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Mar 4, 2016
Robot shows off flexible, octopus-like skin
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: futurism, robotics/AI
TweetScientists from Cornell University have come up with a new form of technology that holds a lot of promise in the field of electronics, where stretchy screens and other products are shaping up to be the wave of the future. Scientists from Cornell University have come up with a new form of technology that holds a lot of promise in the field of electronics, where stretchy screens and other products are shaping up to be the wave of the future.
The Cornell study published yesterday in Science takes a look at a pliable type of “skin” that changes colors and flexes and stretches based on the pressure it senses. This skin is said to be similar to that of squid and octopus, but, according to Cornell Organic Robotics Lab researcher Chris Larson, it’s “much, much, much more stretchable than human skin or octopus skin.” He compared the stretchy skin to something akin to a “rubber band or a balloon.”
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Mar 3, 2016
Google’s new robot is now even more human
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: robotics/AI
Mar 3, 2016
Audi RSQ | Sporty Coupé for the 2004 “I, Robot” | CES Asia 2015
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: education, engineering, robotics/AI, transportation
Audi RSQ – a fantastic car. Certainly a design icon, but first of all, a movie star. The Audi RSQ was the first car we developed for a motion picture – with great success. This sporty coupé for the 2004 Hollywood science-fiction “I, Robot” was a visionary concept of what a car might look like in 2035. Four designers, ten model engineers, ten weeks, all creative liberties – that’s what it took to create this Audi of the future.
What was really unique and visionary about the Audi RSQ: It was the first Audi demonstrating piloted driving capabilities. Here is one of my favorite moments in the movie – a moment that tells you a lot about piloted driving:
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Mar 3, 2016
Spherical tire takes autonomous cars sideways into the future
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
Mar 3, 2016
The Goodyear Eagle-360 concept tire
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
Spherical tire takes autonomous cars sideways into the future.
Mar 3, 2016
Quantum technology for a new generation of inertial sensors
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: particle physics, quantum physics, robotics/AI, transportation
Could this Quantum Technology inertial sensors be utilized to provide more reliable navigation to driverless autos? Quantum again proves to serve multiple usages.
Advances in laser cooling of atoms have produced a new generation of inertial sensors based on matter-wave interferometers, which are becoming an essential technology for accurate positioning or geodesy.
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Mar 2, 2016
Penn philosopher sheds new light on robots, artificial intelligence
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, robotics/AI
Very glad to see this article released. When I look at technology I have to look at their value (short & long term), cost & time to develop, usability and adoption potential, and risks & liability as well as their revenue potential & longevity in the market. In order for robots to have broader adoption by consumers and longevity in the future; development groups will need to design & develop robots that are more personable & multi-functional for consumers and companies. We still have a long ways to go.
What role does a philosopher play in building robots? If you’re Lisa Miracchi, an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy in the School of Arts & Sciences, more than you might think.
When scholars began studying human intelligence, Miracchi says two schools of thought emerged: One group said human beings are simply computers, with mental states and actions explained in computational terms. The other camp believed that intelligence and the ability to think makes humans more than just computers.
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Mar 2, 2016
World’s First Robotic Psychiatrist® Applauds Actor’s Skill in Robot Therapy Ad, Launches New “Dr. Joanne” Website
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: robotics/AI
SANTA ROSA, Calif., March 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Joanne Pransky, recognized for 30 years as the “World’s First Robotic Psychiatrist,” just launched a new Website and YouTube Channel at www.robot.md.
The day after actor Carrie Fisher captivated Oscar viewers in an IBM Watson commercial where she holds group therapy for robots, “Dr. Joanne” brought her new website to life. “Carrie Fisher deserves an honorary diploma of robotic psychiatry!” Dr. Joanne exclaimed.
Mar 2, 2016
Artificial Intelligence Risk — 12 Researchers Weigh in on the Danger’s of Smarter Machines
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: biotech/medical, economics, mobile phones, robotics/AI, security
A realistic article on AI — especially around AI being manipulated by others for their own gain which I have also identified as the real risks with AI.
Artificial intelligence (AI), once the seeming red-headed stepchild of the scientific community, has come a long way in the past two decades. Most of us have reconciled with the fact that we can’t live without our smartphones and Siri, and AI’s seemingly omnipotent nature has infiltrated the nearest and farthest corners of our lives, from robo-advisors on Wall Street and crime-spotting security cameras, to big data analysis by Google’s BigQuery and Watson’s entry into diagnostics in the medical field.
In many unforeseen ways, AI is helping to improve and make our lives more efficient, though the reverse degeneration of human economic and cultural structures is also a potential reality. The Future of Life Institute’s tagline sums it up in succinct fashion: “Technology is giving life the potential to flourish like never before…or to self-destruct.” Humans are the creators, but will we always have control of our revolutionary inventions?
To much of the general public, AI is AI is AI, but this is only part truth. Today, there are two primary strands of AI development — ANI (Artificial Narrow Intelligence) and AGI (Artificial General Intelligence). ANI is often termed “weak AI” and is “the expert” of the pair, using its intelligence to perform specific functions. Most of the technology with which we surround ourselves (including Siri) falls into the ANI bucket. AGI is the next generation of ANI, and it’s the type of AI behind dreams of building a machine that achieves human levels of consciousness.
