Robotics, Cybernetics & AI

A speculative work of non-fiction that explores the idea that as the Internet increases in complexity that it may soon become a self-aware consciousness being. When this happens, what sort of consequences might there be? What kind of relationship could we have with such a being? Will we be at odds with it, or will we be able to establish a sort of symbiotic relationship with this synthetic being?

I know its wrong, but this is giving me all kinds of evil ideas.

Is it categorically unethical to force ethics upon the unwilling? Can the same answer be given for artificial intelligence? Is it finally even possible to program ethics into an artificially intelligent computer system?

Stretchy circuits promise sensitive skin for robots

The BeatBots project develops rhythmically intelligent robots for research and entertainment.

Swiss researchers have created software that allows robots to learn in a similar way to children.

This robot can cook, I'm very impressed with it.

Robotic suit made by Sarcos. Currently the most advanced exoskeleton to date.

I'm amazed at how far we've come in just the last 10 years alone.

Hal-5 robotic suit. A very interesting project, its meant to help nurses carry patients when a wheelchair or something similar would not be practical. It could be used as an industrial, or military tool.

hal 5 robot suit developed in japan by professor sankai