Robot Dictatorships
Hear Me Out: Let’s Elect an AI as President
Self-Driving Cars in the Courts
Uber Engineer Barred From Work on Key Self-Driving Technology, Judge Says
Judge ruling means Uber can continue self-driving work but Levandowski barred from LiDAR
How Uber and Waymo Ended Up Rivals in the Race for Driverless Cars
Other Robot Drivers
Lyft and Waymo Reach Deal to Collaborate on Self-Driving Cars
Robot Delivery
Teleretail built a delivery robot to make on-demand logistics easy for small businesses
San Francisco Declares War on Food Delivery Robots
Flying Robots
Court strikes down rule forcing toy drone users to register with govt
British prison is first to use ‘disruptor’ to create drone-proof ‘shield’ around jail
In Kentucky, Rural Schools Betting on Drones to Stem ‘Brain Drain’
Robot Armies
“A robot doesn’t have to shoot back,” Rodney Brooks says of machines in the military
Robot Artists
An AI invented a bunch of new paint colors that are hilariously wrong
Robot Conversations
Facebook Wants to Merge AI Systems for a Smarter Chatbot
This robot helps kids with special needs to communicate
After Lots of Talk, Microsoft’s Bots Show Signs of Life
Robot Companions
For elderly, Robear is a powerful pick-me-up
Robot Teachers
Using Artificial Intelligence for Personality Insights
Robot Learning
Elon Musk-backed OpenAI is teaching robots how to learn just like humans do
The Midas Touch of Machine Learning
(Google) Building Robots
Google Reveals a Powerful New AI Chip and Supercomputer
Why Google’s CEO Is Excited About Automating Artificial Intelligence