at TuSimple
By: Wallstreet Journal August 1, 2022 On April 6, an autonomously driven truck fitted with technology by TuSimple TSP -2.06%▼ Holdings Inc. suddenly veered left, cut across the I-10 highway in Tucson, Ariz., and slammed into a concrete barricade. The accident, which regulators disclosed to the public in June after TuSimple filed a report on the incident, underscores concerns that the […]
Ruling Could Dampen Government Efforts to Rein in Big Tech
By: AP News Date: July 3, 2022 The Supreme Court’s latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the tech industry, which went largely unregulated for decades as the government tried to catch up to changes wrought by the internet. In the 6-3 decision that was narrowly tailored to the Environmental Protection […]
Employees Are Not Showing Up To Work — Employers Are Replacing Them With Robots
By: The Hill October 26, 2021 It’s the “Great Resignation,” and many workers seem to prefer not coming in to work. Employers are increasingly obliging them. How? By eliminating their jobs altogether. A recent survey from Verizon of more than 600 U.S. small businesses found that 30 percent have already adopted digital tools to help […]