The word “robot” is only a century old. It comes from a Czech play, R.U.R. (Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti, or Rossum’s Universal Robots in English). According to historian Howard Markel, robot derives ...

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Introduction: The economic problem -- In the beginning. To live is to work ; Idle hands and busy beaks ; Tools and skills ; Fire's other gifts -- The provident environment. "The original affluent ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In 2015, a jovial three-foot-tall robot with pool noodles for arms ...

Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Electric State. Since The Electric State's opening sequence suggests that Walt Disney was the first to create robots, many viewers may be curious ...

[A version of this piece first appeared in TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here.] Earlier this month, Google’s DeepMind team debuted Open X-Embodiment, a database of robotics ...

But the tone and pizzazz of IREX has always been provided by the humanoids. It’s a somehow thrilling spectacle to see robots ...

In the first days of my son’s life, during the fall of 2023, he spent much of the time when he wasn’t sleeping or eating engaged in what some cognitive scientists call “motor babbling.” His arms and ...

A handful of technologies teeter on the cusp of release but never arrive. Take driverless (or even flying) cars, superintelligent machines and human-like robots that free us from the drudgery of ...

It’s that time of year again, when Vulture’s critics embark on our messiest annual tradition: the finalization of our top-ten lists. Here are the best shows that theater critics Sara Holdren and ...

When my mom was finally, officially diagnosed with dementia in 2020, her geriatric psychiatrist told me that there was no effective treatment. The best thing to do was to keep her physically, ...

Bolshevik robot bungles, fail Caesars, tech glitches, riot responses and elaborate hoaxes. Exams are the most stressful ...