Moravec‘s Paradox

Funimation has announced that the entirety of cult classic anime “Robotech” will begin streaming on the service this Fall, and a Blu-ray boxset containing all 85 episodes of the series will release on September 28th. The space opera anime epic, which deals with humans defending their homeworld against alien domination,…

She's only following orders. Screenshot by ZDNet I wanted it to be clever. I wanted it to be surprising, enticing, well, at least a little bit human. After all, AI companies are always telling us how much better than the human equivalent their creations truly are. So when McDonald's revealed…

Cardiac surgeons may be able to better plan operations and improve their surgical field view with the help of a robot. Controlled through a virtual reality parallel system as a digital twin, the robot can accurately image a patient through ultrasound without the hand cramping or radiation exposure that hinder…

Now that’s teamwork.Screenshot: TohoIn just a few more weeks, Godzilla Singular Point is finally hitting Netflix, and that means we’re getting a brand new version of one of our favorite super robot pals, Jet Jaguar. To celebrate, we’re looking back at his origin story in Godzilla vs. Megalon, and finding…

The next (free!) Gamasutra Editorial Forum is a must-attend as we welcome Mike Rose of Descenders and Hypnospace Outlaw publisher No More Robots. Rose--formerly of Gamasutra--will be presenting the talk "The Non-Sugarcoated, Actual Cost of Making a Video Game." In this talk, he'll ruthlessly break down the costs--both monetary and mental--that developers need to take into…

Stay on Top of Enterprise Technology Trends. Get updates impacting your industry from our GigaOm Research Community Image credit: Vladimir_Timofeev Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are redefining the enterprise IT landscape, as across verticals see the potential for AI and ML to automate repetitive tasks and solve complex…

Today’s RPA platforms are transforming the future of work. iStock Chief information officers (CIOs) understand that the IT technologies and operations they oversee are in states of continual flux and evolution. Even with this knowledge, however, it can be difficult for these decision makers to stay abreast of every advance…

Members of IDG’s Influencer Network weigh in on the transformative power of these two technologies. iStock How automation and AI can be used to improve business resilience today Members of IDG’s Influencer Network weigh in on the transformative power of these two technologies. As a recent article on CIO.com observed,…

All the retailers offering a Metroid Dread pre-order and where you can buy the game's Special Edition. Metroid Dread is finally happening, with Samus ready to make her debut on Nintendo Switch on 8th October. For those who have been holding on to hope for a release after 20 years, here's…

“When Nothing surfaces in signs, when Nothingness emerges at the very heart of the sign system, that is the fundamental event of art. The poetic operation is to make Nothingness rises from the power of signs – not banality or indifference towards reality but radical illusion.” ---- The Conspiracy of…