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I, Robot wants his equal rights
Seeded on Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:39 PM EST (government.zdnet.com)
In what seems like a story lifted out of a science fiction novel, the British government has released a speculative paper warning that robots may one day demand their emancipation from humans,
School hosts robot Olympics
Seeded on Wed Dec 6, 2006 10:18 AM EST (Australian News Network)
THE Olympics have come to the Gold Coast – but you won't find any drug testing in this competition. The 8th International Robot Olympiad opened today at The Southport School, with more than 600 students from 15 countries expected to attend the two-day event.
The Seoul of a New Machine
Seeded on Fri Dec 1, 2006 3:12 PM EST (Wired News)
Rity is the ghost in the machine: an autonomous agent that can transfer itself into desktop computers, PDAs, servers and robotic avatars, and adapt and evolve like a genetic organism.
Robot to penetrate deep inside Cheops pyramid
Seeded on Fri Dec 1, 2006 10:38 AM EST (Yahoo! News)
A robot archaeologist is to be sent deep inside Egypt's largest pyramid in a bid to solve secrets revealed by a first foray more than four years ago, antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass said.
Robot Discovers Itself, Adapts to Injury
Seeded on Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:15 AM EST (PhysOrg.com)
Nothing can possibly go wrong ... go wrong ... go wrong ... The truth behind the old joke is that most robots are programmed with a fairly rigid "model" of what they and the world around them are like. If a robot is damaged or its environment changes unexpectedly, it can't adapt.
Israel developing anti-militant
Seeded on Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:54 AM EST (Scotsman.com News)
Israel is using nanotechnology to try to create a robot no bigger than a hornet that would be able to chase, photograph and kill its targets, an Israeli newspaper reported on Friday.
Taser-equipped police bot will clean up lawless Waukesha, Wisconsin
Seeded on Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:12 PM EST (Engadget)
Law enforcement officials across the country have been using robots for some time now to scope out potential bomb threats, intervene in hostage crises, and make dozens of fresh donuts each day, but a new bot being developed for the Waukesha Police Department is the first one we'v …
Samsung develops machine gun sentry robot costs $200k
Seeded on Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:19 AM EST (newlaunches.com)
Samsung has partnered with Korea university and developed the machine-gun equipped robotic sentry. It is equipped with two cameras with zooming capabilities one for day time and one for infrared night vision.
Shape-Shifting Rovers
Seeded on Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:32 AM EDT (EW.com)
An innovative rover robot designed to explore planets and moons is undergoing final assembly this week in a lab at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The robot may also be useful in hazardous environments on Earth, its creators say.
China develops first 'Robo-Cook'
Seeded on Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:32 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
A company in south China has developed the nation's first cooking robot, equipping it with the skills to cook thousands of traditional dishes, state media said.
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