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AI experts call for action against autonomous weapons
An international group of artificial intelligence and robotics experts have signed an open letter to the United Nations to halt the use of autonomous weapons they say threaten a ‘third revolution in...
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In search of a scale for human-robot interactions
Social robots look set to become increasingly ubiquitous – their potential touted in healthcare, education, aged care, customer service and retail. Trials are already underway in Australia, placing...
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Trinity engineers show off robotic carer
Robotics engineers from Trinity College Dublin have unveiled the first prototype robot designed to work in assisted care facilities and help the elderly and people living with disability in Ireland....
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers rethink AI
As autonomous and intelligent systems become more pervasive, it is essential the designers and developers behind them stop to consider the ethical considerations of what they are unleashing. That’s the...
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UNSW and Fuji Xerox begin long-term social robotics study
Despite the sci-fi inspired expectation that we will one day share our homes and workplaces with physical robots, there has been precious little real life research into human-machine interaction over...
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Killer robot boycott ends
A boycott of Korea’s Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) – led by Australian AI expert Toby Walsh – has been called off after the university’s president committed to not develop lethal...
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Scoil Ide team Kentucky-bound after Vex competition win
The team from Scoil Ide in Corbally, Co Limerick, has been named overall winner of the Dell Vex Robotics competition for 2018. The team will now go forward to the Vex World Competition in Kentucky. The...
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UL remote operated vehicle takes first official dive
Researchers from University of Limerick unveiled a €2 million remotely operarated vehicle (ROV) at the docks in Limerick city today. The Science Foundation Ireland-funded ROV Etain can operate in...
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‘We have to be the supervisors of robots’: HPE’s Dr Goh
Academics predict that half of our jobs will disappear soon thanks to the automation provided by technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. Which jobs will ultimately be replaced is...
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NUIG’s Prof Dympna Casey on robots in dementia care
Mario is a robot being used to help patients with dementia maintain a healthy standard of living while taking pressure off healthcare professionals and family. This week Niall Kitson talks to project...
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Deloitte reveals five biggest tech predictions for 2020
Deloitte has announced its technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) predictions for 2020. For 19 years, Deloitte has been providing an outlook on key trends in the TMT sectors. This year, the...
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Robots on the dole?
Robots are being used to do jobs humans can’t but what happens when the pandemic comes to an end? We get some input from LogoGrab CTO Allesdandro Prest. Also catch up on the news including Trump vs...
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Hyundai completes Boston Dynamics acquisition
Hyundai has completed its $1.1 billion acquisition of Boston Dynamics from SoftBank. The purchase, first announced in December 2020, will see Hyundai take an 80% controlling interest in the robotics...
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Universal Robots’ Mark Gray on Industry 4.0
Ireland’s most famous tech entrepreneurs receive a special St Patricks Day award from SFI, we hear surprising news about social media influencers, look at physical v digital music sales and discuss the...
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Amazon to introduce first fully autonomous robots across its warehouses
Amazon has announced the deployment of two new robots across its fulfilment centres, which the company says will work alongside human workers to lift, shift and sort packages with improved safety and...
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Gearing up with Robo Riots’ Peter Redmond
This week Robot Wars veteran Peter Redmond talks about how a career in aviation engineering became something quite different. Niall and Dusty also get excited about a new Kindle, reasonably enthused by...
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Google turns to sci-fi for input on ‘robot constitution’
Breakthroughs in robotics could have a significant impact on both work environments and broader industrial applications, making human-robot interaction more efficient and safer. However as robots are...
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At the drive-in with Ygraine Bright
This week Ygraine Bright from What A Scream joins Niall Kitson for a top 10 of evil robots and AIs in film. To never miss an episode of TechRadio subscribe, comment and rate us on iTunes, Soundcloud...
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Hyundai, Kia work on revolutionary autonomous indoor delivery services
Kia together with Hyundai is presenting the latest version of the DAL-e Delivery. The advanced delivery robot is an improved version of the robot introduced in December 2022 and has been further...
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Dublin robotics company aids decontamination efforts at UK hospitals
A Dublin-based robotics start-up has developed two decontamination robots for deployment in a UK hospital, with the mission of cleaning wards and operating theatres more efficiently. Thanks to a...
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