Chapter 20 of Synthetic Agency is here!https://www.patreon.com/posts/158409059

Synthetic Agency is an android romance novel I'm serialising on my Patreon. You can read the first chapter for free: https://www.patreon.com/posts/119290924?collection=1313927

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#robots #fiction #romance #SF #lgbtq+ #writing

Evil AI Assistants (A Sci-Fi Compilation from DUST)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0pvdGbSuwo "Cera" by John Robinson IrwinAn 11-year old girl’s loyalty to her parents is tested after an attack by her caregiver hints to a greater violent upheaval beyond their rural surroundings. "Actuary" by Matt HillA Detective suspects an AI that can predict death is actually murdering its clients. "BRØTHERS" by Kris SundbergBrothers and best friends, Andrew and Michael do everything together, until an unfortunate accident forces Andrew to decide […]

https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/evil-ai-assistants-a-sci-fi-compilation-from-dust/

Evil AI Assistants (A Sci-Fi Compilation from DUST)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0pvdGbSuwo Cera by John Robinson IrwinAn 11-year old girl’s loyalty to her parents is tested after an attack by her caregiver hints to a greater violent upheaval beyond their rural surroundings. Actuary by Matt HillA Detective suspects an AI that can predict death is actually murdering its clients. BRØTHERS by Kris SundbergBrothers and best friends,…

It’s a barracuda! It’s a shrimp! It’s a robot helping coral reefs.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/technology/coral-reef-robot/

Although many commentators believe that AI has the potential to supercharge economic growth and solve our most vexing problems, such optimism underplays the risks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/15/world/ai-solving-debt-woes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ai #artificialintelligence #robots #globaleconomy
Will artificial intelligence solve wealthy nations' debt woes?

If anything, the technology is likely to cause profound — and costly — problems on the way to the halcyon future.

The Japan Times

Here's a photo Ghost Robotics' Vision 60 robot — an all-weather, all-terrain quadruped built for real-world missions.

Find out more by listening to Episode 156 of Robot Talk - available on all major podcast providers: https://linktr.ee/robottalkpod

#Robots #Robotics #Defence #Safety #DisasterResponse #Inspection

Gavin Kenneally is CEO and Co-Founder of Ghost Robotics, where he leads a team of highly skilled engineers and researchers who share his passion for creating advanced robotics systems. Previously, as Head of Product for the company, Gavin was responsible for the mechanical design of the company's flagship product: the Vision 60 Q-UGV.

Listen to our chat here: https://www.robottalk.org/2026/05/15/episode-156-gavin-kenneally/

#Robots #Robotics #Inspection #Defence #DisasterResponse

📢 New Episode Alert!

This week, I chatted to Dr. Gavin Kenneally from Ghost Robotics about robot dogs for defence, security, and public safety. 🤖

Listen now: https://www.robottalk.org/2026/05/15/episode-156-gavin-kenneally/ #Robots #Robotics #Defence #DisasterResponse #Safety #Inspection

🏃🏽🏃🏽‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍➡️🏃🏽‍♀️‍➡️🏃🏽‍♂️‍➡️👟🎽 China's New AI Robot Just BEAT Humans in a Real Half Marathon..: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53LyXKC3Ntk #Navigation #Training #Autonomous #Flash #Robots are advancing faster then expected. Unitree-H2 #Service #Traffic T800 #Industrial #logistics #police? #Emergency
China's New AI Robot Just BEAT Humans in a Real Half Marathon...

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Chris( @stoneymonster ) and Elecia ( @logicalelegance ) are back!

This week, they speak with Dr. Tom Williams about robots, ethics, teaching, and books. Then we talked about mines, umpires, water use in AI, and more books.

Join the chat here: https://embedded.fm/episodes/525

#professor #author #ethics #robot #robotics #robots #engineering #podcast #Technology

525: Some Sort of Metal — Embedded

Dr. Tom Williams spoke with us about robots, ethics, teaching, and books. Then we talked about mines, umpires, water, and more books. Tom is the author of Degrees of Freedom: On Robotics and Social Justice (free at MIT Press: Degrees of Freedom: On Robotics and Social Justice ! ). 

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Thanks for giving me a viable business model Amazon!