#430814 The Age of Cyborgs Has Arrived

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Android

How many cyborgs did you see during your morning commute today? I would guess at least five. Did they make you nervous? Probably not; you likely didn’t even realize they were there.
In a presentation titled “Biohacking and the Connected Body” at Singularity University Global Summit, Hannes Sjoblad informed the audience that we’re already living in the age of cyborgs. Sjoblad is co-founder of the Sweden-based biohacker network Bionyfiken, a chartered non-profit that unites DIY-biologists, hackers, makers, body modification artists […] Continue Reading…

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#430803 Aussies Win Amazon Robotics Challenge

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Android

How a team of Australian engineers and their robot, named Cartman, won the Amazon Robotics Challenge[Read more…]

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#430801 3 Exponentials to Watch | Future of ...

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Android

In the third of Singularity University’s Future of Everything YouTube series with Jason Silva, Silva discusses “The Big Three” exponential technologies, which he defines as GNR: genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics.
“If I were to be talking to entrepreneurs, if I was talking to heads of companies, I would tell them, pay attention to exponentials,” Silva says. “Pay attention to disruptive technologies… These are the forces that are upending the world. These are the trillion-dollar industries that are going to emerge […] Continue Reading…

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#430796 Kuri Robot Brings Autonomous Video to a ...

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Android

Mayfield Robotics improves their home robot Kuri, adding track wheels, structural updates and “Kuri Vision,” an autonomous home video program[Read more…]

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#430785 Weird ‘Rocks’ at Robotics ...

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Android

Students searching for a Mars-like landscape in a Canadian park took an unexpected detour into paleontology.[Read more…]

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