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Welcome Your New Robot Tail Overlords

SIGGRAPH 2019: Robotic tails for humans are here. No, human, it won't be robots controlled by aliens that subjugate the human race. It will be cyborgs that begin as humans, and that add robotic attachments which make them stronger, faster, and able to leap tall buildings with a single bound. Look, up in the sky, its robotic tail man! Wearable computing run amok, or useful appendages to help humankind. Actually, this might make a great Halloween costume, paired with a dinosaur head. We report. You decide. 

Robot Revenge

There is real danger in ticking off our new Robot Overlords. 

I, For One, Welcome Our New Robot Politicians

AI model creates fake UN speeches that are scarily real - CNET. Making the seemingly contradictory term "artificial intelligence" into a true statement is the goal of this article about an AI model that creates fake political speech, unaided by human intervention. Since politicians lie, speak hate and stupidity all the time,  it should not be surprising that they can be replaced by robots. The one difficulty I foresee is that robots, being computer generated beasts, might have a difficult time flip flopping on issues as often as human politicians. But, hey, rational behavior is normal for a computer.  I, for one, welcome our new robot political class. They couldn't be any worse, right?

Ring. Ring. Your Delivery Is Here. Get The Door.

In the near future, your Amazon delivery person might just look like this. I seldom see these guys anyway, because they tend to rush away to the next delivery. But, if this thing came to the door, I would wonder whether it was a visit from our new robot overlords. What will you do when they come for you?

 

Roomba, The Drama Queen

Watch this Roomba scream in pain when it collides with things. (Warning...this Roomba says swear words). As we further develop robotics and AI, it stands to reason that we will imbue them with human characteristics. This youngster has reprogrammed his Roomba to scream and curse when it hits walls and other obstacles. Of course, the real worry is what happens when we teach them how to be politicians. Drama Queen Roomba

Herds Of Roaming Robots Invade The U.S.

In case you weren't worried about the coming Robot Apocalypse, be afraid, be very afraid. This clip of a roaming wild herd of Boston Dynamics robots chasing trucks should strike fear into the hearts of freedom loving Americans. 

Google Duplex Coming Soon To A Phone Near You

Google Duplex found working on Galaxy S10 , may be rolling out to non-Pixel devices. The remarkable Google Duplex is coming to non Pixel phones; and, soon, your phone will be making restaurant reservations and other appointments without human intervention. If you want to know the real future of robots and AI, look at Google's amazing Assistant. I can't wait until my Galaxy Note 9 can make a restaurant reservation. I have set it to use a sexy British female voice, and she sounds just like a Bond girl. Sexist? Maybe. Too bad. In any event, here comes the future of computing.

The World Is Finally Safe From The FutureLawyer

Okay, I am embellishing a bit. But, one of my many jobs in my youth was working in a warehouse moving stuff around. It wasn't my proudest moment when I dropped a pallet full of sacks of sugar onto the warehouse floor on one of the most humid days of the year. Unless you have spend a few hours with a shovel and moist sugar, you haven't lived my life. I still can feel the sticky mess. But, fear not. Our new robot overlords can stack boxes and other stuff in warehouses with ease. I hope they do it with better accuracy than autonomous cars. 

Robots In The Hospital - What Could Go Wrong?

One of the scariest things that happened to me in the hospital when I was in for heart surgery was the nightly wake up calls by nurses who didn't want to be working late. Blood gathering, pill swallowing, in the middle of the night are not my favorite things. While these robot nurses are primarily records delivery devices, they are a scary precursor to a future in which human nursing is changed forever. What happens when one of these rolls into your room in the middle of the night with a tray full of pills? Some will say that efficiency and money saving demands this kind of development. Of course, there will be great opportunities for lawyers who get cases in which the robot nurses are hacked, and deliver the wrong medication. Plenty of potential Defendants, from the manufacturer to the hospitals who use them. 

temi - The Personal Robot - Is This Your Next Legal Assistant?

temi - The Personal Robot. What if you could hire a legal assistant that had AI access to all of the law, both primary and secondary sources, and could move around the office, and speak to you, and interact with you, and cost less than $1,500? Better, it didn't eat or sleep or rest, available to you 24-7? Well, personal robotics is getting there. Advances in AI are making this possible future a near reality. "temi, are you done with that memorandum yet?"