• Video Friday: RobOctoberfest

    Video Friday: RobOctoberfest
    Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.
    IROS 2022: 23–27 October 2022, KYOTO, JAPANANA Avatar XPRIZE Finals: 4–5 November 2022, LOS ANGELESCoRL 2022: 14–18 December 2022, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALANDEnjoy today’s videos! Pouring the perfect Octoberfest beer requires a human-lik
  • Weaponized Robots Letter Calls for Policy, Tech Fixes

    Weaponized Robots Letter Calls for Policy, Tech Fixes
    Yesterday, six companies that build or support sophisticated mobile robots (led by Boston Dynamics) published an open letter to the robotics community and industry pledging to not weaponize their general purpose robots. Along with Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics, and Unitree, Boston Dynamics’ letter seeks to ensure that its robots are used safely and ethically, in a way that helps rather than harms. Boston Dynamics, and others, find themselves in an increasin
  • Top robot companies pledge not to add weapons to their tech to avoid harm risk

    Leading robotics firms promise not to add weapons to general use technology and said they would oppose others doing soSeveral robot production companies have pledged not to support the weaponization of their general purpose robots and have encouraged other companies to follow suit.In an open letter, six leading robotics firms promised not to add weapons to their general use technology and said they would oppose others doing so. Continue reading...
  • ‘No bad actors’: firms vow not to weaponize robots to avoid harm

    They fear misuse of their products and an erosion of public trust in robotsSeveral robot production companies have pledged not to support the weaponization of their general purpose robots and have encouraged other companies to follow suit.In an open letter, six leading robotics firms promised not to add weapons to their general use technology and said they would oppose others doing so. Continue reading...
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  • Google Contract Workers Claim They Were Fired for Union Discussions and Fight Over Benefits

    Google contract workers at multiple data centers filed unfair labor practice complaints Thursday against Alphabet for alleged firings in retaliation for union activity. The allegations come within days of a separate National Labor Relations Board complaint accusing Apple of illegally intimidating and discriminating…Read more...