
From Science Daily September 23, 2014
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)
youtube by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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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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).
youtube by Special Documentary Published on Aug 26, 2014
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Featured Image: Robot Dancing 2. SOURCE: wpclipart.com
youtube by Nikola Tesla Official Published on Aug 19, 2014
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Just when I was thinking of doing a “Robot Roundup” post encapsulating some of the wide variety of the stories we’ve covered in that area of regard, I ran across this presentation. Although it’s not exactly an in-depth treatment. it hits most of the high robotics spots we’ve covered over the past few months
From youtube uploaded by TRUTHstreammedia
Published on Jul 7, 2013
(Truthstream Media.com) Dystopic Hollywood nightmares have nothing on real life military research projects. During Truthstream Media’s June 29th broadcast on UnboundRadio.com, Melissa Melton listed off a long, creepy list of semi-secret projects the military is pursuing under DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). . . From Description published with video.
Featured Image: Robot Weatherman. Source: publicdomainpictures.net.
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.
youtube by CGP Grey Published on Aug 13, 2014
Humans Need Not Apply
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Good News: Robots Will Steal Only 9 Percent of Jobs, Not 38 Percent Says New Study
Source: Reason.com
Whether automation produces net job losses depends on the relative sizes of its job-creation and job-destruction effects.
Researchers with the Centre for European Economic Research, relying on job-level rather than occupation level data, estimate the number of jobs at risk to automation could be as low as nine percent.
Researchers at Oxford University surveying 702 occupations reported in 2013 that nearly half of all jobs in the United States are at risk of being automated away during the next two decades.
Another study in March 2017 by analysts at the consultancy PwC estimated that that around 38 percent of jobs in the U.S. are at potential high risk of automation. . . . Read Complete Report
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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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