autonomous machines

Engineered ‘living’ machines hold potential for wide variety of societal benefits
New soft, mechanical metamaterials can "think" about how forces are applied to it and respond
People’s moods might affect their trust of autonomous products such as smart speakers: It’s complicated
via Northeastern University The researchers simulated a smart speaker interaction to test how altering peoples’
Could autonomous machines build trust by using emotion?
via United States Army Research Laboratory Could autonomous machines build trust by using emotion? Army
The first decentralized algorithm with a collision-free, deadlock-free guarantee for traffic
via Northwestern University The first decentralized algorithm with a collision-free, deadlock-free guarantee for traffic For
Could machines learn prejudice by themselves?

Showing prejudice towards others does not require a high level of cognitive ability and could

Moral machines: Semi-autonomous and autonomous machines and robots

Semi-autonomous and autonomous machines and robots can become moral machines using annotated decision trees containing

Robot vehicle uses surroundings to build complex structures and overcome obstacles

Like the state animal of New York, the rover-like vehicle uses surroundings to build complex

Autonomous underground excavation robot with intelligent navigation for urban environments

Researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) are leading the implementation of a new

The debate heats up around autonomous systems and evaluating safety and reliably

Autonomous systems — like driverless cars — perform tasks that previously could only be performed

Volvo’s robot refuse collectors ROAR into life

The ROAR project is aimed at showing how machines can communicate with each other and

Fast Lightweight Autonomy Program Takes Flight

Program to develop fast, lightweight autonomous air vehicle completes first flight data tests They may

Carnegie Mellon, Sikorsky Aircraft Use Collaborating Autonomous Systems To Demonstrate New Technological Capabilities for Keeping Warfighters Safe

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Sikorsky Aircraft, using a UH-60MU BLACK HAWK helicopter enabled with

Rent A Robot Security Guard for $6.25 an Hour

Creating quite a buzz among robotics enthusiasts and media outlets, a number of robotic security

Meet The “Swarmies”- Robotics Answer to Bugs

A small band of NASA engineers and interns is about to begin testing a group

An RQ-4 Global Hawk drone flies over mountains and desert. Credit: Northrop Grumman
Killer Robots: Natural Evolution, or Abomination?

Ask one technologist and he or she might say that lethal autonomous weapons — machines