Pew released an opt-in survey of technology and policy experts showing little consensus over what the next decade of artificial intelligence and robotics might offer. The need to overhaul the educational system to meet the needs of the next economy, however, was the one factor the experts agreed on.
Google has been on a shopping spree for tech firms that specialize in robotics — so vigorously that it has had many scratching their heads wondering, what does Google have in store? The answer is a world not just connected digitally, but physically as well.
Apple and Google now have a relative they can both claim as their own: Foxconn. Google and the Taiwanese electronics contract manufacturer that churns out popular devices like the iPhone and iPad have reportedly entered into an agreement that will bolster the robotics capabilities of both companies.
Following requests from the R&D community, DARPA has now published an open source catalog containing all the code and publications related to its research. The endeavor, the government agency states, is to provide government investments with a flexible technology base.
