Robot soldiers that can decide who to attack will soon be roaming the world's battlefields if something isn't done about a global 'robot arms race'. That is the stark warning from a leading robotics expert who spoke today of the dangers of allowing increasingly sophisticated robots to make decisions of life and death. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago tags robot terminator soldiers arms race |
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It claims nothing beats this robot when it comes to pouring beer. 1 comments edit related share technologyBut seriously, ive never seen anything so inefficient in my life. Possibly the worlds most tedious robot. (Scroll down for video) picked by Milkshake 2 years ago |
Researchers from CNRS and the Spanish foundation Fatronik have designed a manipulator-type robot that is twice as fast as all existing robots. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
Keepon is a robot project by Marek Michalowski of Carnegie Mellon to create a socially rhythmic robot that detects beats and dances to them. picked by trushafty38 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Scientists in Dundee have announced plans to create a "robot village" in an effort to learn how different cultures emerge in society. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share technology |
The creators believe there's an emerging business in the design and sale of lifelike robotic companions, or social robots. And they'll be showing off the robot boy to students in grades 3-12 at the Wired NextFest technology conference Thursday in Los Angeles. picked by DrNothing 12 months ago 4 comments edit related share technology |
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Where does a mad scientist go to get all of his robot needs? To the robot store of course. picked by dOntEAtpOOp 1 month ago 2 comments edit related share science |
I've always been curious about stuffed animals that sing, dance, light up, or talk back. There must be a fascinating robot underneath the fur and fluff, right? Surely the robot hiding in the bear's clothing, vestimentis ursum, is impressive. picked by MissWinkle 4 months ago 6 comments edit related share weird |
Gakutensoku is Asia's oldest modern robot, built in 1928. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago 4 comments edit related share technology |
With a name like "WD-2," this robot may sound like a robot's robot: all gears and metal. But WD-2 is actually a "face robot"--with a face that is realistically human-looking. picked by deepcleanfun 12 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Jules, the talking, thinking robot from Hansen Robotics... talks about sex with one of his creators. 0 comments edit related share scienceYes, it appears set up, but the robot... really isn't. More info at picked by psycmoe 5 months ago |
Like a cute, friendly version of the Terminator, the Battlefield Extraction Assist Robot (BEAR) can transport casualties over long distances over rough terrain. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
Robots are our friends. They really are. You know it is true. Have you hugged a robot lately? picked by dOntEAtpOOp 2 months ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
Google will award $20 million to the first private team to put a robot on the moon. picked by maxriter 12 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
Developers at Carnegie-Mellon have designed a robot that maneuvers like a snake and is capable of crawling up pipes and legs, and navigating otherwise inaccessible places. 7 comments edit related share scienceVideo complete with killer techno music. picked by mahler87 6 months ago |
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have used a monkey's brain activity to control a robot on the other side of the globe. In what researchers tout as a first-of-its-kind experiment, monkeys' thoughts controlled the walking patterns of a robot in Japan. picked by unstablefiend 8 months ago 2 comments edit related share science |
This is the strangest robot I have seen picked by sbalaciu 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share weird |
The world's first robot to guard children was developed in South Korea. Scientists dubbed the robot OFRO, and it's main goal is to protect children in the middle school. picked by maxriter 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share technology |
The entire world becomes a point and click interface. Objects become buttons. And if you point at one, the robot comes to grab it. picked by doggylives 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
Hello Kitty had release this fabulous Hello Kitty Robo. This robot can communicate with your using the Hello Kitty's voice. It can chat with you in 3 different situations.(copy&paste...actual text) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
The uBot-5 was designed to be an economical robot that is highly capable, durable, and safe to operate. When equipped with a LCD touchscreen monitor and a webcam, the uBot-5 can be used for social telepresence applications. Additionally the teleoperator can use the uBot-5's manipulation capabilities to perform useful work. picked by leehblanc 5 months ago 0 comments edit related share technology |