Category

Moravec‘s Paradox

Mortenson partners with robotics maker on solar projects Moravec‘s Paradox

Mortenson partners with robotics maker on solar projects

Dive Brief: Renewable energy projects are expected to boom in coming years, and a new partnership with Italian robotics maker Orteco will give Minneapolis-based contractor Mortenson a boost in its solar-related construction work. The partnership, announced on Sept. 19 between the contractor and Orteco, will allow Mortenson to cut time and…
bubmag
October 4, 2022
Stretchy, bio-inspired synaptic transistor can enhance, weaken device memories Moravec‘s Paradox

Stretchy, bio-inspired synaptic transistor can enhance, weaken device memories

Robotics and wearable devices might soon get a little smarter with the addition of a stretchy, wearable synaptic transistor developed by Penn State engineers. The device works like neurons in the brain to send signals to some cells and inhibit others in order to enhance and weaken the devices' memories.…
bubmag
October 3, 2022
People trust AI to make big decisions – as long as a human checks them Moravec‘s Paradox

People trust AI to make big decisions – as long as a human checks them

Artificial intelligences are increasingly making important decisions that affect our lives, but people consider the calls made to be fairer and more acceptable if a human is in the loop too Technology 30 September 2022 By Matthew Sparkes People trust AI decisions more when a human is involved Andriy Popov/Alamy…
bubmag
September 30, 2022
Video Friday: StickBot Moravec‘s Paradox

Video Friday: StickBot

As Verne understood, the U.S. Civil War (during which 60,000 amputations were performed) inaugurated the modern prosthetics era in the United States, thanks to federal funding and a wave of design patents filed by entrepreneurial prosthetists. The two World Wars solidified the for-profit prosthetics industry in both the United States…
bubmag
September 30, 2022