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Robotics advances seem to occur under the radar of most of society. The odd news release provides updates…but, if I’m any indication, most of us are blissfully unaware of what’s happening with robots. A few recent developments:
Military robots: “The trend is clear: Warfare will continue and autonomous robots will ultimately be deployed in its conduct.” Needless to say, humanity has many questions to answer on this subject. What is possible currently far exceeds our understanding of impact.
Robot scientist: “British scientists have unveiled a robot that can make its own scientific discoveries by coming up with hypotheses, designing experiments, and conducting them all on its own.”