Pondering a cyborg future
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Blog: How close is modern science to an era when technology can restore lost motor functions. Scientists say we're getting close-but a huge effort still remains.
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Researchers train a monkey to feed itself by guiding a mechanical arm with its mind. It could be a big step forward for prosthetics. By David Cohn.
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In Japan, a 28,000-square-foot homage to the automaton begins the archiving of man's fascination with robots. Take a look at some of the specimens. By Brian Ashcraft from Wired magazine.
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When Robert Poor looks at the world, he sees 50 billion embedded microcontrollers, the workhorse chips inside cars, traffic lights and air conditioners, doing their jobs in splendid isolation. Then he imagines what will happen when they all can talk to one another.
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Research work could mean data gets in and out of computer chips at speed of light.
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Tycho:  Imagine that there exists a great machine.
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So the big question all the critics were asking about Alex Proyas&#8217; latest effort was &#8220;Does it betray Asimov?&#8221;, which is a silly question since Asimov was a bit of a hack himself. More pertinent might be the question &#8220;Did Asimov betray robots?&#8221;, which is also something of a silly question, but one that probably leads to more interesting thoughts than the critics&#8217; dissection of tired robotic plotlines.   The Great Man&#8217;s Three Laws of Robotics (which might usefully be replaced with three laws about the use of capitalisation in grand statements) have caused far more discussion amongst AI aficionados than they should have done. AI might not be so far off as one would hope, and worryingly it looks like computer games might be the first to give us true digital friends&#8212;rumours that Proyas&#8217; next project is to be titled I, Sonic appear to be unfounded. But whether Capitalism delivers the Talkie Toastie&#174; or the Terminator first, it is unlikely that we will look to AI for servant hood and menial labour.
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Dec. 6, 2004 -- A mind-operated computer may one day help people with spinal cord injuries communicate. It may sound like science fiction, but such a device already exists.
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Is one mobile device capable of doing all things ever going to be a reality for your pocket? Microsoft's Steve Ballmer seems headed in that direction, even though some realize there are limits to unification.
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Computers long ago ceased to be simply tools. Instead, like digital music players and digital cameras, they are coming to reflect peopleÂs tastes and aspirations.
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Experts wonder if enough people are willing to make the switch from traditional phones to talking through their computers.
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Japan is pretty serious about robotics. If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea.
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Wired's geek festival comes up big this year with lifelike robots, homes of the future and immersive games. Peep a preview of this weekend's activities.
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Devices made of heart tissue could screen drugs and power implantable robots.
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It's time for radical robomediation. Let's hand the service industry to automatons rather than transforming humans into reluctant machines. Commentary by Momus.
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Chief executive Colin Angle offers a vision for the robot home contrary to the one you might have looked forward to as a kid.Photos: iRobot phones home, cleans gutters
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The race to create life from scratch is underway. But how close are scientists to making a synthetic organism?