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Popular Mechanics February 2010 Erik Sofge |
The Uncertain Future For Social Robots Humans have feared a robotic uprising since the machines first appeared in science fiction. Today, experts caution against a more insidious threat: We might like living with them too much. |
IEEE Spectrum July 2008 John Boyd |
This Robot Toots Its Own Flute Atsuo Takanishi's quest to build a robotic orchestra started with a robotic flutist. Someday this robot musician might jam with a human jazz band |
IndustryWeek June 1, 2008 John Teresko |
A Robot that Can Smile or Frown MIT debuts Nexi, a robot with facial expressions. |
T.H.E. Journal February 2009 Rama Ramaswami |
Artificial Intelligence: Is the Future Now For A.I.? The feds' reliance on standardized testing excludes the use of artificial intelligence, so school districts are forging ahead with the technology to power their own formative assessments. |
Salon.com February 25, 2002 John Glassie |
Flesh, robots and God Are they becoming us or are we becoming them? One of the world's leading roboticists discusses the machines in our future -- their ability to think, feel, reproduce and achieve personhood... |
Fast Company Jul/Aug 2015 Baratunde Thurston |
Do Not Fear The Robot Apocalypse We don't need to imagine a future filled with human suffering at the (liquid metal) hands of supersmart robots. Many are suffering now at the hands of their fellow humans. |
Fast Company April 1, 2011 Rachel Z. Arndt |
Fast Talk: Cynthia Breazeal on Teaching Robots The director of MIT's Personal Robots Group uses crowdsourced data to teach robots about human behavior. |
IEEE Spectrum December 2008 Schaeffer, Bulitko & Buro |
Bots Get Smart Can video games breathe new life into AI research? |
PC Magazine January 10, 2007 Angela Chang |
The Robot Butler Cometh Shakey was the first robot to combine movement, perception, and problem solving. Now researchers are working on STAIR (STanford Artificial Intelligence Robot), which they hope will achieve broad intelligence. |
Technology Research News November 19, 2003 Smalley & Patch |
Segway robot opens doors Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have crossed a robotic arm with the bottom half of a Segway to make a robot named Cardea that can traverse hallways and open doors. |
Salon.com September 14, 2000 Janelle Brown |
Robots "R" us Why are roboticists building machines in their own image? "Robo Sapiens" introduces a homemade population and the egos behind the bots. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2013 Lucas Laursen |
Robot to Human: "Trust Me" Rescue robots respond to operator stress levels |
Wired March 2002 Steven Johnson |
Wild Things They fight. They flock. They have free will. Get ready for game bots with a mind of their own... |
Fast Company April 2006 |
Oy, Robot! Are we doomed to some post-apocalyptic nightmare in which robots rule the planet? Roboticists Henrik Hautop Lund and Rodney Brooks square off. |
Wired July 2004 Robert Capps |
The Humanoid Race Machines are getting more and more like the rest of us. A piece-by-piece guide to the globe's most advanced bots. |
Popular Mechanics February 2010 Erik Sofge |
The 8 Evil Forms of AI That Gave Robots a Bad Name It's not the hardware but the software that turns machines into monsters. Here is a timeline with the most iconic examples of malevolent artificial intelligence in movies and the fears each inspired. |
Wired January 2006 Robert Capps |
The 50 Best Robots Ever They're exploring the deep sea and distant planets. They're saving lives in the operating room and on the battlefield. They're transforming factory floors and filmmaking. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004 |
The Nanotechnology Winter Future generations of the tiny mechanical devices described by the terms "microelectro-mechanical systems" and "nano-electromechanical systems" are full of amazing possibilities. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2005 Ben Ames |
Sandia researchers set sights on battlefield robots Now researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., are building systems that combine the strengths of humans and robots. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
The New Age of Service Robots: From Fighting Fires to Serving Beer R2-D2 and Rosie the robot maid may be coming soon to a home, or nursing home, near you. Thanks to advances in computing and navigation technology, robots -- including sophisticated robot toys and appliances -- are now being developed to serve people directly. |
Chemistry World July 9, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
3D printing allows soft robots to rise up Although they may not be taking over the world any time soon, a 3D printed soft robot mimicking the flexible body of an invertebrate has been manufactured by a group of scientists in the US. |
IEEE Spectrum April 2009 |
Slideshow: Robots Gone Wild Creatures from across the animal kingdom offer design principles to make robots more useful, engaging, and lifelike |
Popular Mechanics February 26, 2008 Erik Sofge |
Turning Disabled Into Gamers, MIT Aims to Spread Robot Rehab One study of stroke victims indicated that robot therapy accelerated recovery and patients continued to improve even after the therapy was over. |
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 |
Ready To Buy A Home Robot? For a glimpse into the future, BusinessWeek checked out some of the most intriguing robotic developments -- things your digital home could grow to love. |
Salon.com June 21, 2001 Dan Dinello |
We, robots! From Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" to Steven Spielberg's "A.I.," the line between man and machine has never been clear... |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2008 J.R. Wilson |
The Agency of Continuing Vision: DARPA Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and several reviews are being written of its contributions to various areas of military and civilian science and technology |
Bank Technology News April 2001 John Hackett |
Computers Are Learning The Business Advances in computer processing power open the way for wider use of so-called artificial intelligence, at the same time that the self-serve aspect of online processes has increased the need for systems that "think"... |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2006 Jack Uldrich |
IBM Goes Back to School Big Blue stands to benefit from a supercomputer made for a leading scientific university. |
CRM August 7, 2015 Alex Terry |
5 Sales and Marketing Problems that AI Can Solve Lead-qualifying AI will work 247, never call in sick, and will follow up on 100 percent of leads. Best of all: Customers won't know the difference. |
Technology Research News December 31, 2003 Smalley & Patch |
Bots, humans play together Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University are betting that putting humans and robots on the same soccer team will encourage the kind of cooperation that leads to understanding. |
BusinessWeek January 14, 2011 Eric Spitznagel |
The Robot in the Next Cubicle The new wave of robots for sale is aimed squarely at the office market. |
PC World February 11, 2002 Nancy Weil |
What Are the Hot Trends in Technology? Security, artificial intelligence and 3G networks are the next big things, according to experts gathered at Harvard... |