Military Driverless Trucks? – What’s New in Robotics This Week [Video]

The pioneer of artificial intelligence left us at 88 years old; Google’s ‘AI’ breakthrough; Robotic customer service; the army showcases examples of driverless trucks; world fastest Rubik cube solving, and much more. Find out what’s happening in the robotics universe this week. We select news that we hope will interest or amuse you. Enjoy!  

“Will robots inherit the earth? Yes, but they will be our children.” Marvin Minsky 1927-2016

Marvin Minsky, Pioneer in Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 88 (New York Times) 

Marvin Minsky, one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence and robotics, passed away in Boston. Founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s AI lab, inventor, Turing Award winner, and the author of several influential books, Minsky‘s impact on the field of artificial intelligence has been enormous:   

Well before the advent of the microprocessor and the supercomputer, Professor Minsky, a revered computer science educator at M.I.T., laid the foundation for the field of …