Jul 16, 2015
Hotel ‘staffed’ entirely by robots unveiled in Japan
Posted by Scott Davis in category: robotics/AI
Businessman insists hotel, with no human workers, is not a gimmick and will cut operating costs.
Businessman insists hotel, with no human workers, is not a gimmick and will cut operating costs.
Between starting a real estate technology company, Hightower, and completing in an Ironman, I’ve had my fair share of feeling in over my head. However, each of these adventures has taught me how to overcome an overwhelming challenge. Here are four humble pieces of advice for all of you crazy enough to do the same.
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Ironman
“Since robots don’t have responsibility, humans are the ones responsible for what robots do. However, as robots become more prevalent, it will increasingly appear as if they actually have their own autonomy and intentions, for which it will seem they can and should be held responsible.” Read more
IBM supercomputer and Jeopardy champion Watson is setting up shop in the Middle East and North Africa.
One day soon, amputees will be able to control their prosthetic limbs with their minds. http://voc.tv/1cRrjAQ.
Lasers vaporize radioactive material and cause a fusion reaction — in effect, a small thermonuclear explosion (credit: Patent Yogi/YouTube)
Independence Day weekend seems like a good time to push the envelope on what is possible for human beings to achieve. Hell, if a rag-tag band of colonists could kick the mighty Brits’ butts so long ago, how hard can it be for today’s people to live to 150, use 3D printers to create new organs, and develop superpowers? Read more