Le problème de la robotique autonome, que ce soit pour les voitures, les drones, et tous les objets destinés à se déplacer, c’est la perception de leur environnement. Les robots sont donc équipés de capteurs, en général issus de la technologie des radars. Mais ces instruments sont lourds, encombrants et
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Nothing goes right in China anymore. As the world's largest manufacturer, China produces 25 % of all the manufactured goods on the planet. But, due to globalization, Chinese wages have risen as fast as the growth of its activity. As a result, China is no longer really competitive. The human race is definitely taking a nosedive
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Conversational agents (English chatbots) have recently been in the news, including Microsoft's Tay. They take us back to an ancient tradition that, from the golem to science fiction, from Turing to robotic customer service, has generated all kinds of worries and fantasies. Chatbot dialogues with humans
PlusConversational agents (English chatbots) have recently been in the news, including Microsoft's Tay. They take us back to an ancient tradition that, from the golem to science fiction, from Turing to robotic customer service, has generated all kinds of worries and fantasies. Chatbot dialogues with humans
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La commission juridique du Parlement européen cherche à réglementer tout ce qui concerne la vie quotidienne. Les robots sont en train d’y entrer, dans notre quotidien et dans nos vies. Alors pourquoi ne pas les règlementer aussi ? Mais une question préalable se pose. Que sont les robots ? Sont-ils de seuls
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The robots are coming. They fascinate us, they worry us, but they don't leave us indifferent. The Innorobo trade fair held last week in Paris for its sixth edition demonstrated just how effervescent this sector is. Two hundred exhibitors from all over the world and
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What do progressive and revolutionary minds debating the place of the Republic of tomorrow have in common, and the apostles of singularity, zealous promoters of the replacement of men by robots? Both defend the same project: the implementation of a universal basic income, a remuneration where
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At least it has the merit of being clear. The statement made by Kevin Ho, president of the Chinese technology giant Huawei, reveals that the projects his firm is working on are preparing a future worthy of the best science fiction films: communication with the dead, downloading intelligence, securing androids...
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Robot stories, there's plenty of them today. The most recent, which have made the headlines, are those of the victory of Alphago, an artificial intelligence over humans, or that of Google, whose small bump is only the exception that confirms the rule of its conduct.
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The remote-controlled robots sent into the bowels of Fukushima to try to repair the damage could not withstand the radioactive radiation. Their wiring was destroyed, resulting in immediate cybernetic death. These hyper-specialized robots, which take several years to build, were the last hope of removing the molten nuclear fuel.
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The 550 square kilometre Venice lagoon is fragile and endangered. Like all lagoons, its environment is constantly changing, shaken by the natural movements of the tides and erosion but also and above all by human intervention. And climate change is not helping. But while the
PlusThe 550 square kilometre Venice lagoon is fragile and endangered. Like all lagoons, its environment is constantly changing, shaken by the natural movements of the tides and erosion but also and above all by human intervention. And climate change is not helping. But while the
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Since November 2014, cultural workshops introducing young autistic people to the manipulation of Nao, the small humanoid robot, have been set up by the Samothrace Psychotherapy Centre (Nantes University Hospital), Stereolux and the Robots! association in partnership with the Ecole Centrale de Nantes. They have initiated an unprecedented scientific experiment.
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A race of exoskeletons, a bionic arm event and a thought-driven avatar challenge. Here is the program of the Cybathlon which fascinates and could make you believe in a science fiction movie. On October 8, 2016, Zurich will host the first sports competition using bionic equipment: the Cybathlon. Reserved
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What we expect from technology in the real world is often fuelled by our perception of science fiction and its content. This is particularly the case for children. Recently, researchers and designers specializing in interactive technologies, (the field of interaction between humans and computers,
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You'll have to remember this name: Dr. Fumiya Iida. This researcher from the University of Cambridge has created a robot capable of reproducing itself, making babies and improving its offspring by learning. Philosophers readily distinguish between organisms and artifacts. From Bergson or Cangilhem to Miguel Benasayag,
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We already knew in China the restaurants of robot savers, the bars with robot bartenders, and the Pengheng Space Capsules hotel inspired by the universe of Space, providing its customers with a fully robotized staff. Here is Japan's turn to open a 72-room hotel almost entirely managed by robots.
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Le pôle de recherche Département sociétés humaines et responsabilités éducatives du Collège des Bernardins a organisé en avril dernier une conférence sur le thème « Journalisme et bien commun, l’heure des algorithmes », avec comme intervenants Thomas Kent de l’agence de presse Associated Press et Martin Chodron de Courcel, Professeur de philosophie
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Innorobo 2015: From digital to robotics, a continuum in the transformation of our daily lives from 1st to 3rd July in Lyon. The 2015 edition of Innorobo will focus on representing all robotics and the transversal dynamics of the industry. This 5th edition is organized around the six themes and
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The French nugget Aldebaran, which is well known in the field of robotics, has been bought by the Japanese group SoftBank. This is the end of a beautiful French story that started in 2005. Aldebaran, which immediately established itself in the middle of the robotics giants by giving birth to its
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