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Today’s robots and artificial intelligence look very different from the androids conceived by Isaac Asimov.
How can you prepare for the coming AI revolution? Here’s a handy survival guide.
We have long believed ourselves to be the only intelligent beings on Earth – that may soon change and the consequences will be dramatic for law, politics and society in general.
Robots may match humans in recognising different types of emotions in the next few decades.
Could you trade your baby robot in for an upgrade?
The claim: Robotics will lead to mass unemployment. The reality: Productivity will grow, but not idle or leisure time.
Australia’s relatively small market size means it must rely more heavily on international markets to innovate.
In a world where robots work better than humans, how will we cope? We need to rethink our jobs-based economy.
Using a robotic video camera to digitally recreate a crime scene could give juries greater insight without the logistical nightmare and potential bias of a physical visit.
Seymour Papert’s vision has helped computers become widespread in education today, and gave birth to the movement to teach children to program.
A scenario analysis of the construction industry in 2036 paints an interesting picture for workers.
We drew inspiration from nature’s response to complexity to help program the winning team in this year’s RoboCup Simulation League.
Using a technique inspired by how human brains operate, researchers have found a way to help robots move more smoothly and more quickly.
To do the jobs “nuts-and-bolts” robots aren’t good at, engineers are creating soft living machines powered by muscle cells.
Robotics is taking some giant leaps forward.
Human resistance to innovation can be an obstacle to solving major global challenges.
Stroke patients need therapy to recover, but there are not enough human therapists to meet the need. Can robots help?
Computers must master football if they are to demonstrate that they can be our equal.
We are approaching the time when robots in our daily lives will be making decisions about how to act. What guidelines should we give them?
Top contributors
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney
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PhD in machine ethics, University of Canterbury
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The University of Melbourne
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Professor Emeritus, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Reader in Autonomous Intelligent Robotics, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer in Cyber Security, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Management, Co-Director of the MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society & School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University
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Professor, Department of Philosophy; Adjunct Professor, Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University
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Professor of Ethics and Culture of Robots and AI, De Montfort University
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics, University of Cambridge
