mikemariano Posted October 15, 2016 http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/this-robot-can-do-more-pushups-because-it-sweats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocRandal Posted November 4, 2016 Moving in on Thumbs turf: Blizzard and DeepMind, which was acquired by Google in 2014 and is now a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., have just announced opening up StarCraft II for AI research. DeepMind was the company that made AlphaGo, which beat Lee Sedol, a grandmaster of Go, in a best-of-five showmatch with a score of four to one. They hinted at possibly having a BlizzCon champion, some year, do a showmatch as well, which would be entertaining. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cordeos Posted November 8, 2016 Me: Hey Google how will the world end? Google Home: Sorry I can't help with that yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocRandal Posted December 1, 2016 They are coming. http://boingboing.net/2016/12/01/one-small-step-for-a-robot-on.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jutranjo Posted December 4, 2016 https://research.jukedeck.com/audio-synthesis-at-jukedeck-788239d65494#.39s36l4u5 Next Jam an AI will make all the backing music. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cordeos Posted December 5, 2016 The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs had an interesting discussion about AI, available in transcript and podcast formhttp://www.carnegiecouncil.org/studio/multimedia/20161129/index.html#section-34841 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocRandal Posted December 12, 2016 http://gizmodo.com/soft-robot-hand-brings-a-gentle-touch-to-the-future-1789977174 The softest of robot hands to find your weak spots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cleinhun Posted December 14, 2016 That video makes my incredibly uncomfortable for reasons I can't explain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eot Posted December 19, 2016 One Swedish robot telling another to move out of the way. At least they're being polite "Du står i vägen, var vänlig flytta på dig." = "You're in the way, please step aside" What do you call those underground tunnels hospitals have btw? I can't find the English word for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cordeos Posted December 29, 2016 Not sure this one is much of a threat, but who knows Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TychoCelchuuu Posted December 29, 2016 Replace those legs with fucking death needles and you've got yourself a practically silent indestructible killbot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cordeos Posted December 30, 2016 In weirder robot news: https://warisboring.com/the-pentagons-creepy-wig-wearing-robots-make-for-excellent-targets-a6893d3fbcf0#.vyx0a2nlj Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RubixsQube Posted February 1, 2017 https://gizmodo.com/leaked-video-reveals-new-boston-dynamics-robot-that-can-1791843388 Welp, calling Robot Newscasters Jake/Chris/Nick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
infamous space turtle Posted February 1, 2017 I have no doubt that jump could clear a corpse pile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocRandal Posted February 1, 2017 Slurping around your internal organs soon: https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/01/gel-based-robot-hand/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocRandal Posted March 1, 2017 https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/get-ready-for-robots-made-with-human-flesh/#p3 Get ready for robots made with human flesh Humanoid robots would "wear" tissue grafts before transplantation. The researchers propose a "humanoid-bioreactor system" with "structures, dimensions, and mechanics similar to those of the human body." As the robot interacted with its environment, tissues growing on its body would receive the typical strains and twists that they would if they grew on an actual human. The result would be healthy tissue, grown for the exact area on the body it was destined to replace. Mouthuy and Carr note that this would be especially helpful for "bone-tendon-muscle grafts... because failure during healing often occurs at the interface between tissues." What would this humanoid-bioreactor system look like? It could possibly be built on top of a humanoid robot with "soft robotics" muscles made from electroactive polymers, and the growing muscles could piggyback on those to get their exercise. It would also need to be covered in soft, stretchable sensors to monitor the health of the growing tissues. The result might look a bit like the University of Tokyo's Kenshiro robot, whose actuators make realistically human movements. Its body would be covered in squishy, fluid-filled bags of engineered tissue. Patients needing tendon replacements in their hands might be able to shake hands or play piano with a robot who is wearing their future tendon grafts. MIT roboticist Rodney Brooks predicted many years ago that humans wouldn't be replaced by robots—we would become them. In this paper about tissue engineering, we can see one possible way that prediction might come true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cleinhun Posted March 25, 2017 http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/03/23/laser-firing-underwater-drones-protect-norways-salmon-supply-by-incinerating-lice.html "Laser-firing underwater drones protect Norway's salmon supply by incinerating lice" With a headline like that I don't think there's really anything I need to add. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocRandal Posted March 27, 2017 Goldbug inspired skin sensor circuitry: http://news.mit.edu/2017/goldbug-beetle-printable-sensor-laden-skin-robots-0323 In an attempt to demonstrate the feasibility of flexible, printable electronics that combine sensors and processing circuitry and can act on their environments, the researchers have designed and built a device that responds to mechanical stresses by changing the color of a spot on its surface. The device was inspired by the golden tortoise beetle, or “goldbug,” an insect whose exterior usually appears golden but turns reddish orange if the insect is poked or prodded — that is, mechanically stressed. “In nature, networks of sensors and interconnects are called sensorimotor pathways,” says Subramanian Sundaram, an MIT graduate student in electrical engineering and computer science (EECS), who led the project. “We were trying to see whether we could replicate sensorimotor pathways inside a 3-D-printed object. So we considered the simplest organism we could find.” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocRandal Posted March 29, 2017 These Japanese robots' performance of "Robot's Delight" -- an extended, braggadocios riff on the state of AI learning-through-imitation research, with break-dancing -- won Best Video at the 2017 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cordeos Posted March 29, 2017 On 3/27/2017 at 7:06 PM, Twig said: evenin' y'all This reminds me of all those vibrator ads where they call themselves massages. We all know what 'festo' is really for Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jutranjo Posted March 30, 2017 Festo is only one letter away from FISTO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Posted March 31, 2017 On 27/03/2017 at 5:26 PM, DocRandal said: Goldbug Jeff Goldbug? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperBiasedMan Posted April 7, 2017 I want a Knife Wielding Stabbing Machine and Hooch detective show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites