Technology
5 things everyone gets wrong about artificial intelligence and what it means for our future
There are a lot of myths out there about artificial intelligence (AI). In June, Alibaba founder Jack Ma said AI is not only a massive threat to jobs but could also spark World War III. Because of AI, he told CNBC, in 30 years we’ll work only 4 hours a day,...
Facebook AI Creates Its Own Language In Creepy Preview Of Our Potential Future
Facebook shut down an artificial intelligence engine after developers discovered that the AI had created its own unique language that humans can’t understand. Researchers at the Facebook AI Research Lab (FAIR) found that the chatbots had deviated from the...
The future of jobs: Automation technologies, robotics, and artificial intelligence
The forward march of automation technologies -- which include hardware (e.g. robots, digital kiosks), software (e.g. AI), and customer self-service (e.g. mobile ordering) -- continues to reshape the world economy. Automation has already started to reshape...
Local business notes: Schnucks testing robot technology in St. Louis
The St. Louis-based supermarket chain, which has two stores in Springfield, plans a six-week pilot test of the scanning technology. Two more St. Louis stores will be added in coming days. Tally’s “job,” according to a company announcement, is to scan...
7 Robots That Were Inspired By Nature
Nature has inspired robotics for a long time. In this article, you can find robots such as the Octobot, the Dragonfly, and the robot known as Cassie (an ostrich).
Inside the “Rapid Advance of Robotics” at TechCrunch’s Robotics Fair at MIT
The future is now in the field of robots. Today, July 17th, 2017, some of the top players in this field will come together at MIT to talk, conduct workshops, and even show demos. More in this article...
Meet Salto, the Most Hyperactive One-Legged Robot You’ll Ever See
Salto will let roboticists study jumping locomotion and could one day participate in search and rescue missions, too. If someone built a robot whose locomotion was modeled on that of a three-year-old kid hopped up on too much candy, it would probably act a...
Human Locomotion, Robotic Exoskeleton and Prostheses
Why is it so difficult to make walking more efficient in humans? There are a few challenges. People are highly complex, in the dynamics of our movements, in our hundreds of muscles and tendons, and in our wildly complex nervous systems. More on this...
These Soft Robots are Inspired by Plants and Move Like Sentient Vines
A thick tendril snakes its way across a desk. It turns sharply, heading up to wrap its single, tube-like appendage around a valve that moves slowly under its pressure. Though it looks like the work of a sentient vine, it’s actually a robot: a soft,...