Robots

New ‘Poké Ball’ robot catches deep-sea critters without harming them 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 24, 2018
This device could help unlock the secrets of fragile, soft-bodied sea creatures

By David Aragorn
Scientists Growing Neanderthal Brains To Put Inside Robots 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 5, 2018
Scientists are growing Neanderthal brains in Petri dishes, which they plan to put inside robots.

By David Aragorn
The Hydroponic, Robotic Future of Farming in Greenhouses 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- November 23, 2017
When you think of automation, you probably think of the assembly line, a dramatic dance of robot arms with nary a human laborer in sight. But that’s child’s play. The grandest, most disruptive automation revolution has played out in agriculture. First with horses and plows, and eventually with burly combines—technologies that have made farming exponentially cheaper and more productive. Just consider that in 1790, farmers made up 90 percent of the US workforce. In 2012, it was 1.5 percent, yet America still eats.

By David Aragorn
Robot made from a DNA strand could deliver cargo in your blood 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- September 16, 2017
You won’t read about a smaller robot than this one any time soon.

By David Aragorn
Researchers just figured out how to get robots to join forces 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- September 13, 2017
We’re so close to the megazord of our dreams.

By David Aragorn
Robot makers slow to address cyber risk: researchers 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 30, 2017
Researchers who warned half a dozen robot manufacturers in January about nearly 50 vulnerabilities in their home, business and industrial robots, say only a few of the problems have been addressed.

By David Aragorn
Artificial skin could allow robots to feel like we do 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 4, 2017
Artificial skin with post-human sensing capabilities, and a better understanding of skin tissue, could pave the way for robots that can feel, smart-transplants and even cyborgs.

By David Aragorn
Give robots an ‘ethical black box’ to track and explain decisions, say scientists 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 25, 2017
As robots start to enter public spaces and work alongside humans, the need for safety measures has become more pressing, argue academics

By David Aragorn
Robots and AI are going to make social inequality even worse, says new report 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 18, 2017
Rich people are going to find it easier to adapt to automation

By David Aragorn
A robotic doctor is gearing up for action 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 5, 2017
A robotic doctor that can be controlled hundreds of kilometres away by a human counterpart is gearing up for action.

By David Aragorn