We’ve been afraid of robots for a lot longer than they’ve even been a reality. In fact, we’ve been afraid of robots for far longer than we’ve even called them “robots.” Do we have anything to fear at all? That depends on who you ask. Meet the people and bots who are already living the reality of the robot uprising.
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Trailer: Fear Not, The Robots Are Already Here
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Trailer: Fear Not, The Robots Are Already Here
From the "cobots" that could steal your job to the cuter, emotional robots already living in our homes, this series provides an in-depth look at what’s to come in the not-too-distant future of robotic technology.
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From the "cobots" that could steal your job to the cuter, emotional robots already living in our homes, this series provides an in-depth look at what’s to come in the not-too-distant future of robotic technology.
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These Search and Rescue Robots Could Save Your Life
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These Search and Rescue Robots Could Save Your Life
These robots can lift heavy objects, crawl through rugged terrain, and climb challenging structures to save lives. But search and rescue robots won’t be rendering human first responders obsolete anytime soon. They’re designed to assist and protect them from unnecessary harm.
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These robots can lift heavy objects, crawl through rugged terrain, and climb challenging structures to save lives. But search and rescue robots won’t be rendering human first responders obsolete anytime soon. They’re designed to assist and protect them from unnecessary harm.
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Meet Your Future Caretaker: BUDDY the Companion Robot
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Meet Your Future Caretaker: BUDDY the Companion Robot
Meet BUDDY, an advanced robot designed with an expressive face and gentle voice. With human-like emotions and different moods, BUDDY has the ability to care for the elderly and his human companions.
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Meet BUDDY, an advanced robot designed with an expressive face and gentle voice. With human-like emotions and different moods, BUDDY has the ability to care for the elderly and his human companions.
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"Collaborative" Robots Are Taking Our Jobs, But It Might Be a Good Thing
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"Collaborative" Robots Are Taking Our Jobs, But It Might Be a Good Thing
An ever-increasing number of robots in the workplace may force us to change our perception of the sort of work we deem worthy of human minds and hands. Instead of stealing our jobs, think of robots as taking on the duties nobody really wants, anyway.
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An ever-increasing number of robots in the workplace may force us to change our perception of the sort of work we deem worthy of human minds and hands. Instead of stealing our jobs, think of robots as taking on the duties nobody really wants, anyway.
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Nick Bostrom on Superintelligence and the Future of AI
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Nick Bostrom on Superintelligence and the Future of AI
Beyond the brains of even the most intelligent human beings lies artificial superintelligence, which could pose serious threats to the human race. Nick Bostrom is attempting to fathom the unfathomable so we can be ready.
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Beyond the brains of even the most intelligent human beings lies artificial superintelligence, which could pose serious threats to the human race. Nick Bostrom is attempting to fathom the unfathomable so we can be ready.
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Killer Robots Will Fight Our Wars: Can They Be Trusted?
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Killer Robots Will Fight Our Wars: Can They Be Trusted?
The issue with completely taking humans out of warfare? Our ability to feel and evaluate complex situations, using human judgement and moral understanding, is not something an artificial intelligence can easily learn.
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The issue with completely taking humans out of warfare? Our ability to feel and evaluate complex situations, using human judgement and moral understanding, is not something an artificial intelligence can easily learn.
Go Deeper: Articles on the Robotic Uprising
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Tree-Planting Drones Restore Charred Forests
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Tree-Planting Drones Restore Charred Forests
This Seattle startup is bringing new life to charred forests by releasing swarms of smart, tree-planting drones equipped with seeds, mini seedbeds, and cameras.
This Seattle startup is bringing new life to charred forests by releasing swarms of smart, tree-planting drones equipped with seeds, mini seedbeds, and cameras.
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Diving Deep Into the Brain to Measure Neurotransmitters
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Diving Deep Into the Brain to Measure Neurotransmitters
Researchers are taking the first measurements of neurotransmitters in active human brains, using computational psychiatry to understand how the mind works.
Researchers are taking the first measurements of neurotransmitters in active human brains, using computational psychiatry to understand how the mind works.
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Trash-Talking Robots Get Under Our Skin
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Trash-Talking Robots Get Under Our Skin
Can robots control us? Probably not, but they can influence our actions, as this recent study on human-robot interaction by Carnegie Mellon shows.
Can robots control us? Probably not, but they can influence our actions, as this recent study on human-robot interaction by Carnegie Mellon shows.
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What's Special About Cancer-Killing Nanobots? Precision.
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What's Special About Cancer-Killing Nanobots? Precision.
These tiny, robotic machines can deliver drugs directly to infected cells, and they're changing the future of medicine.
These tiny, robotic machines can deliver drugs directly to infected cells, and they're changing the future of medicine.
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Robot Bees Could One Day Save Your Life
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Robot Bees Could One Day Save Your Life
For the first time, a microbot powered by soft actuators has achieved controlled flight.
For the first time, a microbot powered by soft actuators has achieved controlled flight.
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The Construction Robots Building Space Colonies
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The Construction Robots Building Space Colonies
Sending construction robots into outer space will help pave the way for human exploration, but there are some real challenges that lie ahead.
Sending construction robots into outer space will help pave the way for human exploration, but there are some real challenges that lie ahead.