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Make a New Friend
Most robots take millions of dollars and years of research to build – but you can get started today on your very own, without any grant writing. And some of the materials you'll need might be...
View ArticleSexy Robots
The desirable robot has been a trope in science fiction for almost a century, from the femme fatale Maria in Fritz Lang’s Metropolis to Gigolo Joe in Steven Spielberg’s A.I..Despina Kakoudaki is the...
View Article"Ex Machina" Director Alex Garland Says, Love Your Robot
The new movie Ex Machina manages to raise questions about the nature of consciousness while also being a pulse-raising thriller. It’s about an alpha-male tech CEO, Nathan (Oscar Isaac), who enlists a...
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Five Things You Had To See Online This Week
This week in "Thanks, Internet" — The Wolfpack does the meanest impressions of Joker and the Dark Knight, "Mad Max" extends its internet reign, DARPA robots can't help but fail, a little girl blows...
View ArticleReal-Life Battle Mechs to Duke It Out
You've seen them in movies like Transformers and Pacific Rim, and stepped behind the controls in video games like MechWarrior. But giant fighting robots have always been fantasy — until now. A company...
View ArticleMeet Atlas: The Pentagon's 'Freakily Lifelike' Robot
The Defense Department has long teamed up with technology firms to create weapons and vehicles like fighter jets. One of its latest projects is a collaboration with robotics firm Boston Dynamics to...
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Meet Monkbot
Monkbot is our affectionate nickname for a mechanical man commissioned by King Philip II of Spain almost 450 years ago. We tell the clockwork model's story in our Ghost Stories episode -- if you...
View ArticleRobots and Hollywood: Fact Vs. Fiction
Rosie from the Jetsons, R2-D2 from Star Wars, the Terminator—here in America, our understanding of robots has been built around what we see on the big screen.From the idea of life-size, human-like...
View ArticleA New Era of Robotics & Artificial Intelligence
Last night, scientists, roboticists and ethicists gathered at The New School in New York City to discuss the very nature of robotic progression. As artificial intelligence (AI) makes a larger space...
View ArticleRobot Humor
We often think of robots as tools to make our lives easier. But what if they could also make our lives funnier? Brooke talks with Joel Warner, co-author of The Humor Code: A Global Search for What...
View ArticleEngineering Intelligence
Despite the technological leaps made in the realm of artificial intelligence, people often object to the idea that the minds of machines can ever replicate the minds of humans. But for engineers, the...
View ArticleGoogle's Robot Brigade
Google has recently scooped up more than a half dozen robot companies. Their specialties range from artificial limbs to 3D machine vision to scurrying insect-bots and humanoid soldiers. But Google has...
View ArticleOur Universal Robots
The word 'robot' first appeared in 1920 in Karel Čapek's play, Rossum's Universal Robots. Since then, intelligent machines have starred countless times in novels and films. Brooke talks with professor...
View Article#29 - Olivia Taters, Robot Teenager
Rob Dubbin accidentally built a teenage girl named Olivia Taters who lives on the internet. She may not always communicate in complete sentences, but she's convincing enough that teenagers actually...
View Article#31 - Race Swap
Whether you think the internet is a great or terrible place is partly a reflection of which parts of the internet you choose to visit. It's also a reflection of who you are, and how people online react...
View ArticleGoogle's Robot Brigade
Google has recently scooped up more than a half dozen robot companies. Their specialties range from artificial limbs to 3D machine vision to scurrying insect-bots and humanoid soldiers. But Google has...
View ArticleRobot Humor
We often think of robots as tools to make our lives easier. But what if they could also make our lives funnier? Brooke talks with Joel Warner, co-author of The Humor Code: A Global Search for What...
View ArticleEngineering Intelligence
Despite the technological leaps made in the realm of artificial intelligence, people often object to the idea that the minds of machines can ever replicate the minds of humans. But for engineers, the...
View ArticleOur Universal Robots
The word 'robot' first appeared in 1920 in Karel Čapek's play, Rossum's Universal Robots. Since then, intelligent machines have starred countless times in novels and films. Brooke talks with professor...
View ArticleThe Future of Warfare & The Creation of Robot Armies
*Editor's Note: Check back for an updated version of the audio portion of this interview. If software algorithms can create meaningful simulations of modern warfare in popular video games like "Call of...
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