Swarms of AI driven robots that can patrol borders from the land, sea and sky could soon be manning Europe's borders. A mass network of drones, land vehicles and water crafts is being developed into fully automated surveillance systems with the support of EU countries. Multiple sensors on roaming robots will be able to identify and track human activity and report risks to border officials. Concerns have been raised that such powerful technology in the wrong hands have could be used to develop'killer robots'. Swarms of AI driven robots that can patrol borders by surveillance of the sea (top left) and land (top right) could soon be manning Europe's borders.

A soft plastic'robot' that can take on different shapes is being developed in a NASA laboratory to be used one day for exploring the moon and beyond. It has been made using 3D printing technology with a mould and liquid plastic that cools to form the final structure. It has been designed with internal air pockets that can be inflated and deflated to create different shapes, sizes and strengths out of silicon. Their plasticity means they are more resistance to hard hits and can take on multiple functions, even joining together to form temporary mega structures. A soft plastic'robot' (pictured) that can take on different shapes is being developed in a NASA laboratory to be used one day for exploring the moon and beyond Two interns, Chuck Sullivan and Jack Fitzpatrick,working in NASA's Langley's Makerspace Lab, have created a small plastic device that could be the prototype of a future'collapsible' space robot.

Locations of enemy snipers shooting at troops may soon be revealed instantly on the smartphones of the ambushed troops. Cutting-edge audio technology is being developed to use microphones in the ears of the soldiers to track two notable noises from a bullet - supersonic air in front of the bullet and the blast as it leaves the muzzle. Technology is being developed to use these two sounds to trace the original location and reveal where it was fired from. The data and location will then be relayed to the handset of the beleaguered troops to help them identify and neutralise the threat. Audio experts that developed the technology say it builds on existing technology and could be employed on the battlefield in just two years.

Børnich discusses how Eve can be used in research, how Eve's motors have been designed to be safe around humans (including why they use a low gear ratio), how they do direct force control and the benefits of this approach, and how they use machine learning to reduce cogging in their motors. Børnich also discusses the longterm goal of Halodi Robotics and how they plan to support researchers using Eve. Below are two videos of Eve. The first is a video of how Eve can be used as a platform to address several research questions. The second shows Eve moving a box and dancing.

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco is on track to become the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition by police and other city agencies, reflecting a growing backlash against a technology that's creeping into airports, motor vehicle departments, stores, stadiums and home security cameras. Government agencies around the U.S. have used the technology for more than a decade to scan databases for suspects and prevent identity fraud. But recent advances in artificial intelligence have created more sophisticated computer vision tools, making it easier for police to pinpoint a missing child or protester in a moving crowd or for retailers to analyze a shopper's facial expressions as they peruse store shelves. Efforts to restrict its use are getting pushback from law enforcement groups and the tech industry, though it's far from a united front. Microsoft, while opposed to an outright ban, has urged lawmakers to set limits on the technology, warning that leaving it unchecked could enable an oppressive dystopia reminiscent of George Orwell's novel "1984."

In this Oct. 31, 2018, file photo, a man, who declined to be identified, has his face painted to represent efforts to defeat facial recognition during a protest at Amazon headquarters over the company's facial recognition system, "Rekognition," in Seattle. San Francisco is on track to become the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition by police and other city agencies. SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco is on track to become the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition by police and other city agencies, reflecting a growing backlash against a technology that's creeping into airports, motor vehicle departments, stores, stadiums and home security cameras. Government agencies around the U.S. have used the technology for more than a decade to scan databases for suspects and prevent identity fraud. But recent advances in artificial intelligence have created more sophisticated computer vision tools, making it easier for police to pinpoint a missing child or protester in a moving crowd or for retailers to analyze a shopper's facial expressions as they peruse store shelves.

Deepfakes are video manipulations that can make people say seemingly strange things. Barack Obama and Nicolas Cage have been featured in these videos. It used to take a lot of time and expertise to realistically falsify videos. For decades, authentic-looking video renderings were only seen in big-budget sci-fi movies films like "Star Wars." However, thanks to the rise in artificial intelligence, doctoring footage has become more accessible than ever, which researchers say poses a threat to national security.

What makes a good video game movie? Is there even such a thing? The curse of the video game movie has long been documented, and the stigma that it's impossible to make a good one regardless of how much money you throw at it or who plays the lead has dogged the genre for years. Video games are more lucrative than Hollywood films overall, yet video game adaptations still struggle to be taken seriously by studio executives, who often misunderstand what makes the source material so popular to begin with. The anatomy of what makes a game-to-film adaptation tick is particularly relevant now with the release of Detective Pikachu, an adaptation of one of the franchise's lesser-known properties, a spinoff crime-solving game by the same name.

Machine Learning is enabling a transformation in the software industry without precedents. New Machine Learning powered predictive applications are performing jobs that were previously considered exclusive to highly skilled humans. We are already witnessing a new wave of innovation that is changing the face of all sectors of the economy. To address this market need, BigML in collaboration with Nyenrode Business University in The Netherlands are bringing the first Dutch edition of our Summer School in Machine Learning to The Netherlands.

With current technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and data analytics being democratized in everyday applications, the IT industry has almost successfully transitioned into the Digital Era. When talking about digitization, one idea most industry leaders agree upon is that automation is the need of the hour. Along with other new age technologies, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) too has made a mark in the IT industry and according to Gartner 85 percent of big organizations will have deployed some form of RPA by the year 2022. While RPA is meant to bring about efficiency and reduce errors made in mundane and tedious work done manually by humans, it does give rise to the question of will there be a loss of jobs in the IT industry due to democratization of RPA. Automation, a popular emerging technology has an assured place in the future of global businesses.