At CES, New Robots Deliver More Coos Than Utility
Robots may be in our future, but the future isn't quite here.
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At CES, New Robots Deliver More Coos Than Utility
Robots may be in our future, but the future isn't quite here.
You Can Give A Robot A Paintbrush, But Does It Create Art?
Pindar Van Arman is a painter — and a software designer. His latest project? A portrait-painting robot. Its paintings "dance on the edge" between creations by humans and machines, he says.
How Can Robots Learn New Tasks? Practice, Practice, Practice
Even the smartest robot does a miserable job picking up objects it hasn't been programmed to recognize. One way robots may get better at it is to learn by experience, a researcher says.
Attention White-Collar Workers: The Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs
The machines have long been used in manufacturing, but Martin Ford, author of Rise of the Robots, says they're now poised to replace humans as teachers, lawyers and even journalists.
How Close Are We Really To A Robot-Run Society?
From self-driving cars to automated warehouses, humans are being pushed out of the equation. Soon, robots will "do a million other things we can't even conceive of," author John Markoff says.
Can You Teach A Computer To 'Feel' Suspense?
Scientists want to make computers into better storytellers, but to do that they have to teach the machines a tricky element: suspense. Now researchers believe they've taken a big step forward.
Straighten Your Hair Without Frying It? Engineers Are On The Case
Heat can turn curly locks into a sleek 'do — and can also damage hair permanently. Engineers at Purdue are figuring out how hot is just hot enough when it comes to wielding that flat iron.
Researchers Warn Against 'Autonomous Weapons' Arms Race
Already, researcher Stuart Russell says, sentry robots in South Korea "can spot and track a human being for a distance of 2 miles — and can very accurately kill that person."
At DARPA Challenge, Robots (Slowly) Move Toward Better Disaster Recovery
Developers of disaster recovery robots gathered in California this weekend to compete for a $2 million prize. Some robots shone. Many got stuck, moved at a snail's pace or fell down on the course.