Cops use robots to defuse bombs, confront barricaded suspects and rescue victims during disasters. But they also use robots that can see, record and track what you are doing all day long. If you aren’t paranoid by the thought of cops knowing your business, watch as Reason TV counts down 7 Creepy Robots for Cops.
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Featured Image: Front view of the first generation humanoid robot Atlas, created in 2013 by DARPA and Boston Dynamics Credit: DARPA. [DARPA website] Source: Wikipedia (Public Domain)
GizMag By David Szondy
January 23, 2015
Like a teenager going off to college, DARPA’s Atlas robot has cut the tether and is walking on its own without a safety line. The centerpiece of this year’s DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC), the upgraded Atlas robotwas unveiled to the competing teams in Waltham, Massachusetts last week during a technical shakeout.
Developed for DARPA by Boston Dynamics, the 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 345 lb (156.5 kg) bipedal, humanoid Atlas robot is designed for exploring ways to use robots in disaster situations – especially where navigating debris and using tools or found objects is necessary. According to DARPA, the upgrades to the Atlas increase its efficiency, dexterity, and resilience, with 75 percent of it replaced with new components and only the lower legs and feet remaining from the original design. . . . Read Complete Report
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Robots replacing human workers may leave millions out of job
Lowe’s is breaking ground by testing robots to help customers navigate their often massive stores and assist with purchases. Although no plans yet exist to implement the autonomous bots nationwide, some believe this is a big leap towards deeply integrating robotics into our daily lives, which experts believe will happen by 2025. RT’s Sam Sacks takes a look at what impact this may have on the human workforce.
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Humans Need Not Apply
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Featured Image: A Toyota Prius modified by Google to operate as a driverless car. SOURCE: Wikipedia (Public Domain)
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Featured Image: Robot Asimo at a Honda factory. CREDIT: Vanillase. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 Unported-license. (Public Domain).
Published on Oct 29, 2014
Lowe’s is breaking ground by testing robots to help customers navigate their often massive stores and assist with purchases. Although no plans yet exist to implement the autonomous bots nationwide, some believe this is a big leap towards deeply integrating robotics into our daily lives, which experts believe will happen by 2025. RT’s Sam Sacks takes a look at what impact this may have on the human workforce.
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Featured Image: Philippine stock market board CREDIT: – http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewalkingirony/3051500551/ SOURCE: Wikipedia. CC BY 2.0
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Published on Oct 3, 2014
Is it possible that the future of the world’s stock markets will be decided by increasingly intelligent software programs?
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From Science Daily September 23, 2014
Featured Image: Armed with the GelSight sensor, a robot can grasp a freely hanging USB cable and plug it into a USB port. Credit: Melanie Gonick/MIT SOURCE: Science Daily (Fair Use)
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Published on Sep 19, 2014
Researchers at MIT and Northeastern University have equipped a robot with a novel tactile sensor that lets it grasp a USB cable and insert it into a USB port. (Learn more about the sensor: http://bit.ly/1uNmcft)
Mot info: Science Daily September 19, 2014 , Fingertip sensor gives robot unprecedented dexterity
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