For this reason, on the release of almost every new Boston Dynamics video, the internet lights up with commentary about how we're all doomed, how the robot apocalypse is nigh. The parody videos made by the LA production leveraged this reaction and indulged the fantasy: the series ends with the CGI robot replicas holding humans at gun point.
The purpose of these narratives has been to use the robot as humanity's mirroring other, similar enough to force us to reflect, with some productive distance, on issues of exploitation, labor, slavery, bigotry, revolution. In other words, the robot apocalypse narrative speaks to our deepest fears about ourselves.
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MIT develops a robot that can grow like a plant when it needs some extra reach – TechCrunch
MIT has developed a new kind of robot that can essentially extend itself — “growing” in a way that’s surprisingly similar to how a young plant grows upward.
This new robot solves a fairly common challenge for industrial and commercial robots, which is reaching into tight spaces or navigating cluttered parts of factories or warehouses. Most robots that are in service in industry today essentially need a wide open space to operate, and factory layouts are designed to provide these to accommodate them.
Watch these adorable robots frolic in leaves - CNN Video
How should we treat a social robot? | Cosmos
Robots like AIBO can provide companionship to humans, and in some instances humans may even develop a strong emotional attachment to them.
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Set in a dystopian 2019, the sci-fi classic Blade Runner explores how artificial humans could impact our humanity. Harrison Ford's character experiences powerful emotional and moral effects as he goes about hunting "replicants".
Could treating social robots kindly make us kinder people? And could cruelty towards them make us more callous?
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Does a Video Show an Armed Robot Turning on Humans?
The video was created by Corridor Digital and labeled "Bosstown Dynamics." The original can be found on the company's YouTube channel. It shows some men at a gun range who appear to be testing out a very human-like robot by arming it with a gun and then hitting it and knocking it down. The robot continues to shoot, until a man orders it to shoot a robot dog. The human robot instead shoots at the man, takes the dog, and runs away.
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While some on social media complimented the video makers on their skill at creating a realistic-looking computer graphic, others like gun advocate Chris Loesch appeared to be alarmed by it, at least initially (Loesch later noted he knew the video was fake).
Experts Weigh in on the Work Robots Can't Do (Yet)
In the age of artificial intelligence, predicting which jobs will fall to automation is as much about what machines can do as it is about what they can't.
Co-author Carl Benedikt Frey, who directs Oxford's Technology and Employment program, broke down three areas where human intelligence still beats artificial intelligence: perception and manipulation, social intelligence; and creativity. Each type has what Frey calls a "bottleneck," which slows the pace at which certain workforces can be automated.
Showing robots 'tough love' helps them succeed: Humans acting in an adversarial manner towards
According to a new study by USC computer scientists, to help a robot succeed, you might need to show it some tough love.
In a computer-simulated manipulation task, the researchers found that training a robot with a human adversary significantly improved its grasp of objects.
"This is the first robot learning effort using adversarial human users," said study co-author Stefanos Nikolaidis, an assistant professor of computer science.
Does the Future of Robots Get You Excited, or Fill You With Dread? - The New York Times
Last week, a robotic hand successfully solved a Rubik's Cube. While that feat might seem like a fun parlor trick, it's a sign that robots are being programmed to learn and not just memorize.
Robots are already playing important roles inside retail giants like Amazon and manufacturing companies like Foxconn by completing very specific, repetitive tasks. But many believe that machine learning will ultimately allow robots to master a much wider array of more complex functions .
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