Humans are intelligent, yet unpredictable. Robots are programmed to be predictably logical. Can they get along? These days they don't have much of a choice, as robots increasingly perform human tasks and work with human teams. As reported in SmartPlanet, researchers at MIT are examining ways to establish trustworthy and efficient relationships between humans and robots, using a cross training approach to team building. Their research shows that teams in which a robot and its human partner swap roles on different days become more efficient. More
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Manufacturing Techonomy 2012 Video
Where’s My Robot (Highlights)
Your children may prefer their company, you may “hire” robotic workers, they may do our dirty work, and one may care for you in your old age. The future for robots seems boundless. Is there a limit to the invasion? Rodney Brooks of Rethink Robotics, MIT’s Andrew McAfee, and John Markoff of The New York Times take a closer look at the present and future of robotics at the Techonomy 2012 conference in Tucson, Ariz. More
Techonomy 2012: Where’s My Robot?
Your children may prefer their company, you may “hire” robotic workers, they may do our dirty work, and one may care for you in your old age. The future for robots seems boundless. Is there a limit to the invasion? Rodney Brooks of Rethink Robotics, MIT's Andrew McAfee, and John Markoff of The New York Times take a closer look at the present and future of robotics at the Techonomy 2012 conference in Tucson, Ariz. More
Humanity Enhanced: A Conversation with Ray Kurzweil at Techonomy 2012
Author, inventor, and futurist Ray Kurzweil talks with Techonomy founder David Kirkpatrick at the Techonomy 2012 conference in Tucson, Ariz. More
Futurist Ray Kurzweil at Techonomy 2012
Author and futurist Ray Kurzweil give a short "180º Shift" talk at Techonomy 2012 in Tucson, Ariz. More
Kurzweil at Techonomy 2012: Artificial Intelligence Is Empowering All of Humanity
In the opening session of Techonomy 2012 in Tucson today, Techonomy founder David Kirkpatrick interviewed Kurzweil on stage. Their conversation covered the exponential progression of software, how the brain works, what it will mean to think “in the Cloud” or have the intelligence of IBM’s Watson computer at our fingertips, and what functions humans will still have once computers can do the jobs of even the most educated among us. More
