Moravec‘s Paradox

by Sandra Erwin — December 20, 2021 Rendering of Maxar’s robotic arms working on an in-space assembly and servicing mission for DIU. Credit: Maxar The robotic arms will be used by the Defense Department for in-space assembly and servicing WASHINGTON — Maxar Technologies won a $9.3 million Defense Department contract…

Kiddy Kong Racing! Carfox! Super Mario Cosmopolitan! by Damien McFerran 6 hours ago One day, bots will rule the earth. It is inevitable. Resistance is futile. Just like it was predicted in those Hollywood movies with the shiny skeleton robots and Austrian musclemen/politicians, in the not-too-distant future computers will become…

Something to look forward to: The Mobile Eccentric Droid, or MobED, is what Hyundai calls its all-new mobility platform that comes to life with an agile and high-tech 50kg robot. Designed to carry small cargo like courier packages and TVs across ramps and varied terrain, this service robot can also…

Vodafone Ghana Foundation, the charity arm of Vodafone Ghana has trained eighty (80) Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) on coding and robotics to commemorate the 2021 International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The event formed part of the Foundation’s monthly ‘Birthday Stars’ initiative which seeks to execute monthly projects with birthday…

In the latest pizzeria scare fest, Freddy will actually help you You know what Christmas was missing? The unmatched fear of being chased by terrifying killer robots through a shopping mall. Five Nights At Freddy's: Security Breach launched last night, inviting players to fend off a whole new crew of…

Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday artificial intelligence is shaping India's present and future economy and the country has started seeing its impact across sectors Topics Jitendra Singh | Artificial intelligence | Indian Economy Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday artificial intelligence is shaping India's present and future economy and the country…

Eastern mosquitofish, a problem invasive species, can be prevented from reproducing using a robot fish that they find scary Technology 16 December 2021 By Matthew Sparkes A robotic fish (top) that mimics the natural predator of mosquitofish (bottom right) Giovanni Polverino Robotic fish might help solve an ecological problem by…

The most common approach to designing robots capable of handling any terrain is to copy Mother Nature’s designs, as Boston Dynamics did with its Spot quadruped. But humans have come up with some clever ideas for getting around too—like the wheel. So, Hyundai is using a hybrid approach for a new…

We're in a new era of spaceflight: The national space agencies are no longer the only game in town, and space is becoming more accessible. Rockets built by commercial players like Blue Origin are now bringing private citizens into orbit. That said, Blue Origin, SpaceX, and Virgin Galactic are all…

Elon Musk, Time magazine's new Person of the Year for 2021, isn't everyone's cup of tea. He's brash, arrogant, uncompromising, erratic, antagonistic, attention-seeking and sometimes tweets like a reckless maniac. But then I could also be talking about myself! Where we differ is that Musk is also, without any doubt,…