By Susan McFarlane, robotguide, the guide to personal robots Most Russian robotics companies are clustered in north-western Russia, i.e., in St. Petersburg and Moscow, which corresponds to the main business and financial centers of the federation. The Russian Federation has a traditional and strong history in science and engineering. These days that pool of learning…
Global Future 2045 Takes A Hard Look At Today
By Frank Tobe, Editor/Publisher, The Robot Report Dmitry Itskov, a wealthy Russian Internet entrepreneur, hosted and sponsored last weekend’s Global Future 2045, an event organized to highlight the state of present day science and its relentless exponential march toward 2045, the year of the Singularity, the year when computers are expected to surpass the human…
World’s Most Human-Like Android Wasn’t Unveiled at GF2045
Headlines preceding the Global Future 2045 Congress proclaimed: WORLD’S MOST HUMAN-LIKE ANDROID TO BE UNVEILED AT GF2045 “The Dmitry Avatar-A head represents the most expressive facial robot in history and far exceeds the life-like characteristics of previous robot portraits of humans in both technology and artistry,” stated David Hanson. “The Dmitry Avatar-A head can establish eye…