Watch these robots learn to recognize themselves, evolve their own language and begin to communicate with each other.
On the Origin of (Robot) Species
This post originally appeared on the University of Cambridge ‘s Research News site: Researchers have observed the process of evolution by natural selection at work in robots, by constructing a ‘mother’ robot that can design, build and test its own ‘children’, and then use the results to improve the performance of the next generation, without […]
China’s New Five-Year Plan: A $154 Billion Rise of the Robots
China’s Pearl River Delta (PDR), the largest urban area in the world in both size and population, has been called the “factory to the world.” (Link to an economic profile here). It is a megapolis linking nine major cities into one huge economic region. In 2013 it accounted for nearly 10% of China’s entire GDP, and employed […]
Rethink Robotics
Photo of Baxter courtesy of Rethink Robotics Forget losing jobs to China or Mexico, this guy works for about $1 an hour and can be employed at that price right here in the United States. Although best suited to a limited range of tasks Baxter and his little brother Sawyer will only improve over time. […]
Meet Jules
Hanson Robotics specializes in animatronics for theme parks, but their aspirations run much higher. Their website says that they are working “to realize the dream of friendly machines who truly live and love, and co-invent the future of life”. Visit them at: http://www.hansonrobotics.com/ If we imagine the type of life-like realism their robots display with the […]