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But there are some questions that hold more weight and lead to even deeper moral and philosophical discussions — questions such as "Why do we really want robots that look and act like humans, anyway?"
The easiest answer here is purely practical. Companies are going to make, sell and lease humanoid robots because a significant segment of the population wants humanoid robots. If some people aren't comfortable with humanoid robots, they don't need to buy or rent them.
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Driverless robots in Ann Arbor seek piece of food-delivery pie
Ann Arbor — Self-driving autos hold enormous promise for ride-hailing services and commercial transportation.
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The REV, an autonomous robot made by Refraction AI, will begin making meal deliveries from four restaurants to a test group of 300 customers in downtown Ann Arbor beginning Jan. 3. Five feet tall, with three wheels and a fuselage like an oversized bike helmet, the 100-pound REV promises food drops for half the cost of existing delivery services like Grubhub, EatStreet and DoorDash.
From Global Warming To Robots: 6 Local Public Talks From 2019 And Why They Matter
In 2019, WGBH's Forum Network recorded 150 talks around greater Boston on topics ranging from sustainable housing development, to the psychology behind political movements, to snow leopard conservation, and numerous author readings, including one of the year's Nobel laureates and a newly named MacArthur genius.
While it's hard to pick our favorite lectures from among so many, here are six that introduce surprising perspectives and offer context to some of this year's top news events.
There's a robot cat you can back on Kickstarter - The Verge
You may have heard of Aibo, Sony's robot dog , but if a robot cat is what you've always wanted, you're now able to back one on Kickstarter . In fact, it actually looks kind of cute.
Elephant Robotics says your interactions with MarsCat will shape its personality. For example, if you talk with MarsCat a lot, MarsCat will apparently meow at you more often in response. The company also says MarsCat can recognize 20 keywords, and CEO Joey Song tells The Verge that MarsCat will recognize specific commands different people might use, such as saying "come" instead of "come here."
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Recession, Robots and Rockets: Another Roaring 20s for World Markets? - The New York Times
LONDON — Helicopter cash, climate crises, smart cities and the space economy -- investors have all those possibilities ahead as they enter the third decade of the 21st century.
They go into the new decade with a spring in their step, after watching world stocks add over $25 trillion in value in the past 10 years and a bond rally put $13 trillion worth of bond yields below zero.
They also saw internet-based firms transform the way humans work, shop and relax. Now investors are positioning for the tech revolution's next 10 years.
On University of Texas at Dallas' growing campus, meal-delivering robots make splashy debut
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Topped with a ball cap and sporting six wheels, one of the newest members of the University of Texas at Dallas introduced itself to students and staff at the campus' annual fashion show.
"We put a hat on it and let it strut the runway," said Pam Stanley, UTD's interim director of food and retail service.
The cooler-shaped autonomous robot from Starship Technologies has become something of a campus celebrity. It has appeared in the homecoming parade and posed for hundreds of selfies with students at a late night breakfast. It has taken part in a holiday scavenger hunt. And it inspired the design of a T-shirt — featuring robots pulling Santa's sleigh.
Jeff Bezos: From retail to robotics, Jeff Bezos is betting big on technology - The Economic Times
Packing T-shirts? There's a Uniqlo robot for that - Los Angeles Times
There was only one job that robots could not do when Fast Retailing, the owner of Uniqlo, replaced 90% of its workers with robots at its flagship warehouse in Tokyo last year.
But now, with the help of a Japanese start-up called Mujin, the world's third-largest retailer says it has cracked the final barrier to full automation, a priority for Uniqlo as Japan's aging population creates labor shortages.
The two companies have invented a robot with two arms that can pick up soft T-shirts and place them neatly in boxes to be shipped to customers.
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