In RUR, one of the developments that we hear of happens offstage: nations begin using robots as soldiers. The paper headlines reads, ““The Robot soldiers […]
Robot buildings?
There is a new book out, Tokyoids (MIT Press), which looks at a peculiar Japanese architectural aesthetic of buildings that look like robots. Now there […]
Leading robotics firms say “General Purpose Robots Should Not Be Weaponized”
In an open letter, Boston Dynamics, Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics and Unitree pledge: “we will not weaponize our advanced-mobility general-purpose robots or […]
The robots are here. And they are making you fries.
Who (or what)’s flipping your burger? A Washington Post article describes new technology with huge potential consequences for the restaurant industry.
“Klara” author Kazuo Ichiguro explores the relationship between technology and humans
A New York Times article from 2021 explores the life and work of Kazuo Ichiguro, making connections between his most recent novel Klara and the […]
Robot gets physical during chess match
News item from July: “A chess-playing robot broke the finger of a 7-year-old boy who was competing against it during a recent tournament in Moscow.” […]
Robots in Music Videos?!
Hardly a deep meditation on robots, but we might well ask, what the heck is going on here? And what was it about the 1980s? […]