Robotics/AI – Lifeboat News: The Blog

Sep 4
2016

Stay tuned for new robot, says Sony CEO

Sony is hiding their home helper robot, which is concerning. I have seen pictures of Elon Musk’s home helper bot and it looked really bad. At least there seems to be a race to get these things to market now.

Sony’s much anticipated new robot is under development and customers should hang on a little longer to see it, CEO Kaz Hirai said on Thursday.

Sony began working on a home robot in April this year and first disclosed existence of the project in June this year. Since then, it’s been quiet on what exactly is under development.

Hirai first hinted the company might be about to unveil the robot, while speaking during a news conference at the IFA trade show in Berlin.

Sep 4
2016

This robotic kitchen has dinner covered

Sep 4
2016

Uber’s self-driving Volvos come to Pittsburgh

The newest Uber driver in Pittsburgh isn’t a person — but a Volvo Cars XC90. http://cnnmon.ie/2cbIx3f

Sep 4
2016

Driver-free taxis in Singapore

Singapore residents can now ride in a self-driving taxi. http://cnnmon.ie/2bS9lYj

Sep 4
2016

That’s not a human riding this motorcycle

Motobot — motorcycle riding humanoid robot

Look closely.

That’s not a human riding this motorcycle. http://cnnmon.ie/2bzSrh1

Sep 3
2016

Could self-aware cities be the first forms of artificial intelligence? — By Charlie Jane Anders | Gizmodo

“The cities of the future will be huge and super-dense — but will they also be alive?”

Sep 3
2016

Will Advances in Technology Create a Jobless Future?

We’re in the midst of a jobs crisis, and rapid advances in AI and other technologies may be one culprit. How can we get better at sharing the wealth that technology creates?

Sep 3
2016

Scientists look at how A.I. will change our lives by 2030

By the year 2030, artificial intelligence (A.I.) will have changed the way we travel to work and to parties, how we take care of our health and how our kids are educated.

That’s the consensus from a panel of academic and technology experts taking part in Stanford University’s One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence.

Focused on trying to foresee the advances coming to A.I., as well as the ethical challenges they’ll bring, the panel yesterday released its first study.

Sep 3
2016

Who was Alan Turing?

Excellent marathon runner, A.I. pioneer or outstanding scientist: who was Alan Turing? Read more here 👉 http://bit.ly/1USRuOF

Sep 3
2016

Anthrobotics: Where The Human Ends and the Robot Begins

The Anthrobotics Cluster seeks to start conversations (and answer questions) regarding some of the biggest topics in AI research. Here, Luis de Miranda, one of the founders, discusses anthrobots and the relationship between humans and machines.

Technology is accelerating at an ever increasing rate. Each year, we develop smaller and smarter systems…systems that allow us to interact with information in ways that previous eras only dreamed about. In fact, given their ability to process, identify, and categorize information—and their uncanny ability to synthesize information and make judgments—many of our systems seem to be developing a true form of intelligence. In this respect, it seems that the dawning age of AI is truly upon us.

But what does this mean?