A year after the first deaths of divers who ventured into the ocean’s sunless depths, an industry wrestles with new challenges for piloted submersibles and robotic explorers.
Tag: Robots and Robotics
Pentagon Opens Ammunition Factory to Keep Arms Flowing to Ukraine
A plant still under construction in Mesquite, Texas, will soon turn out 30,000 artillery shells each month, roughly doubling current U.S. output.
A.I. Killer Drones Are Becoming Reality. Nations Disagree on Limits.
Worried about the risks of robot warfare, some countries want new legal constraints, but the U.S. and other major powers are resistant.
Who Will Take Care of Italy’s Older People? Robots, Maybe.
The Western world’s oldest population is facing a crisis of caregivers. Some are looking for a little helping, plastic, hand.
‘Consciousness’ in Robots Was Once Taboo. Now It’s the Last Word.
The pursuit of artificial awareness may be humankind’s next moonshot. But it comes with a host of difficult questions.
ChatGPT is Social Media’s Newest Star
A new chatbot shows rapid advances in artificial intelligence.
Why There’s a Growing Push to Ban Killer Robots
A U.N. conference made little headway this week on limiting development and use of killer robots, prompting stepped-up calls to outlaw such weapons with a new treaty.
Killer Robots Aren’t Science Fiction. A Push to Ban Them is Growing.
A U.N. conference made little headway this week on limiting development and use of killer robots, prompting stepped-up calls to outlaw such weapons with a new treaty.
This Robot Looks Like a Pancake and Jumps Like a Maggot
Researchers designed a soft, legless robot that can hop and navigate obstacle courses.
The Future Farmers of France Are Tech Savvy, and Want Weekends Off
An unconventional school wants to attract a new crowd to French agriculture, and help farms earn a profit.