Robots
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The Ancient Origins Of Automation
The robots are coming for our jobs, artificial intelligence is ascendant, and invisible programs are taking over our lives. “Automation” is the word that comes up in each of those contexts and plenty more. It’s certainly one of the looming concepts of Our Times — a business imperative, an economic driver, a utopian ideal. We’re…
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Cyborg Houseplant Can Drive Itself Toward The Light It Craves
During the impending robopocalypse, humanity will have to ward off freakishly agile androids, robotic dogs, whatever the hell this is, and, as new research from MIT suggests, quasi-autonomous, mobile robot-plant hybrids.
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I Kind Of Want This Tiny Robot To Control My Home
GIF: Tom Caswell (Gizmodo) Anki doesn’t think it’s cracked the code and developed the perfect robot to work at the center of your smart home, but with Vector it feels it’s created a robot adorable enough, and smart enough, to tide you over until the future finally catches up with our desire.
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LEGO Overwatch and A Souped-Up R2-D2 Are The Mightiest Toys Of The Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, Gizmodo’s regular round-up of the latest and greatest toys. This week, we officially get on the objective for LEGO’s Overwatch line, Hot Toys unleashes the galaxy’s most kitted-out Astromech droid, and the new Bumblebee movie gets a very cool figure. Check it out!