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Jun 11, 2016

BAM launches robo printer

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, robotics/AI, sustainability

BAM has teamed up with Universe Architecture to launch a ‘robo printer’ that can create free-form buildings in stone and concrete.

The ‘building machine’ is described as the first to link free-form print technology to automotive industry robotics. It is designed to make free-form architecture possible, as well as enable the creation of complex ornamental exteriors.

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Jun 11, 2016

The Technology That Will Resurrect ISIS-Destroyed Antiquities

Posted by in category: futurism

Teams of Syrian and international archaeologists are racing to document and rebuild the country’s cultural heritage.

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Jun 11, 2016

The artificial intelligence revolution in legal services

Posted by in categories: law, robotics/AI

Years ago I was expert witness for an IP case involving some very badly designed and coded software. Case was a significant mount of money, and I had to review tons of documents, code, and diagrams to help prepare the case and give my deposition. It would have been nice to have a bot to assist. So, I do like what I am reading in this article.


Rebecca Hawkes, head of marketing at RAVN Systems, discusses why artificial intelligence is showing promise in the legal sector.

There’s been a considerable amount of media hype around artificial intelligence recently, but this isn’t just the latest buzzword.

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Jun 11, 2016

Biological networks can boost artificial intelligence

Posted by in categories: biological, neuroscience, robotics/AI

For robots; the bigger question where is the bigger ROI? Robots trying to be built to out do people; or is it better to enhance people? DARPA is more focused on enhancing people such as soldiers; and I agree with DARPA.


Understanding the hierarchical structure of biological networks like human brain — a network of neurons — could be useful in creating more complex, intelligent computational brains in the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics, says a study.

Like large businesses, many biological networks are hierarchically organised, such as gene, protein, neural, a…

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Jun 11, 2016

You’ll soon be able to 3D print your own Deus Ex inspired prosthetics

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical, cyborgs, transhumanism

Together, Eidos Montreal, Square Enix, and OpenBionics are working on the development of two Deus Ex inspired bionic arms, which are set to be finished in 2017. The first model is inspired by Adam Jensen’s own bionic arm, and the second is described as the Deus Ex Universe arm. The 3D illustrations of the arms are undeniably stunning, as Vu added that “we wanted something to touch upon high fashion…something that looks very slick and you could be very proud to wear.”

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Jun 11, 2016

Elon Musk provides new details on his ‘mind blowing’ mission to Mars

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

In an exclusive interview, Musk said he hopes to land people on the Red Planet in 2025.

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Jun 10, 2016

Man lives 555 days without a heart

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

While waiting for a human heart transplant, Stan Larkin lived 555 days without the organ at all.

To passers-by, the 25-year-old Ypsilanti, Michigan, resident appeared to be a typical young adult. He enjoyed taking his three toddlers to the park and hanging out with his younger brother, Dominique.

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Jun 10, 2016

If you think your brain is more than a computer, you must accept this fringe idea in physics

Posted by in categories: computing, neuroscience, physics

This is the only way out of the trap this universe puts on your brain.

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Jun 10, 2016

Living Bacteria Can Now Store Data

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, computing, genetics

Using the CRISPR gene-editing tool, scientists from Harvard University have developed a technique that permanently records data into living cells. Incredibly, the information imprinted onto these microorganisms can be passed down to the next generation.

CRISPR/Cas9 is turning into an incredibly versatile tool. The cheap and easy-to-use molecular editing system that burst onto the biotech scene only a few years ago is being used for a host of applications, including genetic engineering, RNA editing, disease modeling, and fighting retroviruses like HIV. And now, as described in a new Science paper, it can also be used to turn lowly microorganisms into veritable hard drives.

http://io9.gizmodo.com/5935415/why-dna-is-the-future-of-data-storage

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Jun 10, 2016

Robots Threaten the Job Market, Warns India’s Central Bank Governor

Posted by in categories: economics, robotics/AI

India’s Central Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has cautioned that robots are replacing human workers at an alarming rate, especially in the manufacturing sector, which could create political turmoil in emerging economies like India and Vietnam.

NEW DELHI (Sputnik) — Speaking at a book launching in Mumbai, Raghuram Rajan said:

“The emerging threat is: It is not the guy sitting in Bangalore but the robot next door which is going to take your job, and this creates enormous anxiety among the middle class. You can see this in the political dialogue that is taking place in the US as well as in the run-up to Brexit in Britain.”

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