Meet The Bipedal Droid That Can Run
Durus-2D After the world managed to create robots on hind legs that could easily walk around in a test lab, it was only a matter of time before researchers found a way to make these robots run; which...
View ArticleCows Can Now Milk Themselves, With a Little Help From Robots
Future Farms Agriculture, which is described as “humankind’s oldest and still most important economic activity,” is getting a boost from robots. Farms all over the world are slowly incorporating robots...
View ArticleThis Robot Fixes Satellites in Space
Initially built by DARPA, this robot is capable of using onboard tools to fix faulty satellites in space. The post This Robot Fixes Satellites in Space appeared first on Futurism.
View ArticleMegaBots Raises $2.4 Million to Create Robot Fighting League
Childhood Dreams Giant robot startup MegaBots Inc. just raised $2.4 million in seed funding to make the glorious spectacle of giant robot fighting to the death into reality. Indeed, they want to make...
View ArticleBio-Robots: Animal-Inspired Machines
The blueprints to our most promising robots don't come from the minds of scientists. They come from nature. Meet the biomimetic bots of the future. The post Bio-Robots: Animal-Inspired Machines...
View ArticleThis Five-Fingered Robot Hand Is Nimbler Than Your Own
Robot Hands Robots have done and are able to do some of the most amazing tasks we never thought we could trust to a machine. Now, robots have a hand in healthcare, perform delivery tasks by themselves,...
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Google’s New Allo App is Their AI Answer to Facebook Messenger
Google just unveiled their latest messaging tool “Allo”—a standalone app that functions like any other messaging app you have on your smartphone. The new app has one clear advantage over its...
View ArticleA Guide: How to Create Malevolent Artificial Intelligence
The Age of the Machine Technology is arguably the predominant reason that we live safer, longer, and healthier than ever before, particularly when we include medical technology – sanitation,...
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Apple Supplier Just Cut 60,000 Jobs. Replaces Factory Workers With Robots
Robot takeover Workers have a new thing to fear in China: Robots. Not because they will rise up against us and create some Terminator-styled wasteland, but because they’re starting to take jobs from...
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Australia to Field Test “Rancher Robot” that Monitors Animal Health and...
Bot McDonald Had a Farm… Since robots are becoming integrated in virtually every other aspect of human society, it was inevitable that they’d get involved in farming as well. We have robots that help...
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Adidas Is Looking To Robots To Start Mass Producing Its Shoes
Bringing Speed To You Speed matters, and to iconic German sportswear manufacturer Adidas, that means turning to robots to revolutionize their production—the Speedfactory—a large-scale robot facility...
View ArticleZenbo: The Robot That Can Dance, Answer the Door, and Read You a Story
Personal home robots are the hot new thing right now. Everything from robots that protect your home to those that act as personal chefs are being developed, and simultaneously, a number of companies...
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There’s a Problem in China—Robots
False Reports Late May, it was reported that Apple supplier Foxconn slashed 60,000 jobs to make way for robot automation of its factory floor. Subsequent reports and Foxconn statements in Chinese media...
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Tune In: A White House Conversation on Automation with Futurism
The age of automation is no longer a vague concept discussed only by futurists and tech visionaries. It is upon us, and it’s already fundamentally changing the way we live and work. Within 10 years—and...
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Robo-Burger Joint to Open in San Francisco
Watch out Burger King, a robot-run burger restaurant is opening in the South of Market area of San Francisco. According to a Craigslist job posting looking for a restaurant manager to lead the...
View ArticleThe Laws of Robotics [INFOGRAPHIC]
Technology leaders like Elon Musk have already sounded the alarm about the potential danger of AI. To prevent a robot takeover, experts are writing a brand new rulebook. Here are the laws Isaac Asimov,...
View ArticleUnderstanding Machine Learning [Infographic]
Machines are now able to learn and evolve without human intervention. So, how does it work exactly? And what does it mean for the future of humanity? Here's a quick lesson in the basics of machine...
View ArticleThe Marines Now Have A Robot That Comes Equipped with a Machine Gun
The military of the future is quickly taking shape, and the change is certainly pointing in one direction: robotics. Now, the Marine Corps is testing the Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System (MAARS),...
View ArticleHere’s What the Future of Human Modification Might Look Like
In this discussion, British philosopher David Pearce, Sci-fi author Richard Morgan, and Nicky Ashwell (who is a pioneering user of a new kind of bionic prosthetic) talk about how our technology will...
View ArticleParaplegics Regain Sensation And Movement With Long-Term Brain Training
Mind Over Matter Treating people who’ve had extensive damage to the spinal cord and are paralyzed is one of the tougher goals in medicine. It is a worthy area to focus emerging medical breakthroughs....
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