Moravec‘s Paradox

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. Learn more. When you test and review as many robot vacuums as I do, you inevitably become an expert. But something else inevitably happens: all the different models start…

The United Nation’s latest biodiversity report warns that one million species are headed for extinction, including 1,000 wild mammal species and 450 species of sharks and rays. Losing this much wildlife will have massive human consequences because one in five people depend on these species for food and income. To…

Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev work with the European Robotic Arm Wednesday outside the Nauka lab module. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now Russian ground controllers ordered International Space Station commander Oleg Artemyev back to the airlock after data showed voltage fluctuations in his spacesuit Wednesday, cutting short…

A ‘robot dog’ armed with an anti-tank rocket launcher installed on its back was shown off today at Russia’s “Army 2022” arms expo. While this was intended to show off Russia's state of technology among its peers, the strangely shrouded robotic dog appears to be a Chinese type that is…

/ Europe Issued on: 16/08/2022 - 05:22 File photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 28, 2022. © Efrem Lukatsky, AP A "catastrophe" at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine would threaten the whole of Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…

Elon Musk has spoken about what to expect from the upcoming Tesla Optimus—a general-purpose humanoid robot being developed by the company. The Tesla CEO wrote a column in the Cyberspace Administration of China's official publication talking about the robot, which he said will have its first prototype this year. According…

AI orchestras but no AI ultrasounds Last week, Hong Kong Baptist University launched the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) orchestra in a ceremony overseen, via video link, by Hong Kong Chief Executive and former police officer John Lee Ka-chiu (李家超 Lǐ Jiāchāo). The orchestra comprised an AI choir consisting of…

August 13, 2022 8:20 AM Image created by Louis Rosenberg using Midjouney software Image Credit: Image created by Louis Rosenberg using Midjouney software Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. Many “futurists” insist that technological advances…

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Netflix Netflix’s adult animated anthology series “Love, Death + Robots” has been renewed for a fourth season. It’s not clear how many episodes the new run will include with previous seasons ranging from 8-18. The anthology collection spans sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comedy genres, and each short has a unique…