Moravec‘s Paradox

People across the internet are freaking out after Donald Trump shared a very strange, funny, and unexpected video of himself. In the video, it looks like he’s playing the piano to the famous song Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey. But he’s not really playing—it’s all created using artificial intelligence (AI).…

This is an unprecedented marathon race. Robots and human runners are competing on parallel courses in Beijing, taking on the demanding 21.0975-km half marathon together. How do robots manage to run like humans? And how can they finish within the designated time? To tackle this challenge, each robot team has…

By Felix Khanoba The Federal Government has been urged to support institutional access to Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and prioritize funding for continuous training in technology integration within Nigeria’s distance education system. This call was made in a communiqué issued at the conclusion of the 3rd International Conference of the…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiogram-based algorithm performed well in the early detection of heart failure among health-care-seeking individuals in Kenya, according to late-breaking research presented Heart Failure 2025. Heart failure is highly prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa, where patients are often younger and face worse outcomes than in…

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. ICRA 2025: 19–23 May 2025, ATLANTA, GA London Humanoids Summit:…

Scientists have built a device that sees and thinks like the brain, opening doors to lightning-fast robotics and safer autonomous vehicles. Engineers at RMIT University have created a tiny, brain-like device that can detect hand movements, store visual memories, and process information—all without relying on an external computer...Read More

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BEIJING — Four months after hosting the world’s first humanoid robot marathon, China is raising the stakes. This August, Beijing will host the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Sports Games, a multi-event competition featuring sprints, relays, gymnastics, and scenario-based challenges set in mock factories, hospitals, and hotels. Events will take place…

For more than three years, an IEEE Standards Association working group has been refining a draft standard for procuring artificial intelligence and automated decision systems, IEEE 3119-2025. It is intended to help procurement teams identify and manage risks in high-risk domains. Such systems are used by government entities involved in…

At its best, Netflix’s Love, Death, and Robots creates the same feeling as picking up a collection of sci-fi short stories. You don’t always know what to expect, and not everything is brilliant, but you’re guaranteed to experience something interesting. That was especially true of volume 3 of the animated…