“In the past, we would produce 50 targets in Gaza in a year. Now, this machine created 100 targets in a single day, with 50% of them being attacked.” This statement by Former IDF chief of staff Aviv Kochavi highlights the role AI plays in the war Israel is fighting against Hamas in Gaza. A ‘target factory’ called Habsora (The Gospel) is responsible for selecting the targets for the relentless bombing campaign. Critics argue this use of technology increases the number of civilian casualties.

Global semiconductor revenue is projected to grow 16.8% in 2024 to total $624 billion, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. In 2023, the market is forecast to decline 10.9% and reach $534 billion.

Google has unveiled Gemini, its most ambitious and advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model to date. This announcement, made by Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, marks a significant step in the company’s AI-focused strategy, which has been central to its operations for nearly eight years.

 Inspired by a small and slow snail, scientists have developed a robot protype that may one day scoop up microplastics from the surfaces of oceans, seas and lakes. The robot’s design is based on the Hawaiian apple snail (Pomacea canaliculate), a common aquarium snail that uses the undulating motion of its foot to drive water surface flow and suck in floating food particles.

Seeing robots made with soft, flexible parts in action appears to lower people’s anxiety about working with them or even being replaced by them. A Washington State University study found that watching videos of a soft robot working with a person at picking and placing tasks lowered the viewers’ safety concerns and feelings of job insecurity.

Throughout history, people have developed tools and systems to augment and amplify their own capabilities. Whether the printing press or the assembly line, these innovations have allowed us to do more than we ever could alone. Jobs changed, new professions emerged, and people adapted. In the past year, the rate of change has rapidly accelerated. Cloud technologies, machine learning, and generative AI have become more accessible, impacting nearly every aspect of our lives from writing emails to developing software, even detecting cancer at an early stage.

Realtime Robotics, provider of collision-free autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, announced that it has partnered with HLS Engineering Group, a business associate in the field of integrated engineering, with expertise in the fields of manufacturing, mechanical engineering and robotic automation. 

In this video, the team of Rocking Robots talks to author Paul van Liempt, focusing on the effects of robotization in the workplace of the future. The discussion highlights the dual aspects of robotics in the labor market, emphasizing both the elimination of unpleasant tasks and the continued necessity of human labor.

Researchers at Princeton University, in collaboration with Google, have developed a novel method to enhance the decision-making capabilities of robots. This technique teaches robots to recognize their own uncertainty and seek human assistance when necessary.

Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) are poised to become a part of everyday life by the 2040s. This prediction comes from Associate Professor Mohit Shivdasani from the department of biomedical engineering at UNSW Sydney.