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Oct 10, 2018
The Pentagon’s Push to Program Soldiers’ Brains
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: military, robotics/AI
The military wants future super-soldiers to control robots with their thoughts.
I. Who Could Object?
“Tonight I would like to share with you an idea that I am extremely passionate about,” the young man said. His long black hair was swept back like a rock star’s, or a gangster’s. “Think about this,” he continued. “Throughout all human history, the way that we have expressed our intent, the way we have expressed our goals, the way we have expressed our desires, has been limited by our bodies.” When he inhaled, his rib cage expanded and filled out the fabric of his shirt. Gesturing toward his body, he said, “We are born into this world with this. Whatever nature or luck has given us.”
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Oct 10, 2018
New FAA Rules for Drones Go Into Effect
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: drones, law, robotics/AI
The 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act maintains a distinction between recreational and commercial activities, but the FAA is no longer constrained by law not to impose rules on the former: Section 336, which had previously carved out an exception for model aircraft, has been entirely repealed. In its place is a new Section 349, which covers what the FAA expects of recreational flyers.
The title of Section 349 betrays a very different attitude compared with the earlier Section 336. It reads: “Exception for Limited Recreational Operations of Unmanned Aircraft.” No more calling them model aircraft: Small models—including things sold as toys, even paper airplanes—are referred to as “Unmanned Aircraft.”
That seems a little ridiculous to me. In my view, the FAA is committing what philosophers sometimes call the fallacy of the beard: A paper airplane is clearly not something the FAA should worry about, whereas a large octocopter with whirring blades carrying a heavy camera is. But where do you draw the line? The FAA refuses to set a threshold under which it bows out, insisting that everything not carrying people and capable of flight is an “unmanned aircraft” requiring the agency’s oversight and regulation.
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Oct 7, 2018
AI Is Kicking Space Exploration into Hyperdrive—Here’s How
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: robotics/AI, space travel
Artificial intelligence in space exploration is gathering momentum. Over the coming years, new missions look likely to be turbo-charged by AI as we voyage to comets, moons, and planets and explore the possibilities of mining asteroids.
“AI is already a game-changer that has made scientific research and exploration much more efficient. We are not just talking about a doubling but about a multiple of ten,” Leopold Summerer, Head of the Advanced Concepts and Studies Office at ESA, said in an interview with Singularity Hub.
Oct 7, 2018
US will rewrite safety rules to permit fully driverless cars on public roads
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
Under current US safety rules, a motor vehicle must have traditional controls, like a steering wheel, mirrors, and foot pedals, before it is allowed to operate on public roads. But that could all change under a new plan released on Thursday by the Department of Transportation that’s intended to open the floodgates for fully driverless cars.
The department, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “intends to reconsider the necessity and appropriateness of its current safety standards” as applied to autonomous vehicles, the 80-page document reads. In particular, regulators say they will look to change those safety standards “to accommodate automated vehicle technologies and the possibility of setting exceptions to certain standards — that are relevant only when human drivers are present.”
Oct 6, 2018
MCA & DfT awarded £1million to boost autonomous shipping industry
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: business, government, robotics/AI
The funding, awarded by the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Regulators’ Pioneer Fund, will be used to pioneer new ways of regulating the autonomous and smart shipping industries to help them deliver innovative new technologies to the traditional maritime sector.
The global autonomous shipping industry is predicted to grow into a $136 billion behemoth by 2030, with UK businesses already playing a key role. The funding will see the creation of the Maritime Autonomy Regulation Lab, where regulators from the MCA and DfT can work with academia and support industry to promote on-water testing and flagship projects and help the UK grow its presence in the global marketplace.
Oct 6, 2018
Everything You Need To Know About The Mercedes-Benz Vision Urbanetic
Posted by Nicholi Avery in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
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Here’s the self-driving, electric, body-swappable car of the future.
Oct 6, 2018
Guys Get Pizza Delivered By Self-Driving Car
Posted by Sidney Clouston in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
Oct 5, 2018
A Neural Network, Connected to a Human Brain, Could Mean More Advanced Prosthetics
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, robotics/AI
Training a neural net to decode a person’s brain signals and send them to a robotic limb led to better, precise control over prosthetics.