People will still be needed on factory floors, even as robots become more common. Future operators will have technical support and be super-strong, super-smart and constantly connected.
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Robots are strange creatures, and not only because they might steal our jobs. We humans actually have good reason to be a little worried about these machines.
How do you punish a criminal robot?
The Astronomer Royal answers some of the world’s – and the universe’s – biggest questions.
Today, the U.S. is leading the robotics revolution. But without timely investment, China will overtake us, and could permanently put Americans out of work.
Humans need greater autonomy than Isaac Asimov’s neat science fiction idea permits.
Today’s robots and artificial intelligence look very different from the androids conceived by Isaac Asimov.
What do we need to learn today to work with the robots of tomorrow?
How to make economic sense of the robot revolution.
Elon Musk has suggested we merge with machines so we’re not replaced by them. But that might only delay the inevitable.
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.
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In this episode we look at historical visions of the future and how accurate they were, the future of work, and what it's like to predict the future for a day job.
Students with chronic illness often get only a few hours of education a week. Telepresence robots could let them participate fully in classroom and school activities.
Collecting pollen takes a surprising amount of teamwork.
The European Union is currently debating the legal status of intelligent robots, and whether they ought to be given a new classification of ‘electronic persons’.
Perhaps communication robots can one day help people express their views on having a robot in their life.
This will be the year when the Internet of Things becomes intelligent – and useful.
From the discovery of gravitational waves, to the Pokémon Go phenomenon to the Census debacle, it’s been a big year in science and technology.
Rebel fighters in the latest Star Wars movie are helped by a droid that was captured from the enemy and reprogrammed. Could that happen in real life with today’s autonomous weapons?
Business Briefing: when robots and customers meet
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Customers might prefer digital robots who don't judge for now but physical robots with empathy may be the customer service workers of the future.
Top contributors
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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PhD in machine ethics, University of Canterbury
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in Digital Media and Cultures, The University of Queensland
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James Martin Research Fellow, Future of Humanity Institute & Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Researcher in Artificial Intelligence Regulation, Australian National University
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Reader in Autonomous Intelligent Robotics, University of Birmingham
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Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Centre for Biomedical Technologies, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Orthopaedic Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Leverhulme Fellow and Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham, (currently CEO and Senior Vice President of the PETRA Group), University of Nottingham
