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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
These 'living labs' are showing the real impact of robots on cities
Three examples of researchers testing their robots in real-life environments.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
These pieces of art were painted by robots
The RoboArt gallery has hosted an art competition for robots and AI for the third year in a row.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
DeepMind created an IQ test for AI, and it didn't do too well
Despite machines becoming more intelligent, reasoning tests show that AI still has a long way to go to gain general intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
How to get culture right when embedding it into AI
As AI continues to advance, how do we decide which cultures machines should absorb?
Arctic
Artificial islands, robo-ships, sleepless soldiers. Is this the future of the Arctic?
As climate change opens up access to trade routes and resources in the Arctic, it's time to consider whether emerging technology will exacerbate and solve conflict near the North pole
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
What is the effect of robots on developing countries?
As the future of employment changes, how can up and coming economies stay ahead?
Automotive
This Chinese tech giant's latest gadget is... a bus
Baidu has begun mass production of China’s first fully-automated buses, and plans to bring the technology to Japan in early 2019.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
How AI changes the way we need to think about international affairs
The rise of AI must be better managed in the short term to mitigate longer-term risks, and to ensure it doesn’t reinforce existing inequalities.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
This "blind" cheetah robot can climb stairs using only its sense of touch
MIT researchers believe the Cheetah 3 robot could be the future of disaster relief.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Scientists have built a robotic 'dragon'
DRAGON stands for Dual-rotor embedded multilink Robot with the Ability of multi-deGree-of-freedom aerial transfromatiON.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
These five algorithms worked together to beat humans at a video game
OpenAI Five beat five amateur players at Dota 2, and will soon face off against professionals.
Emerging Technologies
These five technologies are changing the face of construction
Construction bosses have begun to harness and realise the potency of tech.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
This is how automation could improve gender equality
The introduction of AI into the workplace could boost gender equality.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
10 skills you'll need to survive the rise of automation
Soft skills look set to keep humans relevant in the future of work.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Could robots become conscious?
Like with so many things, much of the debate over what would make a machine conscious comes down to what of ourselves we project onto the algorithms.