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Intel leaving PCs behind to highlight VR, IoT at Developer Forum
For decades, PCs were at the center of Intel’s business, but not anymore. Self-driving cars, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence are more attractive to Intel, which no longer views PCs as a...
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Intel’s new computer can serve as the brains of robots
A compact computer called Euclid from Intel should make the development of robots much easier. Euclid looks much like the Kinect camera for Xbox consoles, but it’s a self-contained PC that can be the...
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Intel’s new Atom chips bring 4K video to VR headsets, robots
In 2009, Apple CEO Tim Cook memorably trashed Atom-based netbooks for being “junky” hardware that underperformed. Intel’s Atom chips have come a long way since, with the latest generation code-named...
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AI and robotics could replace 6% of US jobs by 2021
In just five years, intelligent systems and robots may have taken up to 6% of US jobs, according to a new report by Forrester Research. As artificial intelligence advances to better understand human...
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MIT working on autonomous boats for launch in 2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is collaborating with two Dutch universities to create a small fleet of self-driving boats that will first be tested in Amsterdam to ferry commuters and...
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Researchers make progress toward computer video recognition
Computers can already recognise you in an image, but can they see a video or real-world objects and tell exactly what’s going on? Researchers are trying to make computer video recognition a reality,...
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The laundry robot you’ve always wanted is coming next year
The world’s first laundry sorting and folding robot will go on sale in 2017, its manufacturer said on Tuesday at the Ceatec electronics show just outside of Tokyo. Laundroid is the size of a large...
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Pixels and droplets
On this week’s show Dusty learns all about ‘lab on a chip’ technology from Prof Jens Ducree; Google has a load of new toys to spring on us; and we look at Apple five years on from the death of Steve...
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CIO Folder: We need to talk… to our robots
If this then that, if that then this plus other things. Or whatever. As we all know, that’s how computing works. It’s all relentlessly logical. Programmers and coder dojo kids understand this. They are...
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NASA forges ahead with robotic space mechanic
NASA is having a robot spacecraft built that will be able to act as a space mechanic, servicing satellites in orbit. The space agency announced this week that it awarded a contract worth $127 million...
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I don’t like this Monday!
Statistically speaking, next Monday, 16 January is the most depressing day of the year. This is due primarily to it being far enough after the festive season for its memories to be fading, but also far...
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Australian entrepreneur unveils ‘brain-controlled’ telepresence robot
An off-the-shelf brain control interface is being used to power an Australian-developed telepresence robot that allows people with limited upper limb mobility to attend work or school remotely. Created...
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Slack’s Ali Rayl talks customer experience
This week Niall meets Slack director of customer experience Ali Rayl at the opening of the company’s new Dublin office. Back in the studio we discuss freedom for Chelsea Manning, why the EU is going...
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Robot rights debate happening a decade too soon
If you only see one episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation I recommend Season 2’s The Measure of a Man. The story breaks down as follows: a scientist asks permission to dismantle android crew member...
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AI and humans can coexist in new ‘hyperproductive’ organisations, says report
A joint report by Goldsmiths University and ‘cognitive science’ service provider IPSoft paints a rosy picture for the role artificial intelligence will play in boosting productivity within the...
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DARPA: We’re on cusp of merging human and machine
We are at the point where computers and machines are no longer going to be simply tools. Computers are becoming, literally, part of us. “There are a couple of very interesting things happening as we...
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Robots as bad as IoT devices for security vulnerabilities
An analysis of robots used in homes, businesses and industrial installations has revealed many of the same basic weaknesses that are common in IoT devices, raising questions about security implications...
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I, err, robot
There are scary prospects in technology, and then there is a new report from IOActive. We all know the story about technology outpacing human 1.0, particularly when it comes to something like moral...
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IOActive warns $91.5bn robotics industry is a huge opportunity for hackers
Worldwide robotics spending is set to reach more than $188 billion by 2020, but a report from security consultancy IOActive suggests that robots in business, industry, and in the home are being shipped...
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Limerick primary school students push on at Robo Sumo competition
Students from Our Lady Queen of Peace, Janesboro were crowned the 2017 Analog Devices Primary School Robotics Champions at the Analog Devices Primary School Robotics competition which took place in...
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