Generative AI can’t understand the world
To be fair, who can?
MIT boffins have demonstrated that even the best-performing large language models (LLMs) lack a coherent understanding of the world and its rules, which can lead to unexpected failures on similar tasks.
Musk’s "game changing" robots were run by humans again
They could just manage to walk
It seems after spending a fortune in development, Elon [look at me] Musk’s robots are not much closer to hitting the shops.
Boffins create a shapeshifting robot
None of them saw Terminator II
Boffins, who clearly don’t think seeing science fiction movies is cool, have designed a shape-shifting liquid metal that can transition between the solid and liquid state.
Military Robot defeated by cardboard box
Who would have thought Metal Gear Solid was a documentary about fighting robots?
A group of US Marines evaded detection by an AI robot using a cardboard box according to a new book.
Robot hates humans
Christmas speech comes with a warning
In what will be a warning to humanity, an artificial intelligence robot asked to give a Christmas speech by Channel 4 has admitted she doesn't like humans.
Boffins build regenerating soft robot
Doctor who can heal itself
Boffins at Cornell University have developed an autonomous, soft robot that is not only able to identify injuries but heal itself.
I've got a brand new robot harvester and I'll give you the key
Ooh ar ooh ar
The farming world is finally going to get its share of industry 2.0 with a range of AI powered farming vehicles.
Most advanced robot is about to get legs
She knows how to use them
The world's most realistic robot is about to get legs.
World’s brightest robot promises not to take over the world
Although she would say that
The world's most advanced humanoid robot assured humans that the machines will "never take over the world."
Russian military touting Chinese bots
Pretending to have invented them
The Russian military, desperate for good news to put on state media, has been dressing up Chinese robots and claiming to have invented them.