technology

Robot Overlords

A team of researchers built computer algorithms to mimic infant research studies and then tested them on robots to see if they could learn in a similar fashion. 

Similar to the way children learn, they taught robots to move their heads by mimicking a human moving its head. These are very basic operations but the long term research could have a major impact on AI technology. 

Full articles available

http://www.popsci.com/robots-could-learn-same-way-babies-do

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0141965

 

You Too Can Be A Cyborg

Chaotic Moon has developed temporary electronic tattoos that gather your bio data by placing a number of bio sensors on your skin. A circuit board containing sensors is basically laying on top of your skin gathering bio data and transmitting it to an app. The Tech Tats are only temporary though. The chip gathers data like body temperature, heart rate, stress levels, and blood pressure very much like the Fit Bit watches on the market today.