Beyond Human: How to Design a Humanoid

Part 5 of 9. To build a humanoid that can function in our world is a bold challenge being taken up by isolated labs around the world. Researchers are infusing robots with abilities ranging from grasping to hearing and
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Time : 7 min 26

Added : 05/06/08 03:42

Tags: nanotechnology science fiction / nanotechnology computer science

Beyond Human: Can a Robot Be a Person?

Part 7 of 9. As robots begin to move among us, how will we regard them: as property like automobiles, or as individuals with rights and responsibilities? Can a thing be a
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Time : 5 min 24

Added : 12/06/08 11:15

Tags: nanotechnology science fiction / nanotechnology computer science

Beyond Human: Erasing the Line Between Man and Machine

Part 9 of 9. We are beginning to shape a tomorrow in which robots will walk and work among us. As they realize their own potential, how long before they cast us
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Time : 9 min 59

Added : 14/06/08 14:12

Tags: nanotechnology science fiction / nanotechnology computer science

Beyond Human: The Invasion of the Inhuman

Part 2 of 9. Science fiction has returned again and again to the merger of man and machine, the Cyborg, with fascination and
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Time : 9 min 41

Added : 28/05/08 13:14

Tags: nanotechnology science fiction / nanotechnology computer science