Part algae, part red blood cell, these microrobots can travel to hard-to-reach tumors deep in the lungs.
From Zhang et al., Sci. Adv. 10, eadn6157 (2024)
The prevailing human reaction to the idea of artificial intelligence has always been fear, revealed in the way film has portrayed our increasingly important relationship with AI over the years.
Pepper the robot bows after it preached to visitors during a demonstration of funeral ceremony with a Buddhist priest in Tokyo in 2017.
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Australian literature is a rich and largely untapped source of information about how Australians think about AI.
While AI therapists and carers are rapidly gaining ground, it would be mistaken to consider their behaviour as empathetic.
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Robots often have a hard time navigating through debris, but robots designed based on worms and snakes could move around obstacles faster, thanks to an idea called mechanical intelligence.
This little guy is very cute − and very white.
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Humanoid robots tend to be white or resemble white people. Here’s why this is a problem and what social scientists, designers and engineers can do about it.
Some researchers predict social robots will become common in K-12 classrooms.
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AI poses a variety of ethical conundrums, but the NASA teams working on Mars rovers exemplify an ethic of care and human-robot teamwork that could act as a blueprint for AI’s future.
Getting a leg up from mobile robots comes down to getting a bunch of legs.
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Self-service technologies — like self-checkouts or government service kiosks — are decreasing interactions with other people. This may affect our politics and sense of community.
‘Emotionally intelligent’ robots could improve their interactions with people.
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Robots are already carrying out tasks in clinics, classrooms and warehouses. Designing robots that are more receptive to human needs could help make them more useful in many contexts.
To what extent will our psychological vulnerabilities shape our interactions with emerging technologies?
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The use of AI and robotic technology in worship is raising profound questions about its long-term consequences. Will it lead to the betterment of society or replace practitioners?
Demands associated with automation can create more work for humans.
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