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I Ran the C.I.A. Now I’m Endorsing Hillary Clinton.
During a 33-year career at the Central Intelligence Agency, I served presidents of both parties — three Republicans and three Democrats. I was at President George W. Bush’s side when we were attacked...
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High school in Japan to offer drone and robotics course
In the latest installment of 'Japan is too cool and I wish I grew up there,' one private high school has announced a new course dedicated to drones and robotics. While the specifics are a little hazy,...
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As Intuitive Surgical continues to shine, competitors are entering the fray
Robotic surgery has long been dominated by Intuitive Surgical which has placed more than 3,600 of its da Vinci machines in hospitals around the world. Nevertheless, an increasing number of new players...
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Video Friday: Drone With Lidar, Robot Tai Chi, and Strange Android
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your laser-focused Automaton bloggers. We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next...
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How Robots in English Class Can Spark Empathy and Improve Writing
Mention robots to many English teachers and they’ll immediately point down the hall to the science classroom or to the makerspace, if they have one. At many schools, if there’s a robot at all, it’s...
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Does Our Future Look Like a Scene From 'Iron Man'?
Biophysicist Hugh Herr was a climbing prodigy. He would spend summers with his Mennonite family from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in far-flung destinations across the United States, including Alaska and...
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These Amazing 19th Century French Postcards Predicted Our World—See How They Did
0 From time to time, the Singularity Hub editorial team unearths a gem from the archives and wants to share it all over again. It's usually a piece that was popular back then and we think is still...
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Robotics in Healthcare — Get Ready!
While there are concerns for machines replacing people in the workforce, the benefits are tempting. Imagine how a machine that doesn’t need sleep or food, doesn’t have prejudices that we humans so...
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Remembering A Thinker Who Thought About Thinking
The field of educational technology is mourning a visionary whose work was considered 50 years ahead of its time. Seymour Papert, who died July 31 at age 88, was a mathematician and computer scientist...
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Building a smarter robot with deep learning and new algorithms
One of the benefits of linking robotics with various aspects of IT such as the cloud and big data is that it can result in more functional robots that have access to more information and collaborative...
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Latest to Quit Google’s Self-Driving Car Unit: Top Roboticist
SAN FRANCISCO — A roboticist and crucial member of the team that created Google’s self-driving car is leaving the company, the latest in a string of departures by important technologists working on the...
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Donald Trump savages Japan, saying all they will do is 'watch Sony TVs' if US...
Donald Trump has attacked Japan, one of America's closest allies, stating that if the US is attacked, all Japan would do is "sit home and watch Sony television". He expressed his frustration that the...
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5 Future Visions to Fuel Your Imagination of What's Possible
Categories Latest Popular Editor's Picks Community Debate Central Featured Future Health Science Singularity University Tech Video Central Video Post How AI Will Redefine Love Ray Kurzweil Explains Why...
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Japan's latest humanoid robot makes its own moves
Japan's National Science Museum is no stranger to eerily human androids: It employs two in its exhibition hall already. But for a week, they're getting a new colleague. Called "Alter," it has a very...
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I have a good job. Really, it’s not a job. It’s a labor of love. I get to work with entrepreneurs who are inventing the future. Some actually get funded. We have folks on the ground in major tech hubs...
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Single actuator wave-like robot developed
The first SAW (Single Actuator Wave-like Robot) that produces a pure wave motion using a single motor has been developed at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The SAW robot is designed for medical...
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Your Dinner Is Ready To Be 3D Printed
Categories Latest Popular Editor's Picks Community Debate Central Featured Future Health Science Singularity University Tech Video Central Video Post Your Dinner Is Ready To Be 3D Printed Scientists...
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25 years ago the world changed forever
If you grew up thinking that the Web always existed since you were born, you may be right. If not, you may remember the very early days of the Web. Two years ago we celebrated the invention of the Web...
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Have We Uploaded Enough Data To Create Digital Copies Of Ourselves?
In an episode of the British dystopian sci-fi show Black Mirror, titled "Be Right Back," a man who dies in a car crash leaves behind enough social media and other data traces to be digitally recreated,...
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This Robot Stick Makes Skateboards Go as Fast as a Car
Just now, I saw a man almost die. He was holding a robotic oar down by his side while riding a skateboard. The oar, loaded with a motor and fitted with a wheel at the bottom, sent him launching towards...
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