9 Best Articles in 2021
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2020-12-29 · Our whole crew got together to celebrate the start of what we hope will be a happier year: Happy New Year from all of us at Boston Dynamics. www.BostonDyna...
The Star Halifax
35 years ago, Isaac Asimov was asked by the Star to predict the world of 2019. Here…
The Star Halifax
~13 min read · From 2018 · The famed science fiction writer was wrong about a world government, but pretty close on robots. On computers, though ...
Harvard Business Review
The Future of Human Work Is Imagination, Creativity, and Strategy
Harvard Business Review
6 min read · From 2018 · Rethink the role of people in your organization.
Futurism
Google's artificial intelligence built an AI that outperforms any made by humans
Futurism
3 min read · From 2017 · The applications range from autonomous cars to robots that can “see.”
MIT Technology Review
If AI is going to help us in a crisis, we need a new kind of ethics
MIT Technology Review
3 min read · 2020-06-24 · Jess Whittlestone at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge and her colleagues published a comment piece in Nature Machine Intelligence this week arguing…
Basic Income
Deep Learning Is Going to Teach Us All the Lesson of Our Lives: Jobs Are for Machines
Basic Income
~15 min read · From 2016 · (An alternate version of this article was originally published in the Boston Globe)
The Guardian
Scientists use stem cells from frogs to build first living robots
The Guardian
4 min read · 2020-01-13 · Researchers foresee myriad benefits for humanity, but also acknowledge ethical issues
WIRED
Is the Brain a Useful Model for Artificial Intelligence?
WIRED
3 min read · 2020-05-19 · Thinking machines think just like us—but only up to a point.
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Guardian Tech
AI ethicist Kate Darling: ‘Robots can be our partners’
Guardian Tech
5 min read · Apr 17th · The MIT researcher says that for humans to flourish we must move beyond thinking of robots as potential future competitors
MIT Technology Review
Forget Boston Dynamics. This robot taught itself to walk with AI
MIT Technology Review
1 min read · Apr 8th · Slick, viral videos from Boston Dynamics are impressive but teaching a robot to walk by itself is a lot harder.
The Verge
Boston Dynamics unveils Stretch: a new robot designed to move boxes in warehouses
The Verge
4 min read · Mar 29th · Coming to a warehouse near you in 2022
WIRED
BMW’s Virtual Factory Uses AI to Hone the Assembly Line
WIRED
3 min read · Apr 12th · The German automaker uses new software from chipmaker Nvidia to simulate train robots and human workers.
WIRED
This Curtain-Opening Robot Isn't As Convenient As You Think
WIRED
2 min read · Apr 7th · Wake up to natural sunlight and a loud, whining noise thanks to the wonky SwitchBot that opens and closes your drapes for you.
IEEE Spectrum
Bipedal Robots Are Learning To Move With Arms as Well as Legs
IEEE Spectrum
Apr 1st · Multi-contact locomotion helps humans get around tricky environments, and it’s a skill robots are starting to learn
The Verge
The French army is testing Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Spot in combat scenarios
The Verge
3 min read · Apr 7th · Spot was apparently being used for reconnaissance.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
A robot that senses hidden objects
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
3 min read · Apr 1st · RF Grasp is a picking robot that combines vision with radio frequency (RF) sensing to find and grasps objects, even if they’re hidden from view. The technology, developed at MIT, could aid fulfilment…
The New York Times
The Robots Are Coming … to Mow Your Lawn
The New York Times
5 min read · Apr 6th · Gas-power yard equipment spews noise and pollutants. Newer models, using batteries or electricity, are quieter and greener, and might even manage themselves.
WIRED UK
Robots are animals, not humans
WIRED UK
~17 min read · Apr 14th · Humans have worked alongside animals for centuries. So why are we so obsessed with comparing robots to ourselves?
