- American Hospital Dubai launches AI-led robotic surgery training centre | Health https://gulfnews.com/uae/health/american-hospital-dubai-launches-ai-led-robotic-surgery-training-centre-1.1704802656022 5 comments technology
- Robot dogs now openly being trained to hunt humans https://twitter.com/jherrerx/status/1488957981547020288 36 comments stallmanwasright
- Robot Vacuum Cleaner Trained to Dodge Pet Feces https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58501567 6 comments nottheonion
- Tesla is building a robot to wipe your lazy ass! The hype train is back! https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/19/elon-musk-teases-tesla-bot-humanoid-robot-for-repetitive-tasks.html 7 comments wallstreetbets
- 6k Science (Reverse) Megabase - Belts only, no robots, no trains https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/m5yby2/6k_science_reverse_megabase_belts_only_no_robots/ 6 comments factorio
- World’s best poker robot is hired by the Pentagon for US army war game training http://www.poptopnews.com/p/776593/world-s-best-poker-robot-is-hired-by-the-pentagon-for-us-army-war-game-training 4 comments robotics
- Researchers created a four-legged robot dog that teaches itself new tricks in computerized training courses. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/01/16/robot-dog-teaches-itself-new-tricks/#.xd-sm89khty 8 comments science
- KUKA College Robot Programming 1 Training Course Overview https://www.engineering.com/AdvancedManufacturing/ArticleID/17951/What-I-Learned-at-KUKA-College-Robot-Programming-1-Training-Course-Overview.aspx#.W9xaCS9n-7Y.reddit 15 comments robotics
- I want to use Angels Logistics (for trains, robots) but can't get it working *without* the dependents Ores. I just want to use vanilla ores. Suggestions? https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/95wvjg/i_want_to_use_angels_logistics_for_trains_robots/ 17 comments factorio
- MIT trains psychopath robot "Norman" using only gruesome Reddit images http://www.newsweek.com/mit-norman-psychopath-rorschach-ai-inkblot-test-psycho-reddit-artificial-962045 103 comments nottheonion
- Mining 24 Hours a Day with Robots - Mining companies are rolling out autonomous trucks, drills, and trains, which will boost efficiency but also reduce the need for human employees. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603170/mining-24-hours-a-day-with-robots/ 50 comments technology
- Device at N.J. train station explodes as robot tries to disarm it http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/09/19/suspicious-device-nj-train-station/90676614/ 10 comments worldnews
- NASA Wants Help Training Valkyrie Robots to Go to Mars http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/nasa-wants-help-training-valkyrie-robot-to-go-to-mars#.VYrVtTe7OmE.reddit 5 comments robotics
- A parrot has successfully trained a human to design and build robots for it http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/grrlscientist/2012/dec/07/3 7 comments robotics
- I'm a photographer in the navy and I've seen them in training. Enjoy your retirement! - Navy Replacing Mine-Finding Dolphins with Robots in 2017 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2412763,00.asp 5 comments science
- Trained monkeys use brain power to operate robotic limbs (VIDEO) http://www.allvoices.com/newsevents/538409-monkeys-robotic/stories 2 comments reddit.com
- Researchers successfully train robots to perform surgery by watching videos https://www.techspot.com/news/106152-researchers-successfully-train-robots-perform-surgery-watching-videos.html 42 comments upliftingnews
- Robotic telekinesis: Allowing humans to remotely operate and train robotic hands https://techxplore.com/news/2022-03-robotic-telekinesis-humans-remotely.html 3 comments technology
- The Robots Are Coming for Phil in Accounting - Workers with college degrees and specialized training once felt relatively safe from automation. They aren’t. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/06/business/the-robots-are-coming-for-phil-in-accounting.html 167 comments technology
- Steelers, Ravens, and Rams to Use robot tackling dummys in training camp. http://www.steelersdepot.com/2016/07/steelers-use-robots-training-camp/ 6 comments nfl
- Scientists Are Building A Profane, Angry Robot To Train Customer Service Representatives http://skywaynews.net/scientists-are-building-a-profane-angry-robot-to-train-customer-service-representatives/ 39 comments technology
- "Forget joysticks and exoskeletons, the future of warfare could see robot armies controlled using just a commander's mind. China has been training students at a military academy to use headsets that detect and interpret the brain activity of the wearer, allowing them to control the machines." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3194042/rise-brain-controlled-robot-armies-chinese-military-trains-students-control-machines-minds.html 46 comments technology
- Boston Dynamics puts AlphaDog through more field training, teaches Atlas robot to hike over rocks http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/04/boston-dynamics-atlas-alphadog-updates/ 13 comments technology
- Cosmonaut Elena Serova, Expedition 41/42 Flight Engineer, conducts rendezvous robotics training at Johnson Space Center in Houston http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-41/hires/jsc2013e077449.jpg 7 comments space
- Carnegie Mellon researchers claim they have used new AI techniques to train much cheaper robot dogs (approx $6,000 cost) to reproduce the advanced functionality of the Boston Dynamics Spot robot. https://manipulation-locomotion.github.io/ 87 comments futurology
- Super cool demo of an AI robot trained using VR headset! The robot makes salad and folds clothes. https://www.turingtribe.com/story/ai-robot-uses-deep-learning-and-vr-to-make-salad-and-fold-clothes-7phhdcasbrxzienny 6 comments artificial
- Computer scientists are training robots by making them play Minecraft. Robots trained with Minecraft then perform better at a real world task: helping people make brownies. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-are-training-robots-using-minecraft-180955542/?no-ist 6 comments science
- Hope Amazon is paying attention to this technology, training machines with brain wave data from this tech will give you fine motor skill robots for delicate objects https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/07/24/744601440/improved-prosthetic-hand-gains-a-lighter-touch-and-easy-grip 4 comments artificial
- Cockroaches change their gait at mid-speed, a behavior previously only observed in fast mammals. This change in gait is similar to the way horses change from trot to gallop. The discovery could help engineers train robots to walk more stably and efficiently. https://www.portal.uni-koeln.de/9015.html?&l=1&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=4756&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=news&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&chash=e472179c5fe9d6414fae520f8004e401 716 comments science
- Robot being trained to shoot guns is ‘not a terminator’, insists Russian deputy prime minister http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/terminator-robot-fedor-guns-russia-shooting-dmitry-rogozin-a7684406.html 1168 comments nottheonion
- Does a mod exist, that turns my trains and tanks in logistic chests that my robots can take stuff from? https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/5hsr5s/does_a_mod_exist_that_turns_my_trains_and_tanks/ 13 comments factorio
- The Problem Isn't Robots Taking Our Jobs. It's Oligarchs Taking Our Power - Training for the jobs of the future keeps workers trapped as long as workers can't shape how technology is used and who profits from it https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/01/23/problem-isnt-robots-taking-our-jobs-its-oligarchs-taking-our-power 21 comments technology
- Toy Robot located inside toy airplane flies airplane to FAA flight test standards on it's own (after training) using actually flight sticks inside the cockpit. http://rt.com/news/190056-pibot-robot-fly-plane/ 10 comments technology
- Study finds video games benefit surgical skills training, especially in robotic surgery, where being a video gamer was associated with improvements in time to completion, economy of motion, and overall performance https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/uoo-hfa040121.php 21 comments science
- Study finds video games benefit surgical skills training, especially in robotic surgery, where being a video gamer was associated with improvements in time to completion, economy of motion, and overall performance https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/uoo-hfa040121.php 6 comments science
- The Astrobee is a self-flying NASA robot inspired by the "training remote" in Star Wars. Astronauts aboard the ISS will use Astrobees to assist in everything from housekeeping to maintenance of their spacecraft in 2019. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/04/nasas-astrobee-robot-will-soon-be-assisting-astronauts-in-space.html 9 comments space
- Robot Surgeons Are Stealing Training Opportunities from Young Doctors - New research suggests that the labor-saving practice of robotic surgery is making it difficult for junior doctors to learn how to perform operations. https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/609945/robot-surgeons-are-stealing-training-opportunities-from-young-doctors/ 11 comments technology
- AI trained with two hours of human singer data to sing more realistically and less 'robotic.' It doesn't sound 100% realistic to the trained human ear but it's making quite a bit of progress. Artists might feel threatened but will we be able to share the stage with AI without hurting people's liveli http://soranews24.com 11 comments artificial
- A study has found that junior surgeons need years of training before becoming excellent surgeons. However, with the advent of robotic surgery, the junior surgeon's practice is significantly reduced, and evidence suggests that junior surgeons don’t acquire the skills they require. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0001839217751692 647 comments science
- Ethnographic study of top-tier hospitals finds surgical training is being disrupted by surgical robots; residents have less opportunities for hands-on training and engage in shadow learning practices https://theconversation.com/young-doctors-struggle-to-learn-robotic-surgery-so-they-are-practicing-in-the-shadows-89646 12 comments science
