Robots

A senior software engineer at Google was suspended on Monday (June 13) after sharing transcripts of a conversation with an artificial intelligence (AI) that he claimed to be "sentient", according to media reports. The engineer, 41-year-old Blake Lemoine, was put on paid leave for breaching Google's confidentiality policy.  "Google might call this sharing proprietary property. I call it sharing a discussion that I had with one of my coworkers," Lemoine tweeted on Saturday (June 11) when sharing the transcript of his…

Sometimes science goes just a little too far in the pursuit of progress. I’m not saying that’s the case with a new living skin that scientists made for robots. But I’m also not saying that’s not the case. Making artificial humans has been a goal of many for centuries, even dating back to the ancient times of Greek mythology. But we’ve never been closer to achieving a realistic human-like robot, than right now. That’s because while robots continue to progress and accomplish bigger and better things, scientists are…

Scientists from Japan have brought us one step closer to human-like robots by crafting living human skin on robots which gave their fingers skin-like texture, as well as water-repellent and self-healing functions.While current silicone skin made for robots can mimic human appearance, it falls short when it comes to delicate textures like wrinkles and lacks skin-specific functions. "The (new) finger looks slightly 'sweaty' straight out of the culture medium," said first author Shoji Takeuchi, Professor at the University of…

Humans may be happier chatting with a robot in a hospitality situation if the robot seems to be female instead of male Robots and other seemingly lifeless objects may appear to be just that, but that doesn’t imply that we don’t want to imbue them with human characteristics, with many of these attempts aimed at making robotics technology appear more lifelike, and hence more trustworthy. One of the more intriguing advancements in this field is the ability to create robots that are either male or…

From Talos, the giant bronze automaton who guarded the princess Europa in ancient Greek myths, to Cylons and Terminators, the idea of artificial humans has both fascinated and creeped us out for centuries.   Now, we're closer than ever to making a robot look remarkably like a human, with the development of living robot skin. This icky-looking substance is water repellent, self healing, and has a texture just like our own skin.Because it's actually made of human skin cells."I think living skin is the ultimate solution to…

Nearly full, honest decade after it was first shown off at Gamescom 2012, Lunar Software and Raw Fury made an appearance at Summer Game Fest 2022 to show off the new trailer for the long-awaited space survival horror, Routine. Set in an abandoned and derelict planetary research station, players must investigate the mysteries surrounding fates of its former inhabitants, all while hounded by a deadly lurking threat that may or may not be of the mechanical variety. Lunar Software has reportedly rebuilt the game "from the…

Yes, you read that correctly. Agricultural machinery manufacturer AGCO is continuing its technical partnership with Apex.AI in order to use its Apex.OS software development kit to add autonomous capabilities to its farming robot concept. The battery-powered Xaver farming robots were developed by AGCO brand Fendt and can autonomously plant seeds on farms 24 hours a day. Apex.AI is a scalable software developer based in Palo Alto, California, whose Apex.OS software development kid (SDK) aids OEMs in implementing…

photo via Pixar Animation Studios In the tragic Pixar animated masterpiece Wall-E, humanity has found a way to escape Earth on giant starliners where they spend all day in comfy recliners having every whim served by household robots. That is, until their paradise is destroyed by the titular evil robot. But recently Popular Mechanics blew the lid off the story that Dyson, the company behind famously expensive air purifying fans and vacuum cleaners, is currently a decade into a secret twenty year mission to bring…

Designing animal robots is one of the myriad attempts by scientists in trying to overcome the difficulty in comprehending their internal mechanisms In a recent study by University of Bristol scientists, it was demonstrated, using some real looking fish, how a predator fish overcomes its prey’s erratic behaviour by inventing its own during the play. This is just one of the myriad attempts by scientists who have tried to overcome the difficulty of comprehending their internal mechanisms. That functionality apart…

Crab robots are set to enhance surgical procedures by assisting medical staff in the surgical sector Robotics is flourishing in all kinds of industries across the world, especially in the healthcare industry, automotive and manufacturing industries. There have been different kinds of robots of multiple sizes and shapes to boost productivity and protect employees from hazardous situations. The surgical sector in the healthcare industry is embracing the use of remote-controlled robots for taking better precautionary…