UW-Madison Science Narratives

The Ball that Teaches Kids to Code Sphero is a robotic toy that bridges the gap between the analog and the digital in the classroom.

Super Computers & Social Robots: The Dangers of a “Free-Thinking” Machine: http://ow.ly/YaIC3

Should We Fear Artificial Intelligence? The Experts Can't Seem To Agree Could machines that think someday pose an existential threat to humanity? Some big names in science and tech seem to think so--Stephen Hawking, for...

“April showers, bring May flowers..” That’s great and all, but where are the robots? Episode 5 is on the rise. http://ow.ly/mcnf3002KKK

UW-Madison Science Narratives Teaser: Here, There, and Everywhere What if you could be two places at once? Telepresence robots give us the ability to be be anywhere we want to be, twice over.

Are free-thinking robots really something to fear? We take a closer look: http://ow.ly/YaI5R

Intelligent Machines: Do we really need to fear AI? - BBC News There is much talk about the dangers of AI but are the concerns overblown and will it be the machines that really need rights?

Is giving robots ‘social skills’ a mistake? http://ow.ly/YaGTb

Sharp unveils humanoid robot shaped smartphone ‘Robohon’ On July 17th, The Yucatan Times published an article featuring “the world’s first family robot” called Jibo. And now, on October 5th, Japanese...