SECTION: Feature: Augmenting people
Don't replace people. Augment them.
If we let machines put us out of work, it will be because of a failure of imagination and the will to make a better future!
By Tim O'Reilly, December 2016
Articles Tagged: Robotic autonomy
Articles & Features
SECTION: Feature: Designing the workplace of the future
Algorithmic bosses, robotic colleagues: toward human-centered algorithmic workplaces
We already know algorithms can make our lives and our work more efficient, but how can we go beyond that to create trustworthy, fair, and enjoyable workplaces in which workers can find meaning and continuously learn?
By Min Kyung Lee, December 2016
The art and design of autonomous machines
Dr. Raffaello D'Andrea speaks at length about what it takes to build commercially viable robotic systems, the future of autonomous machines, the role humans will play in this future, and how we can best prepare for it.
By Nidhi Rastogi, Adrian Scoică, December 2016
SECTION: Features
Storm-chasing drones
Unmanned aircraft systems. Aerial robots. Drones. Regardless of the name, this new technology is being developed to revolutionize the sampling and understanding of complex atmospheric phenomena.
By Eric Frew, March 2014
Feeding a hungry world
The fusion of next generation sensors and advanced information systems, combined with advances in unmanned aircraft systems that have emerged through aerospace engineering technologies, will contribute to the challenge of feeding our future world in a sustainable manner. Without these advances, the world may find itself short of food and perhaps on the brink of global conflict.
By Wayne Woldt, Eric Frew, George Meyer, March 2014
Journalism with flying robots
The use of unmanned aerial drones will revolutionize news reporting, but many issues need to be resolved before things can really take off.
By Matt Waite, March 2014
Connecting with oceans using underwater acoustic networks
Oceans cover a majority of our planet and are currently lacking in regards to exploration and technological innovations. One technology that can help enable more aquatic applications is underwater acoustic networks (UANs). This article discusses the current status of UANs, the new applications that can be provided, and the challenges faced by this technology.
By Michael Zuba, March 2014
A dexterous crabster robot explores the seafloor
Crabster CR200 is a giant crab robot with six legs and 30 powerful joints developed at the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering. The robot can help explore ancient shipwrecks in areas of harsh tidal currents and turbid water, where traditional underwater vehicles have trouble operating.
By Bong-Huan Jun, Hyungwon Shim, March 2014
Networking vehicles for safety
A cyber-physical systems perspective on the design of vehicular networking solutions for safer and greener transportation.
By Yaser P. Fallah, March 2014
ART - the abstract robot toolkit
By Stephan Jätzold, August 2002
Hungry robots
By Tony Belpaeme, Andreas Birk, December 2001