Robot dogs race to be soldier’s best friend
A timid-looking four-legged robot about the size of a Chihuahua might seem like an unlikely companion for soldiers of the future. New Scientist.
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Robotics & A.I.
Bullet-proof helicopters play key U.S. border role
TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) – Pilot Rich Rouviere gazes through night vision goggles as he speeds the Black Hawk helicopter to where a high-tech
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Public meeting will re-examine future of artificial intelligence
For decades, scientists and writers have imagined a future with walking, talking robots that could do everything from cooking your eggs to enslaving
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Robot wars are a reality
The deployment of the first armed battlefield robots in Iraq is the latest step on a dangerous path – we are sleepwalking into
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Our Lives, Controlled From Some Guy’s Couch
Until I talked to Nick Bostrom, a philosopher at Oxford University, it never occurred to me that our universe might be somebody else’s
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Dancing Robot to Preserve Japan’s Folk Arts
The mighty Transformer Optimus Prime might be able to save the universe, but who’s going to teach the Autobots to do the Hustle?
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Mmmm, Space Chips
Little spacecraft could hitch a ride on Earth’s magnetic field to search for alien life. The next generation of robotic space explorers could
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Interview with Vernor Vinge
ActuSF : Your future isn’t hostile, but could appear a bit freaky for readers of today. Is there any state of emergency ? Vernor Vinge :
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Robot vehicles take on tough jobs
Scientists are focused on developing unmanned machines that can operate in the air, on the ground and under water, doing jobs where deploying
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Robots That Walk on Water
As if signing books and performing surgery on patients were not enough, robots can now walk on water, too, thanks to engineers at
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