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Google will ‘know you better than your intimate partner’
In 15 years’ time, computers will surpass their creators in intelligence, with an ability to tell stories and crack jokes, predicts a leading expert in artificial intelligence. Thus, Google will “know the answer to
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What Are The Rules In A Robot/Human Society?
In the video below, PBS Off Book takes a balanced look at the world of robotics which is quickly transforming human society. The concerns are finally beginning to mount about the unintended consequences of creating
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Robots with insect brains
German researchers have developed a robot that mimics the simple nervous system used for olfactory learning in the honeybee, using color instead of odors. The researchers have installed a camera on a small robotic vehicle
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Robots to Breed with Each Other and Humans by 2045
Cybernetics experts say it's possible for robots to breed with each other, and with humans, by 2045. The magical transhumanist date of 2045 holds many predictions for how man will attain his final merger with
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US Army considers replacing thousands of troops with robots
The US Army is considering replacing thousands of soldiers with robots as it deals with sweeping troop cuts. A senior American officer has said he is considering shrinking the size of the Army’s brigade combat
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The Invisible Military Becomes A Reality
Once thought to be only a Science Fiction/Fantasy technology, Guy Cramer, President/CEO of Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corp., discusses the implications of militaries which can now become invisible with his light bending technology called "Quantum
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New ‘invisibility cloak’ type designed
A new "broadband" invisibility cloak which hides objects over a wide range of frequencies has been devised. Despite the hype about Harry Potter-style cloaks, our best current designs can only conceal objects at specific wavelengths
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NASA Contributes to The Evolution of the Humanoid Robot With “Valkyrie”
This is an update to the ongoing technocratic mission to replace humans with robots. In the age of computers, things evolve exponentially. In just a few generations robots have gone from a scientific fantasy, to
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This crime-predicting robot aims to patrol our streets by 2015
A scene in the 2004 film “I, Robot” involves an army of rogue NS-5 humanoids establishing a curfew and imprisoning the citizens of Chicago, circa 2035, inside their homes. That’s not how Knightscope envisions
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Terminator Robots to Take Over the Battlefield by 2023?
The U.S. military's pursuit of killer robots continues to make the news, despite the concerns of major international human rights groups who have launched a campaign to stop the runaway development of robots for
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Iran unveils ‘biggest’ attack drone with ‘2,000 kilometer range’
Iran on Monday revealed a new missile-equipped drone which it is calling its biggest one yet. The unmanned aerial vehicle has a range of some 2,000 kilometers and is capable of launching air-to-surface missile
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Iran gives indigenous ScanEagle drone to Russia
A senior Iranian commander says Iran gave Russia one of its indigenous ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles as a sign of friendship and cooperation between the two countries. Commander of the Aerospace Division of the Islamic
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Robots Are Starting To Take Over Fast Food Jobs
In recent months, some fast food workers have been staging walk outs, complaining of low pay and the lack of benefits. But a new trend suggests that they may face competition that doesn't
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Robots to revolutionize farming, ease labor woes
On a windy morning in California's Salinas Valley, a tractor pulled a wheeled, metal contraption over rows of budding iceberg lettuce plants. Engineers from Silicon Valley tinkered with the software on a laptop to
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New Wave of Mini Robots Has Arrived
Beyond the economic debate of whether humans will officially be outsourced to robots -- or not (maybe by 2045) -- there is no question that the military-industrial complex loves the idea of creating robots
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Robots to take over jobs in human service industry, increasing the percentage of unemployed Americans
The so-called "service industry" - which includes restaurants, entertainment outlets, retail stores and hotels, among other businesses - has traditionally been one of the fastest-growing employment sectors in the country, even in a struggling
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Robo-Reporters to Replace Mainstream Journalists?
The mainstream media is now so glib, unquestioning and intellectually castrated that robo-reporters could soon replace real journalists – without anyone noticing. Computer algorithms are already being used to manufacture news stories about earthquakes and
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Harry Potter-Like Invisibility Cloak Works (in a Lab)
A miniature version of Harry Potter's invisibility cloak now exists, though it works only in microwave light, and not visible light, so far. Still, it's a nifty trick, and the physicists who've created the new
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Flying high: Iran seizes ‘another foreign’ spy drone
Iran said they took out a 'foreign enemy' drone during a military exercise being conducted by Revolutionary Guard forces. A Guard spokesman later clarified that the drone in question was in fact a part
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Iran releases decoded footage from captured U.S stealthy RQ-170 drone
Iran has just released footage that proves it has, if not literally decoded, at least accessed some of the data stored inside the U.S. stealthy RQ-170 drone captured in December 2011. The video, that was
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