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Crap singer unveils crap robot at CES 2012

Dave Parrack — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:48:59 +0000

There have been a few trends emerging at CES. One of which is the celebrity endorsement. Justin Bieber is surely the perfect choice to unveil an ugly piece of garbage that flails its arms and legs while trying to [...] Related posts:

Liquid Robotics sends its Wave Gliders across the Pacific Ocean

Susan Wilson — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:28:38 +0000

Liquid Robotics has sent four of its unique unmanned maritime vehicle (UMV) [...] Related posts:

Japanese defense researcher builds spherical spy drone

Susan Wilson — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Fumiyuki Sato a defense researcher for the Advanced Defense Technology Centre has built a spherical spy drone that looks like something [...] Related posts:

Steve, bring the jobs

Ronald O Carlson — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:01:02 +0000

In an effort to reduce labor costs, and remove the uncertainty of a restive work force with a penchant for jumping off company buildings, Apple’s primary contract manufacturing partner plans to radically increase the number of robots it uses. With most of the people out of the picture, does it matter where they [...] Related posts:

Google Prius fleet drives itself

Michael W. Jones — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 13:12:34 +0000

Google has quietly (at least until now) built up a small fleet of Toyota Prius passenger cars and modified them to drive without the aid of human beings, though there are always some there anyway.

With a lot of help from [...] Related posts:

RoboCup kicks off – Can robots win the soccer World Cup by 2050?

Dave Parrack — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:55:27 +0000

Robots playing humans at soccer? One day possibly, and I wouldn’t put it past the robots to beat us puny humans, either.

The 2010 RoboCup began yesterday in Singapore. 500 teams of [...] Related posts:

Robot workforce takes over hospital

Dave Parrack — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:31:25 +0000

Not literally, although maybe one day, soon, when The Matrix becomes reality.

The Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Stirlingshire, Scotland, is the first in the U.K. to have its own workforce of automated robots. The robots will do all the dirty [...] Related posts:

Robot population hits 8.6 million

Dave Parrack — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:48:38 +0000

There are now more than 8.6 million robots in the world. Which is about the same as the population of Austria.

The number of robots in the world is increasing at quite a rate. According to Automaton, the robot population [...] Related posts:

How safe are we from our own future technology

Susan Wilson — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:25:44 +0000

Much of our technology including green technology is becoming more and more intelligent. Washing machines can sense the size of a load of laundry [...] Related posts:

‘The Matrix’ could happen – AI in machines could outsmart humans

Dave Parrack — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:48:01 +0000

Advances in technology are generally good for the human race. They help keep us alive longer, make our lives more fulfilling, and generally make the [...] Related posts: