Moravec‘s Paradox

magine that all that video were being watched -- that millions of security guards were monitoring them all 24/7. Imagine this army is made up of guards who don't need to be paid, who never get bored, who never sleep, who never miss a detail, and who have t…

Anthony Reichelt – president of Quasar Industries Inc. with Klatu sporting 'eyes' c1978. Klatu – [the name Klatu, it was claimed at the time, was based on the utterance of the speech synthesizer chip when the word "u-talk" was spoken in reverse. "Gort" is th…

Image copyrightNational Oceanography Centre Image caption The Boaty McBoatface autonomous underwater vehicle is designed to run on low power From arctic wastes to fiery volcanoes, ocean depths to distant planets, a new generation of rugged drones is going …

A human brain and a robot brain: how can they understand each other? Clearly its not easy. Effective communication between robots and people is an art. If you want your virtual assistant to address customers inquiries successfully, you have to design interac…

Posted June 14, 2019 05:04:13 The Federal Government is close to finalising guidelines that will try to keep Australians safe as the world adopts artificial intelligence. Key points: The Government included more than $29 million in its last budget to hel…

A video surveillance camera hangs from the side of a building in San Francisco, California.  Justin Sullivan/Getty Images New technology can improve our lives, but it can also come with unforeseen pitfalls. Cameras are now smaller, better and smarter than e…

DJI, a Chinese company specializing in drones, has created a robot which teaches coding to young and old. The entirely programmable RoboMaster S1 is directly inspired by robotics competitions. The robot has 46 components (motors, impact detectors, infrared s…

We currently know DJI as one of the leading drone companies in the world. Recently, DJI has been releasing consumer products like the Osmo Pocket and Osmo Action, but their latest product is called the RoboMaster S1. For those that don't know, DJI is a Chine…

I had the chance to play with a RoboMaster S1 and I can tell you that this thing is rugged and can definitely take a hit, so you don't have to be afraid to smash it against other robots, walls or objects you put in front of it. According to…

Robots must be smarter if theyre going to pack boxes in warehouses, scan inventory in stores, and even care for the elderly. The rise of machine learning in recent years is making that possible. Steady innovation has led to robots that can independently lear…