Robot Reports
World Economic Forum: Global Risks Report 2017
Report Finds Link Between Business AI Adoption and Revenue
Delivery Robots
Fleet of Delivery Robots Roll Out in DC (Note: this is not what I thought of with a “taco truck on every corner.” Indeed, robot taco delivery eliminates the human and the culture.)
Airbus plans to test self-driven airborne taxi by the end of 2017
Robots Teachers
Can robotics teach problem solving to students?
Botnets
Researcher Claims He’s Identified a Co-creator of a Massive Internet of Things Botnet
Robot and Rockets
SpaceX successfully lands its first-stage Falcon 9 rocket on drone ship
Robot Doctors
The Tiny Robots Revolutionizing Eye Surgery
Robots and Data
Alexa Gives Amazon a Powerful Data Advantage
AI Software Learns to Make AI Software
Putting the “intelligent” machine in its place
In 2017, China Is Doubling Down on AI
Robots and Money
Fraugster, a startup that uses AI to detect payment fraud, raises $5M
Robots and War
MegaBots Inc. Puts a Giant Set of 500 Pound Steel Knife Arms on Their Giant Combat Robot
In Davos, the Police Will Disarm Your Drone in a Heartbeat
Robots and Jobs
Amazon Announces Ninth Fulfillment Center in Texas; New Robotics Site Will Create 1,000-Plus Full-Time Jobs (Or, says Marketwatch, “Amazon is going to kill more American jobs than China did.”)