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04/28/2018 / By Edsel Cook

ROBO-WARS: DARPA wants to deploy automated drones as coordinated swarms to “isolate an urban objective”

DARPA is no longer satisfied with merely deploying drones to the battlefield. It wants swarms of unmanned aircraft and ground-borne robots that can work together to isolate an urban objective, according to an article on TechCrunch. The military research agency has announced the second “sprint” of its OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program. Sprints are periods […]

02/25/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Can Ford’s proposed autonomous “Robocop” car be trusted not to shoot innocent civilians?

What happens when Robocop meets Knight Rider’s KITT? You get Ford’s latest brainchild, a plan for an automated police car that’s either an abuse of privacy and power or the future of unbiased law enforcement, reported The Daily Mail. A recent patent filed by the automaker specifies the concept of an autonomous vehicle that lurks […]

02/21/2018 / By David Williams

Would you allow an Amazon robot inside your house? They’ve patented a “postman” bot to unlock doors for delivery, pickup

Amazon is slowly but surely becoming one of the most influential tech companies in the world. In fact, it has probably become one of the most influential companies of all time. The online retail giant has been trying to invest heavily into automation and robotics technology in the past few years, and now it has […]

12/23/2017 / By Zoey Sky

Drones are causing more damage to airplanes than birds

Scientists from The Ohio State University are collaborating with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to assess the dangers posed by “drones that share airspace with planes.” The collaboration is part of a multi-institution study on unmanned aerial systems. In November, a research team from the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) published a report […]

11/28/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Rise of the Terminators: Killer robots with facial recognition now pose dire threat to humanity

A prominent artificial intelligence expert is warning that facial recognition could make so-called killer robots even more lethal. University of California, Berkeley computer science professor Stuart Russell appears at the end of a short film called “Slaughterbots,” offering his take on the new wave of AI technology. The film, which was produced by the Campaign to […]

11/21/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Technology is scaring scientists: They’re calling for a ban on “killer robots” now that “progress” has given us mini-drones that can carry explosives undetected

An international conference in Geneva, Switzerland, this week will consider whether to ban so-called killer robots powered by artificial intelligence. Representatives from an advocacy group known as the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots will be on hand at the United Nations Convention on Conventional Weapons, the forum which will discuss the dangers posed by lethal, miniaturized autonomous […]

10/01/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Would you ride in a drone? Self-flying taxi will have parachutes but no driver

From self-driving cars to…self-flying taxis? The advancements in technology around the world continue as the world’s first self-flying taxi was tested in Sept. in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as reported by The Daily Mail. The unmanned flying vehicle looks and flies similarly to a helicopter, except it is smaller with only two seats and has […]

08/14/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Amazon building a massive “army” of drone deployment zones that can also be used to wage warfare on Americans

Amazon is still sorting out all the details of drone delivery before it launches the service on a grand scale. One of the biggest technical hurdles will be finding a way to keep the drones up in the air for the longest time possible while keeping them fully charged and maintained. Now, a new patent […]

07/20/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Coming soon: Cyborg dragonfly drone spies

The next step in drone technology has been realized: scientists from the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory in Cambridge in England have found a way to turn living insects into drones. The DragonflEye, a genetically-modified half-machine, half-insect dragonfly, is the result of their collaborative efforts with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Together, the team of […]

04/23/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Walmart to unveil SEDENTARY shopping where you don’t even have to walk the store… flying DRONES bring all the products to your basket

Humans and technology have a bittersweet relationship with one another. One the one hand, it makes our lives more convenient. If you need to know the ingredients for homemade mac and cheese, all you have to do is speak into your phone’s web browser and you’ll have the information you need within seconds. If you […]

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