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Robots Successfully Assemble An Ikea Chair
Robots Successfully Assemble An Ikea Chair Last weekend, because of the unseasonably warm weather the wife and I decided to get our son a small (ish) trampoline. It seemed like a great idea and a nice project to enjoy the sun with. Upon opening the box and getting all the…
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Experts Claim Korean University Are Working On Killer Robots
Korean University May Be Working On Killer Robots Overall, the opinions on our future living along sides robots are generally not good. Many people, including the late Professor Hawking, are convinced that our end will likely come at the hands of, if not robots, then AI. Elon Musk has regularly…
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Lost in Space Reboot Trailer Released and It Looks Incredible
A Modern Reboot of the 1965 TV Series As popular and iconic as the original Lost in Space was back in the 1960’s, it hardly fares well under modern lenses. Just like other sci-fi shows in its day, it is quite campy and corny. The show was actually a sci-fi…
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Burger Flipping Robot Starts Its First Day On The Job
Burger Flipping Robot I daresay that I may be similar to many of you that during my student years, I worked in fast food to pay bills and to buy beer. It’s not an experience I would have traded for anything and at 16-years old, I learned a lot about…
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Robots May Be Rejecting Your Job Applications
Robots May Be Rejecting Your Job Applications There was a point in my life that due to the economy, I found myself out of work. I could say between jobs, but I’m not that pretentious. I was unemployed and desperate for work. In this situation, I understand how hideous it…
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Boston Dynamics Robot Dog Can Now Open Doors
Boston Dynamics robot dog Robotics has certainly come a long way in recent years. One of the stand-outs of the more popular technologies has been the Boston Dynamics robot dog. It promises to bring us a robot dog, albeit not very cuddly, into our homes. It seems now that the…
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Youbionic Robot Offers You A Robot Hand or Four!
Youbionic Robot Hands Do you need a hand? How about six of them? Oh, how often have we heard the expression ‘I need an extra pair of hands’. Well now you can hand them, quite literally. Youbionic have revealed their robotic hands that can work in up to 2 pairs, giving…
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Aeolus Shows Off Beer-Fetching, Housekeeping Robot at CES 2018
More and more automated devices are shown at CES every year. This time, Aeolus Robotics was present to show off their latest machine which takes a page right out of “The Jetsons”. It is a compact robot for housekeeping duties. That includes vacuuming, moving furniture and can even retrieve a…
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Sony Steals the Show with New AIBO Robot Puppy at CES 2018
Remember AIBO? The robot dog that Sony introduced in 1999 is now back and it is cuter than ever. It was also present at the CES 2018 show floor at the Las Vegas Convention Center melting the hearts of those present. Unlike the faceless automaton from close to two decades…
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Scientists Have Developed A Robot Cat To Assist The Elderly
A Robot Cat Some people like cats. Personally, I don’t get it. In my view, cats are vindictive sods who’ll happily maul your arm as much as sit on your lap. Don’t get me wrong, I understand why people have cats, but I have often presumed it was because they…
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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Supports 4-Player Co-Op and Mods
Piranha Games is finally revealing more information about MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. Longtime fans have been waiting for quite some time, but will finally be able to play it next year in December 2018. The development of the game has taken almost 15 years, but Piranha Games promises that it will…
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Forbidden Planets ‘Robby the Robot’ Up for Auction
Forbidden Planets ‘Robby the Robot’ comes up for auction AND MORE! Forbidden Planet is one of the most iconic science fiction films of all times. It introduced many aspects of the genre which have since become industry standards. As part of a major Bonhams auction, you too can own a…
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German Police Break in Apartment After Amazon Alexa Goes Rogue
Police from Hamburg recently had to break into an apartment at 2AM in the morning. All because of complaints of loud party music playing. However, once police were inside there was nobody home. The flat’s owner Oliver Haberstroh went out to a bar Friday night when the event happened. Apparently,…
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Robot Lawyer Outperforms Humans in Case Prediction Test
Robot Lawyer Outperforms Top Human Counterparts We often find ourselves asking just how far robots and AI can go in assisting us. We are, after all, generally speaking, quite happy for them to largely assemble our cars, our computers and even our processed foods. There are even people who engage…
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Sony Brings Back the Aibo Robot Dog
Sony Bring Back the Aibo Dog Twelve years ago, Sony finally decided that it’s AI robot dog, the Aibo, wasn’t working out. It marked what for many felt was the end of Sony’s attempt to be innovative in their products. A criticism which has in recent times been heavily applied…
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