Moravec‘s Paradox

Ai-Da, an humanoid robot with artificial intelligence is currently exhibiting his creations at the Barn Gallery, affiliated with St John’s College of Oxford University. This is the first time in the history of art that a robot has its own exhibition. A projec…

Meet the robotic strawberry harvesters that are picking fresh produce — Strictly Robots

More than 25,000 people descended upon Toronto for Collision Conference 2019. Speakers and big brands alike showed up to explore the future and how technology can be leveraged to improve quality of life. And while the larger companies are set to make a major…

Drones and crawling robots outfitted with special scanning technology could help wind blades stay in service longer, which may help lower the cost of wind energy at a time when blades are getting bigger, pricier and harder to transport, Sandia National Labora…

Our future robot overlords might be a pretty artistic bunch, assuming recent research is any indication. Scientists have recruited AI to craft semi-coherent piano melodies and lyrics to accompany them, and to create snippets of pithy (not to mention human-lik…

Structured Abstract Abstract Dexterous manipulation is one of the primary goals in robotics. Robots with this capability could sort and package objects, chop vegetables, and fold clothes. As robots come to work side by side with humans, they must also becom…

When it comes to robots replacing human jobs, the most obvious jobs that can be taken over are the ones involving manual labor and also jobs that are repetitive. The assembly line is the perfect example, where robots can be used to take over mundane and repet…

Meetings are an overwhelming, and often dreaded, part of many jobs. But if Gentry Underwood has his way that will soon change thanks to AI and his new startup, Navigator. Underwood isn't new to starting a company. Back in 2013, he sold his startup Mailbox,…

On a recent trip to New York, I stopped by a bank on Fifth Avenue, where I was greeted by a friendly employee named Pepper. We exchanged a few pleasantries before she provided me with information on what the bank had to offer. Then she asked a few questions b…

IntroductionArtificial intelligence (AI) is developing at an incredible rate and is rapidly catching up with human intelligence (HI). From the development of single-purpose narrow artificial intelligence (ANI) to artificial general intelligence (AGI), intelli…