robots

toby walsh

By 2062, experts estimate that we will have created machines as intelligent as humans. Already AI has become so integrated into our everyday lives that it’s often hard to detect… from home robots to smartphones telling you the fastest route home at the press of a button. 

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Most school students are back in school after a tumultuous school year, but remote learning – and social isolation – is an ongoing reality for thousands of sick children around the country.

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Designers who use ethics to shape better companion robots will end up making better humans, too, say UNSW researchers.

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A UNSW student is building one of the world’s most advanced robotic hands for use on construction sites. 

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Robotics will touch almost every aspect of our lives so we need to prepare for this future and the ethical challenges it will bring, writes Toby Walsh.

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Granting Saudi Arabian citizenship to the robot 'Sophia' raises social and ethical concerns that we are not yet ready to manage, writes Hussain Abbass.

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Pharmacies play a larger role in the community than just dispensing medications, writes Helen Dickinson.

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Autonomous weapons have moved from science fiction to become a clear and present danger. But there is still time to stop them.

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Australia's reigning robot soccer world champions are on their way to Germany to face their arch-nemeses in what is expected to be a tough battle to retain the coveted crown in robotics and artificial intelligence.

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We are still a long way from fully understanding the complexities of how human empathy operates, writes Skye McDonald.

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