We are getting closer and closer each year with putting together androids that look and move in human ways, but some people question if we should really be making these androids appear so human.
Just last year, Ishiguro’s android’s were still in the Uncanny Valley, but recent progress has changed that. “Now, […]
I ran across a few videos I thought I’d share.
Here is one of a robotic, self-healing/repairing chair:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNIz1lg2_AQ
Maybe a little slow, but if you can look a little distance in the future, you might be able to see a time when self-assembling robots will be able to organize themselves in to any number of structures, even […]
The Shadow Robot Company says a robotic arm to aid disabled people around the house could be completed within a year, and said a complete robot assistant could be ready in as little as 2-3 years and would probably cost about the same as a car, but payment plans could be set up. The […]
NewScientistTech has an article about new artificial intelligence software called “News at Seven” which can dynamically create a video news presentation based on real news it finds on the internet. (Watch A Sample Video Here). It can read over news stories, collect video clips and still images related to the story or topics in […]
By 2015, the U.S. plans on one third of its fighting strength will be robots. A project known as Future Combat Systems (FCS). The year 2015 sounds like a long way off, but actually it’s only 8 years down the road.
In 2001, armed Talon reconnaissance drones were sent in to caves in Afghanistan clearing […]
Using call center data to train “chat bots” might be just the thing we need to help push artificial intelligence to the point of passing the Turing Test.
For those not familiar with the Turing Test, a short description is that it is a test where a one human and one AI are set up to […]
It Has Begun…..
The day is upon us!
Kokoro Dreams has just released their latest female android, Actroid DER2, which is now even MORE life-like. Not only that, but you can rent “her” for 5 days…. only $3,500 !
Of course, the first two people I told about this (and showed the pictures) immediately jumped to “Sex […]
Wired News has an article (Experimental AI Powers Robot Army) which has a lot of very interesting things to say about self-learning robots and swarm technology.
This is software for generating new ideas on the basis of existing ones, and it has already written music, designed soft drinks, and discovered novel minerals that may rival diamonds […]
There is SO much hot debate over “to clone, or not to clone” these days, that it makes one wonder if perhaps there is a better choice?! Sure! Create an android (or 2, or 40) that look just like you! In fact, that solution is even better than cloning. With a clone, you have […]
First off… if you have not seen the video of Hanson Robotics at NextFest 2005, then you should definitely start there! Plenty of the best outtakes from the android/robotics, and artificial intelligence segments. One of my favorite quotes from Eva (a female android — well, head only) is “I will get much smarter and interesting […]
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