Calling All Monoliths
Back in the eighteenth century, there was a good deal of interest in creating automata, and, like today, it signaled a...
Tag: robotics
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Patrick Lin on the military’s push for human enhancement
[Continuing coverage of the 2010 H+ Summit at Harvard.] After James Hughes came Patrick Lin (bio). Lin noted correctly...
Heather Knight and the real boy
[Continuing coverage of the 2010 H+ Summit at Harvard.] Heather Knight (bio) had the first presentation after lunch....
Mannequinned space travel
According to NASA, a humanoid robot will be sent into space for the first time later this year. Perhaps fittingly...
The New Bioethics Commission
Last week, the White House announced the formation of a new Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues....