Oct 28 The newest addition to Lowe’s toolkit: a robot sales associate By Ashira Morris Lowe’s newest employee is its most groundbreaking power tool yet. Say hello to OSHbot the robot sales associate. Continue reading
Oct 07 Smart robots will take over a third of jobs by 2025, Gartner says By Joshua Barajas As industrial robots continue to acquire cognitive skills, machines will replace one in three human workers by 2025, Gartner analysts predicted Monday. Continue reading
Aug 25 Human workers report feeling most productive when led by artificial intelligence By Charles Pulliam-Moore Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab found that teams of human workers were at their happiest and most productive when their tasks were directed by robotic artificial intelligence. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch: Harvard scientists develop tiny robots that can swarm By Charles Pulliam-Moore Borrowing a page out of nature’s handbook, a team of researchers at Harvard University have developed a fleet of miniscule robots that can arrange themselves into complex configurations without the use of a core artificial intelligence. Equal parts automaton and… Continue reading
Feb 14 How to stay ahead of robots in the ‘second machine age’ By Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew McAfee The robots are here. Now what are humans supposed to do to make a living? MIT's Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee want to see America creatively invest in the skills and entrepreneurship that will give humans the competitive edge. Continue reading
May 31 Watch How Police Use Robots to Investigate Bomb Threats How Police Use Robots to Investigate Bomb Threats… Continue watching
May 06 Watch Maine School Engages Kids With Relevant Problem-Solving Challenges Maine School Engages Kids With Relevant Problem-Solving Challenges… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch Talking Robots Play Part in Therapeutic Treatment for People With Special Needs Talking Robots Play Part in Therapeutic Treatment for People With Special Needs… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch Science Nation – RoboBees: Design Poses Intriguing Engineeri It started with a TV show, "Silence of the Bees," about honeybee populations in steep decline. At Harvard University, electrical engineers Rob Wood and Gu-Yeon Wei, and computer scientist Radhika Nagpal saw a challenge. And, so began the creation of… Continue watching