Moravec‘s Paradox

Amazon's re:MARS conference, which played host to a robot dog, a drone and several human speakers. Ben Fox Rubin/CNET It just so happens that the phrase "turn the lights on" sounds a lot like the word "tenderloin." That seemingly unimportant phonetic connec…

Until recently, perfumers would take months, even years to carefully formulate a fragrance.  They meticulously pipetted each blend and waited for the oils to harmonise, repeating that process hundreds of times for experiments that differed by a couple of drop…

A young boy communicating with a robot that is on display at Incheon International Airport in Seoul / South Korea. (Photo by Jonas Gratzer/LightRocket via Getty Images) LightRocket via Getty Images Artificial Intelligence is going to transform the world, ch…

Using artificial intelligence to control a robotic arm provides a more efficient way to pack boxes. “We can achieve low-cost, automated solutions that are easily deployable. The key is to make minimal but effective hardware choices and focus on robust algori…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Artificial intelligence, or AI as it's called, has been a buzzword for nearly a decade already, yet sometimes it still feels as though we’re just in the early stages of discovering what predictiv…

LG wants to add 5G connectivity to future robots. David Becker / Getty Images LG is working on 5Grobots, partnering with Korean carrier SK Telecom for the project. LG is planning to commercialize the cloud-based autonomous robots, which will be connected to…

Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Activities such as collecting honey ants (pictured) have a strong cultural value for many Indigenous Australians.Credit: BiosphotoAvalon As many as one in…

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…