Robot 'mother' builds babies that can evolve

Scientists have created a 'mother' robot that can build babies out of mechanised blocks, and then create new ones that evolve from the previous generation. The findings show that robots could be able to evolve on their own, in the same way in which …

Roboter nehmen ihre Evolution selbst in die Hand

Spätestens seit Kino- Kassenschlagern wie der "Terminator"- oder "Matrix"- Reihe sind Maschinen, die sich weiterentwickeln, für viele Menschen eine Furcht einflößende Zukunftsvision. Forscher der britischen Universität Cambridge und der Schweizer Te…

Natürliche Auslese bei Robotern

Automatische Fertigung.

Forscher der Universität Cambridge haben Evolution durch „natürliche Selektion“ in Robotern beobachtet: Ein Fertigungsroboter war in der Lage, aus den motorischen Eigenschaften der von ihm montierten „Kinder“ zu lernen und ne…

Robot Builds Other Robots

Heads up, carbon-based life forms: Researchers in Europe have developed a robot that can make other robots.

What's more, the robotic system assembles smaller systems that improve with each generation.

It may seem like a misguided thing for us to do,…

Können Roboter Menschen trauen?

Die Weltreise von HitchBOT, dem trampenden Roboter, ist vorerst vorbei. Unbekannte beschädigten ihn in Philadelphia zu stark. Trotzdem ist das Projekt ein großer Erfolg.

Von seiner Reisewunschliste in den USA konnte HitchBOT nur die ersten beiden Pu…

MIT Developed a Way To Make Robotic Hands Way More Like Our Own

Robotic arms have been around for decades now—but even though we humans like to compare these machines to our own bodies, robotic arms and hands are very, very limited when it comes to dexterity. According to a pair of MIT engineers, the key to maki…

Will machines eventually take on every job?

Automation will continue to transform the global workforce, but taking an active role in that process will help us reduce the damages and increase the gains, finds Rachel Nuwer.

It’s a booming time to be a truck driver. According to data NPR compile…

Four-armed cyborg helping surgeons to conquer lung cancer

New 'da Vinci' robot allows patients to leave hospital just two days after major surgery; New robot is being used by NHS experts in the fight against lung cancer; Cyborg removes tumours with less impact on patient than keyhole surgery; Da Vinci robo…

Meet Jibo - A member of the family

Jibo is a social robot oriented toward home and family activities

Jibo Inc., the company behind social robot Jibo, said Wednesday that it has secured an additional $11 million in venture capital funding, which will be used to help build its first ru…