Mapping the world's most robot-aided nations
May 08, 2018 at 10:26 AM
It goes without saying that automation across a whole range of industries is progressing inexorably. Global robotization is gaining speed irreversibly, according to the International Federation of Robotics. Read More »
Machines will never replace humans, Alibaba’s Jack Ma tells students
May 04, 2018 at 02:50 PM
Creativity will always give humans an edge over machines, Alibaba founder Jack Ma told students at Tel Aviv University in Israel. Read More »
Laser beams that shoot from your eyes could soon be a reality (GRAPHIC PHOTO)
May 03, 2018 at 04:30 PM
Superman could shoot laser beams from his eyes, as could the X-Men’s Cyclops – though he had trouble keeping it under control. Researchers from the University of St Andrews, however, have the superpower very much in their grasp. Read More »
Google Co-Founder Cautions About Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence
May 03, 2018 at 10:37 AM
Co-founder of Google Sergey Brin raised concerns over the issue of ethics in AI in his annual founder’s letter. Read More »
Rise of the machines: China looks to become global leader in robotics
May 02, 2018 at 03:03 PM
Chinese firms are making serious progress in industrial robotics, a sector that has historically been dominated by Japanese and European rivals. That’s according to the latest report by ABI Research. Read More »
‘Unpleasant and Odiferous’: Uranus Stinks, Scientists Confirm
April 29, 2018 at 08:13 PM
We all know Uranus has long been the butt of many jokes, and it doesn’t seem like the planet is going to be getting any slack now: a team of British researchers has revealed that it reeks of fart fumes. Read More »
Space mining will produce world’s first trillionaire
April 26, 2018 at 03:26 PM
The next trillion-dollar industry will be in the mining sector, and the world’s first trillionaire will make his/her fortune by mining in outer space, Goldman Sachs claims. Read More »
Will robots replace humans in investing? RT's Boom Bust investigates
April 26, 2018 at 12:22 PM
Artificial intelligence (AI) could soon replace brokers and investors in picking the best stocks to buy or sell. RT show Boom Bust talks to an expert on the matter and questions more. Read More »
Threat assessment: NASA’s asteroid hunter reveals scariest, Earth-bound objects (VIDEO)
April 24, 2018 at 01:47 PM
Hundreds of cosmic objects swarming unnervingly close to Earth come to life in an intimidating new NASA visualization, based on the latest data from its asteroid-hunting mission. Read More »
Moon Colonization: Why Do We Want It and What Technologies Do We Have?
April 23, 2018 at 09:39 AM
Scientists are convinced that humankind is capable of turning the Moon into a space outpost: people have cosmodromes, heavy carrier rockets, space modules and lunar rovers. Sputnik reveals what is behind the human desire to conquer space and what challenges colonizers may face on the way. Read More »
