Moravec‘s Paradox

While underwater remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) certainly are useful, manually controlling the things via a joystick-equipped console can be quite a painstaking task. That's why researchers have now enabled one to autonomously gather samples from the ocean…

After what I hope was a nice weekend, lets jump right into our tech gems. Which AI Train Are You Riding?  I recently watched a video in which MIT business school professor Thomas Malone offers a refreshing definition of artificial intellige…

The physiologist and coach Jack Daniels once filmed a bunch of runners in stride, then showed the footage to coaches and biomechanists to see if they could eyeball who was the most efficient. “They couldn’t tell,” Daniels later recalled. “No way at all.” Famo…

The world's largest tech show is one of the biggest events in Vegas each year. CNET This story is part of CES 2020, our complete coverage of the showroom floor and the hottest new tech gadgets around. Whoever came up with the slogan, "What happens in Vegas…

Warner Bros. is resolute: the studio will not be letting its new artificial intelligence program take over its movie department. The assurance comes after news broke earlier this week of the studios new deal with the entertainment analytics company Cinelytic…

WHOI's robot, Nereid Under Ice (NUI), samples a patch of sediment from the mineral-rich floor of Kolumbo volcano off Santorini Island, Greece. This is the first known automated sample taken by a robot in the ocean. A hybrid remotely operated vehicle develope…

Samsung has released a new robotic personal assistant named Ballie that follows you around the house. It’s meant to anticipate your needs and serve as a lifecompanion. It contains built-in artificial intelligence capabilities, a camera, and a mobile interface…

Samsung is working on a new project that is related to AI. Samsung NEON is a new Artificial Intelligence development that we will know more about at the upcoming CES 2020 event in Las Vegas. Samsung NEON is also known as Artificial Human. It’s a project by th…

Generated Photos is the latest stupid startup that sounds like a joke from "Silicon Valley" that someone took too far. From their announcement on Medium: Generated Photos is the free resource of 100k faces for you to use however you wish. But these arent jus…

Technology will be the weapons in the wars of the future. Intelligent robots might lead the charge. Their deployment will have many advantages, minimising human casualties being just one of them. Minefields can be cleared and unexploded bombs deactivated much…