Inside Microsoft’s quest for a topological quantum computer
The race is on build a ‘universal’ quantum computer. Such a device could be programmed to speedily solve problems that classical computers cannot crack, potentially revolutionizing fields from...
View ArticleVideo Friday: Robot Toes, Wolverine Haptic Hand, and More From IROS 2016
This week we continue with our selection of awesome robot videos from IROS, which took place last week in South Korea. We’re posting the vids along with the titles, authors, and abstracts of their...
View ArticleWhy watching Westworld’s robots should make us question ourselves
by Tony Prescott Politics, Law & Society Opinions October 21, 2016 For a sci-fi fan like me, fascinated by the nature of human intelligence and the possibility of building life-like robots, it’s...
View Article4 Steps to Turn “Neural Dust” Into a Medical Reality
Mainstream medicine is making increasing use of electronics inside the body, deploying implanted gadgets both to measure internal conditions and to provide stimulating jolts of electricity to nerves...
View ArticleBlame the Internet of Things for Destroying the Internet Today
A massive botnet of hacked Internet of Things devices has been implicated in the cyberattack that caused a significant internet outage on Friday. The botnet, which is powered by the malware known as...
View ArticleTeslas Are Teaching Each Other How to Drive Better Than You
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View ArticleA Genetic ‘Chain Saw’ to Target Harmful DNA
Updated Oct. 21, 2016 4:35 p.m. ET About 10 years ago, Rodolphe Barrangou, a transplanted Frenchman with a Ph.D. in genomics from North Carolina State University, chose the obscure subject of his...
View ArticlePalveluroboteista saisi vientituotteen, jos niiden kehitys vain etenisi
Suomalaisella palvelurobotiikalla olisi mahdollisuus kasvaa merkittäväksi kotimaassa ja myös nousta isoksi vientituotteeksi. Ongelmana on yhä kotimaisten investointien ja kokeilujen vähyys....
View Article'Smart' home devices used as weapons in website attack
Hackers used internet-connected home devices, such as CCTV cameras and printers, to attack popular websites on Friday, security analysts say. Twitter, Spotify, and Reddit were among the sites taken...
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View ArticleAs Artificial Intelligence Evolves, So Does Its Criminal Potential
Imagine receiving a phone call from your aging mother seeking your help because she has forgotten her banking password. Except it’s not your mother. The voice on the other end of the phone call just...
View ArticleThis Robot Could Save Aussie Farmers $1.3 Billion A Year
Agricultural robot Agbot II, designed and built by QUT with support from the Queensland Government, could save Australia’s farm sector $1.3 billion a year by reducing the costs of weeding crops by...
View ArticleSeaBubbles wants to be the Uber for waterborne transportation
When our streets become too congested, why not take to the open water to get around? SeaBubbles is a startup that aims to revolutionize waterborne transportation through fleets of sleek,...
View ArticleThis robot sweats to keep cool
Just like human muscles, the motors that drive a humanoid robot generate a lot of heat. But unlike humans, robots haven’t had the chance to evolve cooling mechanisms like sweat—until now. A robot built...
View ArticleStudents develop bacteria cells capable of independently producing a bio-lens
Students at TU Delft are using the latest technology to develop bacteria cells that can independently produce a bio-lens. The DNA in the bacteria cells is processed to enable the cells to form a...
View Article8 Experts Predict How Self-Driving Cars Will Transform Your city
Elon Musk says every new Tesla comes with all of the hardware needed for fully autonomous driving. He is hardly alone in trying to spare humans the tedium of driving. Audi, GM, Google, and Uber are...
View ArticleRobots are the most likely to take the jobs of those who least expect it
Low-skilled workers with lower education levels are the most likely to be replaced by robots. The same group, however, is in the greatest level of denial that robotics will take their jobs, according...
View ArticleToyota’s Code Didn’t Meet Standards and Might Have Led To Death
We were initially skeptical of this article by [Aleksey Statsenko] as it read a bit conspiratorially. However, he proved the rule by citing his sources and we could easily check for ourselves and reach...
View ArticleWebcams used to attack Reddit and Twitter recalled
Home webcams that were hijacked to help knock popular websites offline last week are being recalled in the US. Chinese electronics firm Hangzhou Xiongmai issued the recall soon after its cameras were...
View Article"Käynnissä ehkä nopein näkemämme muutos" – Suomella tiukka...
Suomen hallituksen robotiikkalinjauksen mukaan Suomi tähtää automaation ja robotiikan hyödyntämisen ja valmistuksen kärkimaaksi vuoteen 2025 mennessä. Tavoite on niin hyvä, että vastaavan ovat...
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