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Farming lands in the robotic age while humanoid robot makers adopt 3D technology

August 1, 2018 by Abdul Montaqim

In the latest issue of Sensor Readings magazine, we feature the latest and most advanced technologies for what’s being called “precision agriculture”.

Farming is said to have started around 15,000 years ago and provided the foundation on which human civilizations were built.

As recently as 50 to 100 years ago, most modern nation-states were agrarian, generating the majority of their gross domestic product from the agricultural sector. [Read more…] about Farming lands in the robotic age while humanoid robot makers adopt 3D technology

Westworld: Second season of epic sci-fi robot show ends run

July 16, 2018 by David Edwards

A look back at the second season of Westworld, which recently ended its run on HBO

There are so many amazing stills from Westworld that it was difficult to choose one as the featured image for this article.

In the end, I chose what I think is the creepiest, but there are just so many creepy and bothersome things in Westworld, that I can only point you to the other images in this article and let you decide if I made a good choice or not.

And certainly I would suggest you watch the show if you’ve ever been a fan of TV.

Westworld is by far the most terrific television series ever. Maybe that’s an exaggeration but I haven’t watched much TV in years because nothing else intrigued me enough to spend as much time as I have watching this show and a few others as part of my job here at Robotics and Automation News. [Read more…] about Westworld: Second season of epic sci-fi robot show ends run

Top 10 most memorable films and TV shows with robots in them

May 16, 2018 by David Edwards

You probably know the winner without looking – I’ve chosen The Terminator, the 1984 movie when Arnold Schwarzenegger was in his prime and when films still required good stories and plot twists and could not rely entirely on special effects to wow audiences.

There are probably others on the list you can guess, but that is the nature of such collections – most of us can agree on them.

There are probably no surprises, but then surprises are probably overrated, especially in a world where the word “surprise” is often deliberately or unwittingly substituted for “trauma” or “shock” and expected to be laughed off by people who may or may not know the difference. [Read more…] about Top 10 most memorable films and TV shows with robots in them

Westworld set to return for second series as trailer is released

February 17, 2018 by David Edwards

There’s something nasty at the heart of Westworld, but then, you probably already knew that.

The massively popular, much-discussed US television science fiction drama series is being scheduled for a second run, starting in April, with a trailer already released (see video below).

In preparation, we thought we’d dust off the box set of the first series and watch all 10 episodes in one go so we can tell you something about it. [Read more…] about Westworld set to return for second series as trailer is released