#438747 The appearance of robots affects our ...

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Android

'Moralities of Intelligent Machines' is a project that investigates people's attitudes towards moral choices made by artificial intelligence. In the latest study completed under the project, study participants read short narratives where either a robot, a somewhat humanoid robot known as iRobot, a robot with a strong humanoid appearance called iClooney or a human being encounters a moral problem along the lines of the trolley dilemma, making a specific decision. The participants were also shown images of these agents, […] Continue Reading…

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#437199 Improving Robots

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Android

University of Cambridge scientists are attempting to teach robots how to do things that we find easy, but they struggle with.

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#438738 This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From ...

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Android

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
A New Artificial Intelligence Makes Mistakes—on PurposeWill Knight | Wired“It took about 50 years for computers to eviscerate humans in the venerable game of chess. A standard smartphone can now play the kind of moves that make a grandmaster’s head spin. But one artificial intelligence program is taking a few steps backward, to appreciate how average humans play—blunders and all.”
CRYPTOCURRENCY
Bitcoin’s Price Rises to $50,000 as Mainstream Institutions Hop OnTimothy B. Lee | Ars Technica“Bitcoin’s price is now far […] Continue Reading…

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#437193 TyroBot: DIY Humanoid Robot

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Android

“TyroBot” is a novice-friendly (but high-tech) 3D-printable open source kit that can be assembled in a few hours, and is very easy to program. It’s great way to teach yourself robotics and programming! Read more, or back them on Kickstarter.

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#438731 Video Friday: Perseverance Lands on Mars

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Android

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your Automaton bloggers. We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here's what we have so far (send us your events!):
HRI 2021 – March 8-11, 2021 – [Online Conference]
RoboSoft 2021 – April 12-16, 2021 – [Online Conference]
ICRA 2021 – May 30-5, 2021 – Xi'an, China
Let us know if you have suggestions for next week, and […] Continue Reading…

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