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Robots and Slavery - what do humans want when we are “Masters”? - Transhumanity.net

Robots and Slavery - what do humans want when we are “Masters”? - Transhumanity.net | The Robot Times | Scoop.it
Robot obeys. Robot does what human Master wants.  Robot is Slave. Androids today are quite “primitive” - they don’t look convincingly “human” - not yet. But soon, they’ll be indistinguishable from us….
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I agree that we are interested in robots as slaves, but the majority of all robotic devices will actually be invisible - just tools.

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Roominate: Make It Yours!

The toy where every young girl is an artist, engineer, architect and visionary!
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Africa's Role in Robotics - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

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Africa's Role in Robotics

"I’m convinced Africa is going to play a key role in advancing information technologies."

contributor Ken Goldberg 

see also IEEE Spectrum piece by Erico Guizzo announcing AFRON, the African Robotics Network

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Neuroscientists develop video game for stroke recovery

Neuroscientists develop video game for stroke recovery | The Robot Times | Scoop.it
Stroke experts in the U.K. work with Limbs Alive to develop the first in a collection of action video games that encourage movements to relearn arm and hand control. Read this blog post by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore on Cutting Edge.

 

More on NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=neuroscience

 


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