http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/can-we-quantify-machine-consciousness
This is an interesting (and scientific) article about consciousness and how it relates to humans, other carbon-based life forms, and computers. It concentrates on a theory called Integrated Information Theory.
TLDR; It matters how the “brain” of a system is wired up, not the input-output behavior.
I like point-and-click. Lets do more of that.
https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/13/edible-robotics/
Can you make my robot taste like chicken?
http://ideas.ted.com/the-rise-of-the-useless-class/
The 2 percent of referees who won’t lose their job are roller derby referees, mostly because nobody can understand the rules and so no algorithm can be created.
Not exactly a morning-news sort of read, but it’s fun to look through.
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/youll-never-see-who-framed-roger-rabbit-the-same-way-af-1792747541
The article doesn’t talk much about the robots, but you can see them in the video.
http://gizmodo.com/watch-an-ambush-of-tigers-rip-a-drone-out-of-the-sky-an-1792672660
Cool shots, but as the article points out, not safe for the tigers.
A new and interesting two legged robot
http://robohub.org/robot-life-survey/
Interesting.