Tag Archives: robots
Mind controlled robots
Researchers have harnessed the power of thought to guide a remote-control helicopter through an obstacle course. The demonstration joins a growing number of attempts to translate the electrical patterns of thoughts into motions in the virtual and real world. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22764978 Those thoughts, such as that of making a fist with the left hand, are then […]
A russian billionaire, transhumanism and the Global Future Congress
Dmitry Itskov, 32, a Russian multimillionaire and former online media magnate, is investing into a project, called the 2045 Initiative, for the year he hopes it is completed, envisions the mass production of lifelike, low-cost avatars that can be uploaded with the contents of a human brain, complete with all the particulars of consciousness and […]
Motorola develops RFID tattoo, pill
Motorola has unveiled an electronic ‘tattoo’ that sticks to your skin which has a circuit so electronic devices can identify you. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/22731515 Motorola is also working on password pill you swallow – that transmits a signal to devices outside the body. The pill is powered by stomach acid.
UN expert calls for killer robot ban
A United Nations expert called Thursday for a global moratorium on the testing, production and use of armed robots that can select and kill targets without human command. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/31/world/europe/united-nations-armed-robots.html?ref=world “War without reflection is mechanical slaughter. A decision to allow machines to be deployed to kill human beings worldwide, whatever weapons they use, deserves a collective […]
US monitors progress of Google’s driverless cars
Companies from Silicon Valley to Detroit to Germany are developing cars that park, steer and even drive themselves. Now the federal agency for traffic safety has said it wants to come along for the ride. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/31/technology/self-driving-cars-for-testing-are-supported-by-us.html?hp “We want to have some experimentation in the states to see what works, but it’s nice to have federal […]
Drones continue to strike with impunity
At least four people were killed and four others injured in a drone attack on a house near the Pakistani-Afghan border early Wednesday. Wednesday’s strike came just six days after President Obama unveiled his new drone policy, curtailing their use to limit civilian casualties and moving oversight of the program from the C.I.A. to the […]
German drones and the anti-surveillance state
Germany’s national railway company, Deutsche Bahn, plans to test small drones to try to reduce the amount of graffiti being sprayed on its property. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22678580 The idea is to use airborne infra-red cameras to collect evidence, which could then be used to prosecute vandals who deface property at night. But it is not yet clear […]
Google to use drones to generate power
Makani Power will become part of Google X – the secretive research and development arm of the search giant. The deal comes as Makani carries out the first fully autonomous flights of robot kites bearing its power-generating propellers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22636565 The firm has just successfully completed tests on a 30 kW prototype to see if its […]
Robots to care for the elderly
The US will need 70 percent more home aide jobs by 2020, long before that bubble of retirees. And while filling those jobs is proving to be difficult because the salaries are low, in many states, $20,820 annually. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed Cody, a robotic nurse the university says is […]
Kurzwell, Google to create artificial intelligence
And you think that dramatically extended life is possible? “I think we’re only 15 years away from a tipping point in longevity, because up until very recently you could not make a plausibly sound argument where life could be indefinitely extended.” said Ray Kurzwell, who is out to build an artificial “Google Brain?” Kurzweil is […]
Scientists closer to cloning human babies
Scientists have finally succeeded in using cloning to create human embryonic stem cells, a step toward developing replacement tissue to treat diseases but one that might also hasten the day when it will be possible to create cloned babies. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/science/scientists-use-cloning-to-create-embryonic-stem-cells.html?ref=us The researchers, at Oregon Health and Science University, took skin cells from a baby with […]
Robot bartenders mixing drinks
The Makr Shakr robot will be serving cocktails to delegates at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco this week. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22523822 It consists of three robotic arms which mimic the actions of a bartender from shaking a martini to slicing a lemon. The robots are linked to an app which allows users to create their […]
Google + Bilderberg = Global Technocracy
The secretive Bilderberg Group is currently undergoing a major transformation that will see it and other high profile networks merge under the banner of Google as the elite accelerates its plan to consolidate its technocratic agenda. http://www.infowars.com/google-berg-global-elite-transforms-itself-for-technocratic-revolution/ On the New World Order agenda this year: – Targeting Iran’s nuclear processing facilities for destruction via air […]
Robot insects for surveillance and assassination
Researchers have developed a remote-controlled robot about the size of a fat housefly that mimics a fly’s aerial prowess. Developing a robot to do the same took more than a decade and a variety of technologies. It weighs just 80 milligrams and is controlled remotely. Each wing can be controlled independently. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/07/science/a-remote-controlled-robot-the-size-of-a-fly.html?ref=science The robot fly […]
UAVs tested for commercial flight
A Jetstream aircraft became the first to fly “unmanned” across UK shared airspace last month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22511395 During the 500-mile journey, the specially adapted plane was controlled by a pilot on the ground. The 16-seater aircraft flew in airspace shared with passenger carriers. Known as “the Flying Testbed”, it contains on-board sensors and robotics to identify […]
Domestic drone surveillance in the name of science
The Raven, with its 55-inch wingspan, looks like one of those radio-controlled planes beloved of hobbyists. But its sophisticated video uplink and computer controls give it away as a small unmanned aerial system, better known as a drone. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/07/science/drones-offer-a-safer-clearer-look-at-the-natural-world.html?ref=us Drone technology, which has become a staple of military operations, is now drawing scientists with its […]
Autonomous drone squadrons
The US Navy has launched a squadron combining unmanned drones as well as manned aircraft, amid a national debate over the role of drones in warfare. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22402862 It will have eight manned helicopters and 10 Fire Scout MQ-8B unmanned helicopters for tracking targets. The Squadron Commander said the drones would eventually be armed. The unmanned […]
Eye movement tracker raises privacy concerns
An advertising system which is able to track your eye movements while you shop has been created by researchers. It could allow for video screens which change adverts depending on what you look at in a shop. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22351995 With many new technologies designed to learn more about how we act, concerns over privacy are likely to […]
Waterproof snake robots for surveillance
“Snake robots can use their many internal degrees of freedom to thread through tightly packed volumes, accessing locations that people and machinery otherwise cannot use,” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22340218 The latest in a series of “modular snake robots” have been developed at the Pittsburgh-based research centre over the past decade. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObTR5IRKY8k&feature=share&list=UUZ1JsYlIhkhEpJHFRny4J7w The robots are designed to mirror […]
Drones in America under guise of drug war
The U.S. Navy on Friday began testing two new aerial tools, borrowed from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, that officials say will make it easier to detect, track and videotape drug smugglers in action. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/04/27/world/americas/ap-cb-caribbean-drug-drones.html?ref=world One of the devices on display aboard the navy test ship is a type of drone that can be […]
Dirty Babylon 