Report Indicates that Robots Will Be Able to Perform Menial Jobs by 2025
According to a new report from the National Intelligence Council, robots will be able to replace people in a series of menial jobs by the year 2025. The report dictates that an influx of robo-workers will “disrupt unskilled labor markets,” with robots taking jobs currently performed by migrant workers, high school students and the like.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE iRobot Readies Roomba 530 Complete With Wall-E Branding
November 20th will see the release of the Wall-E edition of iRobot’s Roomba 530. This special edition Roomba is just like the original 530 only it features a likeness to our favorite computer animated robot.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Current TV Releases Trailer for Upcoming Documentary on Robots
Internet/Cable channel Current TV has released a trailer for it’s upcoming documentary “Japan: Robot Nation.” The trailer is certainly intriguing, tying the evolution of robots to the evolution of Japanese culture. It also has some pretty nifty music.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE $75K Swami
It may not look like the cutting-edge robots we have been seeing, but this Swami can recognize people’s faces (there are cameras in the eyes) and can also carry on conversations. Reminiscent of the fortune-telling machines, this $75,000 model is equipped with 30 motors in the facial region, so its expressions can unnerve the [...]
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Steambot robots
These things don’t move, thank goodness or else I’m pretty sure they would take over the world just out of pure coolness. Awesome design.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Enter RunBot
If you haven’t had enough of robots yet, let me introduce the climbing RunBot which can now automatically adjust its gait to different terrain, giving it the ability to walk uphill or downhill. Not having arms (or replicas thereof), I guess that is all it can do.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Robots in The Military
It may come as a surprise, or it might not, but the military has been steadily making use of robotic figures for especially dangerous missions. Some are operated by remote control and some directed by an appropriate operator, but all are quite capable of investigating potential ambush scenarios or removing explosive devices. And as the [...]
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