Robots Dubstepped: iREX by iPHONE (VIDEO)

Jun 072016
 
Robots Dubstepped: iREX by iPHONE (VIDEO)

In December of 2015, hundreds of the world’s most advanced robots crowded the massive Tokyo Big Sight Convention Center for the biennial iREX International Robot Exhibition. You might be surprised how well an iPhone 6s Plus does with that.

 June 7, 2016  Posted by at 8:26 PM Apple, Asia, Assistive Robotics, CareBots, DigitalHub.JP, Exoskeleton, HAL Suit, Here First or Best Here, Hitachi, Human Augmentation, Industrial Robots, iPhone 6, iREX, Japan 日本 Tekk, Japanese Robots, Japan「日本」, Medical Robots, Mobile, Multimedia, Photography Technology, Robot, Robot Toys, Shameful Self-Promotion, Shameless Self-Promotion, Smartphone, Technology, Technology & Culture, Technology & Entertainment

Bionic & Biological: The Ferocious Conundrum of Being 50/50 (FOUR-YEAR FAR FAR FLASHBACKY)

Mar 192016
 
Bionic & Biological: The Ferocious Conundrum of Being 50/50 (FOUR-YEAR FAR FAR FLASHBACKY)

There are million different angles to discuss here, but by far the most interesting idea is a gradual, mutual, acquisitional merger – the pending-yet-not-far-off arrival of homeostasis between biological and mechanical life.

 March 19, 2016  Posted by at 6:21 PM Aging Society, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Bioengineering, Bionic, Cybernetics, Existential Quandary Stuff, Future Already Very Pending, Here First or Best Here, Human Augmentation, Medical Technology, Prosthetics, Technology, Technology & Culture, Technology & Disability, Technology & Healthcare, The Beginning is Near, Transhuman, Transhumanism, Transhumanism Test Pilots, We're Already Cyborgs Already

The Recurring Parable of the AWOL Android (ITSELF NOW RECURS)

Sep 092015
 
The Recurring Parable of the AWOL Android (ITSELF NOW RECURS)

When we see the clean, cold, precise cognition of a difference machine suddenly go all batshit rogue PMS, an executive-level narcissism kicks into gear, i.e., we suddenly see We. So, let’s then consider the duality of a machine valuing sentient life, yet being totally willing to murder its ass for the “right” reasons…which should sound familiar.

 September 9, 2015  Posted by at 2:51 PM AI, Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Consciousness, Cybernetics, Existential Quandary Stuff, Here First or Best Here, Human Augmentation, Military Robotics, NBI, Robot, Robot Art, Robot Emotions, Robot Love, Sci-Fi, Technology & Culture, Technology & Entertainment, The Beginning is Near, WarBots

Robot Treasure Discovered Online: an Interview with the Creator of Cyberneticzoo.com

Jun 182015
 
Robot Treasure Discovered Online: an Interview with the Creator of Cyberneticzoo.com

Went looking for one robot, found research on hundreds. Anthrobotic interviews the creator of Cyberneticzoo.com, the best online robotics & cybernetics archive you’ve never heard of until just now you did. Read it!

 June 18, 2015  Posted by at 1:29 AM AI, Artificial Intelligence, Bionic, Cybernetics, Exoskeleton, Here First or Best Here, Human Augmentation, Industrial Robots, Interviews, Robot, Robot Toys

All I Want for Valentine’s Day is a Robot Lover with an Aggregate Mindfile of the Best Parts of all my Ex-Girlfriends. Just Like Last Year.

Feb 142014
 
All I Want for Valentine's Day is a Robot Lover with an Aggregate Mindfile of the Best Parts of all my Ex-Girlfriends. Just Like Last Year.

All I Want for Valentine’s Day is a Robot Lover with an Aggregate Mindfile of the Best Parts of all my Ex-Girlfriends. Just Like Last Year.

 February 14, 2014  Posted by at 10:39 PM AI, Artificial Intelligence, Bioengineering, Bionic, Brain, Consciousness, Cybernetics, Existential Quandary Stuff, Future Already Very Pending, Here First or Best Here, Human Augmentation, Multimedia, NBI, Prosthetics, Robot, Robot Emotions, Robot Love, Technology, Technology & Culture, Technology & Politics, Technology Law
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