Army picks Carnegie, Forterra for autonomous logistics truck prototyping
DIU and the service want to make a final downselect by mid-2026 but ongoing budget uncertainty could derail that plan, says Maj Gen Michelle Donahue.
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I was accused of SHOPLIFTING after store’s ‘facial recognition camera’ flagged me – they treated me like a criminal
A SUBURBAN mum has been accused of shoplifting after a “facial recognition technology” trial failed.
Tracey Sturgess, from Melbourne, said that staff in her local Kmart labelled her a thief when she attempted to return two unworn jumpers…
Nano Aquabots and the US-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement
Americans are familiar with China’s rampant industrial espionage program, but they are often unfamiliar with US government–funded cooperation that serves a similar purpose for the Chinese—transferring sensitive intellectual property. This is why it is important that such collaboration receives scrutiny. Take the case of nano aquabots, an overlooked technology. Nano aquabots are a dual-use technology […]
Nano Aquabots and the US-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement was originally published on Global Security Review.
Industrial robot crushes man to death in South Korean distribution centre
Machine apparently identified man inspecting it as one of the boxes it was stackingA robot crushed a man to death in South Korea after the machine apparently failed to differentiate him from the boxes of produce it was handling, the Yonhap news agency …
Fears of employee displacement as Amazon brings robots into warehouses
Digit will begin its time on the floor by shifting empty tote boxes amid concerns humans will be shifted out of jobsAmazon is experimenting with a humanoid robot as the technology company increasingly seeks to automate its warehouses.It has started tes…
‘It’s almost magical’: how robotic pets are helping care home residents
Animatronic cats that purr and dogs that wag their tails have helped staff at Oak Manor care home in Bedfordshire to avoid medicating some residents with dementia“You’re bloody lovely ain’t you,” said Frances Barrett, as the robotic cat she was strokin…
Russia Now Using Demining Robots To Clear Ukrainian Minefields
A Russian demining robot clears Ukrainian minefields in Luhansk pic.twitter.com/CCmGWC38Dt— What the media hides. (@narrative_hole) August 9, 2023
WNU Editor: This is the first time I am seeing military robots of this type being used anywhere i…
A bot walks into a bar … Edinburgh fringe performers use AI to write jokes
All aspects of artificial intelligence will get the comic treatment at this summer’s festivalA comedy show is probably not the first place to hear about a burning new issue, but standup routines have a habit of swiftly reflecting the worries of our tim…
Robots say they have no plans to steal jobs or rebel against humans
Humanoid robots speak – with some awkward pauses – in ‘world first’ press conference at Geneva AI summitRobots have no plans to steal the jobs of humans or rebel against their creators, but would like to make the world their playground, nine of the mos…
Robots say they won’t rebel against humans as dozens gather at Switzerland summit
At the ‘AI for Good’ conference in Geneva, humanoid robots Grace, Ameca, artist Ai-Da, and ‘rockstar’ Desdemona answered questions ranging from their futures to global regulation.