Robots are taking over Japan, as analysts have predicted that almost half of all jobs in the country could be conducted by robots sometime within the next 10 to 20 years. This could lead to […]
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Robots Could Take Up To 80 Million Jobs Away From Americans
While many people are getting excited about the idea of smart machines, perhaps we should hold off. New research shows that the use of smart machines could lead to the loss of 80 million jobs […]
Even Doctors And CEOs Are At Risk Of Losing Their Jobs To Robots
People used to think that only low-skilled jobs would fall to automation, but new research shows even those considered to be the top layers of the employment totem pole are in danger – CEOs, hedge […]
U.K. Hands Out Ambitious Grant For Autonomous Repairing Drones And Robots
In an effort to move towards “self-repairing cities” in the United Kingdom, the University of Leeds has been awarded a grant of $6.4 million to head a research project that aims to use small robots […]
Meet The Water Powered Robot That Cleans As It Swims
As society becomes increasingly automated with each passing year, there are few instances of totally self-sufficient technology. Automated systems, such as service robots or electric vehicles, require considerable outside resources to operate. Bristol Robotics Laboratory […]
South Korea and Samsung Hope To Create Humanoid Bots To Manufacture Electronics
In an effort to curb the manufacturing costs of producing various electronics, South Korea and Samsung are working together to create new, cheaper alternatives to human labor. The country is investing in Samsung with the […]
Georgia Tech Doctoral Student Teaches Robots Judo So They Fall More Gracefully
By now you have probably witnessed one of the many online videos documenting the humorous failed attempts at walking by the current crop of humanoid robots. Researchers at Georgia Tech are working to transform these […]
Robots Predicted To Take Over Huge Parts Of Industries By 2018
Robotics and automation will revolutionize workplaces in the US, starting with the expulsion of millions of workers and for those that remain, digital supervision. Workplace automation will herald a new age of manpower operations that […]
Army Developing Rescue Robots To Reduce Medic Casualties
When a soldier is wounded in battle, one of their comrades must risk their own life in order to save the life of the soldier. But in the near future, that might not be the […]
Rise Of Humanoid Robots Creating Real Ethics Debate Around Permitted Sexual Activity
The new humanoid robot named Pepper can do many cool things. However, engaging in sexual activities is not intended to be one of them, at least according to its manufacturers. Designed by Japanese technology company […]
As Robotic Sex Dolls Become More Human Serious Ethical Debate Rages
There is increasing debate about the ethics of using robots for sex, with one ethicist going so far as to start a campaign to ban the development of robots designed to be used for sex. […]
Chinese Internet Giant Tencent Just Released A Robot Reporter And Chinese Journalists Are Freaking Out
Journalists in China, who historically have had a difficult time doing their jobs because of heavy censorship and control by the Government, have now had another worry added to their plates – fears their jobs […]
Toyota Just Announced Its Making A Huge Push Into Artificial Intelligence For Its Cars
Toyota, the largest car maker in the world, has announced that it plans to pave the way to the future of vehicles by heavily focusing on the research and development of artificial intelligence (“AI”) with […]
Video Shows Google Is Working On Game Changing Human Inspired Robots
Atlas, “an agile, anthropomorphic robot” designed by Boston Dynamics was recently taken out of the lab and tested in the real world. The video is nothing short of amazing. One part fascinating, one part scary, […]
Robots Are Starting To Steal Jobs In China’s Factories And Workers Are Freaking Out
In the industrial city of Dongguan, China, there are the beginnings of a technologic revolution. At Changying Precision Technology Company, some 600 manufacturing workers have recently been replaced by just 60 industrial robots, in a […]
Self Driving Lawn Mower Cleared For Sale In The United States
While self driving cars are still some years off, America’s yard work is about to get a whole lot easier after U.S. regulators gave robot maker iRobot Corp clearance to make and sell a self […]
Researchers Find Robot Factory Workers Could Destroy Their Employers
At the Black Hat security conference held in Las Vegas this week, one of the hot topics was cyber-vulnerabilities of manufacturing and processing plants across the country. As more and more companies increasingly automate their […]
Hotel Staffed By Robots Offers Glimpse Of Japan’s Future
The new Henn-na hotel near Nagasaki, Japan offers guests a unique experience as most of the hotel staff consists of robots. The name of the hotel fittingly means “strange” in Japanese as the hotel is […]
History Making Human-Like ‘Pepper’ Robot Sells Out In Under A Minute
Usually consumer gadgets that sell out in a minute carry a certain fruit logo but Japanese tech giant Softbank has a new type of hit product on its hands: Human-like robots. SoftBank’s newly launched Pepper […]
Why One Quarter Of Japanese Men Being Virgins Is No Laughing Matter
Its tempting to think this headline is run of the mill internet click bait but a new survey revealing that a quarter of Japanese men are still virgins by their 30s is actually a very […]
Will A Machine Take Your Job? New Study Tells You The Odds
Computerized machines, powered by cheap processing power and sophisticated software, are increasingly doing jobs that were once thought only possible to do by humans. From burger making machines to autonomous aerial vehicles to surgical robots […]
Researchers Find Surgery Robot Can Be Hacked To Hack You
In our increasingly digital and increasingly connected world the opportunity for hackers to take advantage of this connectivity is growing exponentially. New research shows that surgical robot makers are just as good at security as […]