San Francisco PD Proposes Letting Robots Kill Suspects
By Tyler Durden A policy drafted by the San Francisco Police Department has sent a petition to the city’s Board of Supervisors which would allow…
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Amazon Unveils Warehouse Robot To Replace Human Pickers Amid Unionization Threats
By Tyler Durden The rise of automation could be set to enter hyperdrive speed at Amazon warehouses nationwide in response to Covid lockdowns, unionization, and…
Last-Mile Automation Carnage: Fedex And Amazon Give Up On Delivery Robots
By Tyler Durden October has been a rough month for the last-mile delivery robot industry as Amazon called it quits on their six-wheeled robot “Scout” for home…
Oakland Police Want “Terminator Style” Robot With Shotgun
By Tyler Durden The Oakland Police Department is pushing for robots with a potentially lethal shotgun-like attachment, according to The Intercept. Oakland Police and Oakland Police…
Amazon Abandons Last-Mile Delivery Robot; Great News For Uber Eat Drivers
By Tyler Durden Last-mile delivery drivers (like ones working for Uber Eats) likely breathed a sigh of relief Thursday when they heard Amazon halted pilot…
Australia Fast-Tracks “Killer” Robo-Subs To Plug Capability Gap
By Tyler Durden As the submarine “gap” between China’s military and Australia’s widens, a company named “Anduril” will build the first 30-meter-long underwater “killer” drone…
Dystopian Robot Dog Inventors Launch New AI Institute to Create World’s “Most Intelligent Machines”
By MindMatters.AI Boston Dynamics’ Marc Raibert thinks they’ll make progress at machines that think like humans if they keep at it long enough. Hyundai Motor…
Russian Arms Fair: Robot Dog Equipped With RPG Launcher
The robotic arms race is in full swing. This robotic dog is equipped with an RPG launcher and is “dressed” like a Ninja. This follows…
Robot Arms Replace Shelf Stockers In Japan Stores, Targets World
Since Technocrats crave efficiency, it is easy to design robots that will replace human store shelf stockers. There are well over 150,000 stores targeted for…
Robot Dog Learns to Walk in an Hour After Scientists Build “virtual spinal cord”
By Study Finds “Our robot is practically ‘born’ knowing nothing about its leg anatomy or how they work.” STUTTGART, Germany — A robot dog with…
Robo Body Image? Scientists Train Robot to Imagine Itself, Become Self-aware
By Chris Melore Body image is something every person develops as they grow. Getting to know our bodies is something that helps people in all…
A Shapeshifting Swarm of Tiny Robots Could Soon Clean Your Teeth Without a Brush
By Chris Melore A “shapeshifting robotic microswarm” of nanobots could be in your future for flossing and brushing your teeth! Researchers from the University of…
Mobile Robots in VA Hospitals, etc. Operate Using Wi-Fi, LTE, GPS and Soon 5G
By B.N. Frank Concerns about robots eliminating countless human jobs are nothing new. Another concern – these robots are often operating wirelessly. Decades of research…
NASA Considers Sending Swimming Robots to Habitable “ocean worlds” of the Solar System
By David Rothery, The Open University Nasa has recently announced US$600,000 (£495,000) in funding for a study into the feasibility of sending swarms of miniature…