Virginia has made robotics history. The commonwealth is the first state to pass legislation allowing delivery robots to operate on sidewalks and crosswalks across the state. The new law goes into effect on July 1 and was signed into law by the governor last Friday. The two Virginia lawmakers who sponsored the bill, Ron Villanueva […]
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Calvin Coffey, a professor of surgery at the University of Limerick in Ireland, has a world of gadgetry, scientific equipment and medical tests at his disposal. Recently, he added another tool: social media. During a monthslong project to prove that the mesentery — folded tissue that connects the intestines to the wall of the abdomen […]
The 5 Jobs Robots Will Take First – Shelly Palmer
Oxford University researchers have estimated that 47 percent of U.S. jobs could be automated within the next two decades. But which ones will robots take first? First, we should define “robots” (for this article only) as technologies, such as machine learning algorithms running on purpose-built computer platforms, that have been trained to perform tasks that […]
New AI Can Write and Rewrite Its Own Code to Increase Its Intelligence
Elon Musk: Automation Will Force Governments to Introduce Universal Basic Income
All-bacterial battery makes a nutrient when charged, eats it to discharge
But the ultimate destination of this electron transport chain doesn’t have to be a chemical. There are a variety of bacteria that ultimately send the electrons off into the environment instead. And researchers have figured out how to turn these into a fuel cell, harvesting the electrons to do something useful. While some of these […]
Japan Has Created Black Mirror-Inspired Bee Drones
5G is still years away, but at least it has a logo now
Amazon tells Super Bowl viewers to look for Prime Air drone delivery “soon”
Amazon’s trend of running multiple, super-short commercials for its voice-activated Echo device continued during Sunday’s broadcast of Super Bowl LI. The last of the company’s three Echo spots included a surprise cameo: an Amazon delivery drone, described to viewers as a “Prime Air” delivery. A suggestive statement, spoken in its devices’ “Alexa” voice, played as […]
Vespa’s creators just unveiled a personal cargo robot
The Vespa brand’s owner, the Piaggio Group, doesn’t have a reputation for cutting edge tech (it only just started making an electric scooter). However, it’s making up for that in style. It’s establishing a robot-focused company, Piaggio Fast Forward, and has unveiled that company’s first product: meet Gita, a personal cargo robot. The machine can […]