An artwork that sold for nearly $700,000 was the latest in the frenzied market for digital art — and possibly the first created in part by a non-human.
Tag: Robots and Robotics
Once Upon a Time on Mars
A dune buggy is about to set off on behalf of its human owners to fulfill a primordial yearning.
Monster Wolf Robot Aims to Scare Bears in Japan
After bears kept venturing into the city in search of food, officials installed mechanical wolves with bared teeth, glowing red eyes and a fearsome screech to keep the animals away.
To Scare Off Wild Bears, Japanese City Calls In the ‘Monster Wolf’
After bears kept venturing into the city in search of food, officials installed mechanical wolves with bared teeth, glowing red eyes and a fearsome screech to keep the animals away.
The Future of Hotel Design
Mobile guest rooms, enhanced contactless room controls, robotic servers and pop-up dining areas are just a few of the ideas hotel designers are considering for the post-Covid travel world.
A New Ship’s Mission: Let the Deep Sea Be Seen
A giant new vessel, OceanXplorer, seeks to unveil the secrets of the abyss for a global audience.
Japan Loves Robots, but Getting Them to Do Human Work Isn’t Easy
With a declining population and workers in short supply, Japan has fully embraced robots. But getting them to work to “the standard of humans” is often a challenge.
‘In Afghanistan, We Laugh Differently’
For a handful of teenage girls, robotics offered a reprieve from their violent, patriarchal country. Now they are back home, with the Taliban poised to gain power.
The Saturday Profile: He Helped Create A.I. Now, He Worries About ‘Killer Robots.’
Still, Yoshua Bengio, an artificial intelligence pioneer and co-winner of this year’s prestigious A.M. Turing prize, says A.I. will prove to be a boon, if regulated.
Chinese Girl Finds a Way Out of Tedious Homework: Make a Robot Do It
After a teenager made the news for buying a machine to mimic her handwriting, many on Chinese social media said she should be praised for her initiative.