Moravec‘s Paradox

Lin Fan, CEO of Linkedin-like platform Maimai, told Chinese media outlet Jiemian on Monday that Chinese talent is migrating from traditional tech firms like Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent to five trending fields: electric vehicles, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, biotech, and carbon neutrality. According to Maimai’s data, two-thirds of the Chinese companies…

Image: Respawn / EA Last week a child was playing chess against a robot when, in the words of one official, something “of course bad” happened. According to Russian media reports and a video of the incident, the robot pinched the seven-year-old’s finger and fractured it. Not great! The attack,…

From 2001: A Space Odyssey to Terminator to Ex Machina, movies have told us time and time again that robots are not to be trusted to steward humankind into the future. The same is true when playing chess. The latest real-world example of this came during a recent chess match in…

When communication lines are open, individual agents such as robots or drones can work together to collaborate and complete a task. But what if they aren’t equipped with the right hardware or the signals are blocked, making communication impossible? University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers started with this more difficult challenge.…

        | Published: Saturday, July 23, 2022, 11:31 Xiaomi has launched a new robot vacuum cleaner called Xiaomi Robot Vacuum Mop 2 Pro in India. This robotic vacuum cleaner can evenly and rapidly distribute water on the floor and seamlessly mop the floor. It is priced at…

FREMONT, Calif. — Amazon-owned self-driving tech developer Zoox is getting ready to join a field of companies carrying passengers in autonomous vehicles. While the company isn't saying when it will begin commercial operations — "soon," says a co-founder — it may be the first to design and deploy a bespoke…

Game Reviews Time-travel stories are one of the most common types of stories in the sci-fi genre but Into the Breach still manages to make it interesting. From the creators of the highly popular FTL: Faster Than Light, Subset Games presents another futuristic title involving robots and giant bugs. Initially…

HusqvarnaYes, it's a marketing gimmick. Sure, it's kind of hokey. But darn it if this doesn't unexpectedly pull at the heartstrings. Husqvarna, the maker of autonomous home lawn mowers that look something like RC tactical assault vehicles from Mad Max times, is releasing an unusual software update to celebrate a…

European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti works with one of 10 radio tech demo satellites deployed during Thursday’s spacewalk. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev and European astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti headed outside the International Space Station on a rare joint spacewalk Thursday. They continued outfitting a…

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comFREMONT, Calif, July 19 (Reuters) - Zoox, a self-driving technology firm owned by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), said on Tuesday it was gearing up to launch its robotaxi business, self-certifying that its vehicle with no pedals or steering wheel meets U.S. federal regulations and…