3D mapping the Matterhorn with a squadron of drones
• dvice.comThe folks over as senseFly have developed a sweet little fixed-wing autonomous mapping drone called the eBee, which can be launched from anywhere by anyone.
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Robots and Artificial Intelligence
The Future of Prosthetics Could Be This Brain-Controlled Bionic Leg
• Wired.comThis bionic leg can be controlled through thinking about an action.
Watch An Army Robot Fire A Machine Gun
• popsci.comThere is no possible way this goes wrong.
Auto-driving, machine-gun armed robot is ready for battle
• dvice.comRobots, we want you to join the U.S. Army.
Qualcomm to Build Neuro-Inspired Chips
• Technologyreview.comWorld’s largest smartphone chipmaker offers to custom-build very efficient neuro-inspired chips for phones, robots, and vision systems.
Watch: MIT’s Self-Assembling Robots Offer Whiffs of Optimus Prime
• http://www.wired.com, By Kyle VanHemertIf the movies have taught us anything, it’s that the future isn’t just about robots–it’s about robots that can heal, adapt, and change their entire appearance at a moment’s notice.
These Guys Are Teaching Computers How to Think Like People
• http://www.wired.com, By Daniela HernandezEach day, millions of people use Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks to air their opinions on everything from the government shutdown to the latest version of Apple’s iPhone software.
MIT is developing super-smart robot eyes
• http://www.dvice.com, Colin Druce-McFaddenRobots can see as well (and sometimes better) than can with their fancy 3D cameras, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they understand what they're seeing.
Soon, Drones May Be Able to Make Lethal Decisions on Their Own
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Joshua FoustScientists, engineers and policymakers are all figuring out ways drones can be used better and more smartly, more precise and less damaging to civilians, with longer range and better staying power. One method under development is by increasing autono
How 3D printing robots will influence the future of space exploration
• gigaom.com3D printing and assembly in space could lead to bigger and better structures that are less expensive to make. Before their technology is a reality, Tethers Unlimited has to overcome a few engineering challenges.
WildCat Robot Ready to Run Free, Hunt Humans at up to 16 MPH
• dailytech.comFor those who fear that one day our robotic contraptions may turn on us, you may have felt cold chill when witnessing the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) funded "Cheetah" -- a headless robotic quadruped by Boston Dynamics.
'Terminator'-style cube robots swarm and self-assemble
• news.cnet.comRobotics researchers at MIT show off the capabilities of small cube-shaped robots with no external moving parts.
How Human Do We Want Our Robots To Look?
• popsci.comThat depends on who you are, and what the robot's for.
Some Robots Are Starting to Move More Like Humans
• Technologyreview.comDesigns that borrow from biology are making robots flexible, and aiding research into machine intelligence.
Robotics revolution to replace most human workers in three generations
• naturalnews.comAs much as seventy percent of the human race will become obsolete within just three generations. Why?
What Undercover Boss and The Jetsons Tell Us About the Future of Jobs
• slate.comIn the early days of artificial intelligence research, it was commonplace for the well-educated academics in the field to (mistakenly) think that being “intelligent” meant being good at things that other well-educated academic researchers struggled a
DARPA Spends $10 Million To Make BigDog Stronger And Stealthier
• popsci.comAmerica's favorite shambling robo-donkey is about to become even more alarming.
Man controls new prosthetic leg using thought alone
• newscientist.comA man missing his lower leg has gained precise control over a prosthetic limb, just by thinking about moving it – all because his unused nerves were preserved during the amputation and rerouted to his thigh where they can be used to communicate with
These Magnetic Nanobots Could Carry Drugs Into Your Brain
• http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsy AthertonThe robots are coming from INSIDE the blood! It's like a magic elevator for medicine.
These Magnetic Nanobots Could Carry Drugs Into Your Brain
• popsci.comThe robots are coming from INSIDE the blood!
How Robots Will Change the World - BBC Documentary
• youtubeRobotics is the art and commerce of robots, their design, manufacture, application, and practical use. Robots will soon be everywhere, in our home and at work. They will change the way we live.
Mars hopper concept 'is feasible'
• bbc.co.ukA UK team is developing its idea for a Mars "hopper" - a robot that can bound across the surface of the Red Planet.
Facebook Launches Advanced AI Effort to Find Meaning in Your Posts
• technewsdaily.comA technique called deep learning could help Facebook understand its users and their data better.
Smart Robots Can Now Work Right Next to Auto Workers
• Technologyreview.comIt used to be too dangerous to have a person work alongside a robot. But at a South Carolina BMW plant, next-generation robots are changing that.
Simulation Predicts How Robots Will One Day Walk
• popsci.comOr crawl. Or squirm. How will robots of the future get around? Some say tank treads. Some say legs and feet.
Engineers’ Secret Sci-Fi Handshake
• slate.comNASA has big plans for robots and tricorders.
Artificial Muscles Created Which Can Lift Loads 80 Times Its Weight, a First in Robotics
• http://www.sciencedaily.com,A research team from the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Faculty of Engineering has created efficient artificial, or "robotic" muscles, which could carry a weight 80 times its own and able to extend to five times its original length when car
Crowdfund A $65 Robot That Runs Like A Maniac Cockroach
• http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsey D. AthertonThis insect-inspired robot, made of cardboard and plastic, can sprint off a table and just keep on runnin'.
AI Could Help Predict Which Flu Virus Will Cause the Next Deadly Human Outbreak
• Wired.comEvery few decades, a pandemic flu variant emerges that not only infects humans but also passes rapidly from person to person.
NASA to Launch New Moon Probe This Week
• space.comNASA's next moon shot — a robotic spacecraft tasked with investigating lunar dust and the moon's thin atmosphere — is set to launch from Virginia this week.
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