Robots Begin Working Retail

Japanese robots are stepping past the labs, past the demos, and actually getting to work in retail and banks. None Continue reading →

Drones Arms Race

One measure of a technology’s progress is the counter movement. Within militaries we call it an arms race. The quad-copter Continue reading →

Bullets Can Now Chase Targets

Dodging a bullet just became tougher. DARPA has developed a bullet that can change its direction after its been fired. Continue reading →

Robots Do Jobs No Person Can

A robot has been sent into the reactor at Fukushima, something no human could survive. Robots are developing well enough Continue reading →

Computers Read Feelings

As if it wasn’t spooky enough watching a web site display an ad based on a search you did on Continue reading →

You Only Thought You Owned It

John Deere and other manufacturers are now claiming that consumers can no longer buy their products to use as they want. Continue reading →

Robots Rights

Robots are increasingly intelligent. Though none have gained sentience (we think) they are becoming so integrated into human teams that Continue reading →

Autonomous Auto Milestone

An autonomous car just drove across the United States, and it wasn’t a Google or Tesla product. Delphi, a large Continue reading →