"Robots give us this really unique tool to look into the mind of a human," Adam Setapen, a roboticist at Romotive, which makes the iPhone-powered robot Romo, says in a new Fast Company video. Meanwhile, by building the mind of a robot, humans learn valuable lessons on efficiency and creativity.
Call it love in the time of automation: a new project makes two very un-human participants deal with the most human of emotions. It doesn’t always go well.
LittleBits, the blinking modular electronic Lego for 21st-century builders, were created to be fun--but also to bridge a major educational gap. Here's the bigger idea that inspired their founder.