Musings On Robot Sex Dolls and Companions
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Beyond the physical and personality advantages, there could be greater emotional security from a companion bot as well. From Dick's IEET article: “A robot partner would be the perfect mate, never showing boredom or being inattentive, Levy says.


CrazyEngineers VoiCE

Clothbot Will Climb Your Shirt & Pants; Creepy As It May Seem!
CrazyEngineers VoiCE
How about a robotic pet squirrel climbing on to your shoulders? Or can you imagine entering the security check at an airport and a robot climbing your shirt and pants looking for any objectionable stuff that you may be found carrying?

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Specimen-Moving Robot Drives Efficiency at Self Regional Healthcare
Albany Times Union
“Before the robot, we were trying to get 75% of specimens from collection to reporting within 75 minutes,” he explained. “After we installed the robot in combination with other automation, we saw collection to reporting times drop to 50 minutes 90% of ...

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Animation Magazine

<em>Childrens Hospital:</em> Adult Swim Orders Spin-Off, Announces 2012-13 Plans
TV Series Finale
Returning shows include Childrens Hospital, as well as Aqua Something You Know Whatever, The Boondocks, China IL, The Heart, She Holler, Loiter Squad, NTSF:SD:SUV::, Robot Chicken, Squidbillies, and Superjail!. Adult Swim, basic cable's #1 network with ...
Adult Swim Releases Full Details of 2012-13 SeasonAnimation Magazine

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Forbes

DroneOS: How To Take Control Of The Country's Growing Robot Army
Forbes
The Pentagon wants to build a robot army. Nelson Paez of DreamHammer hopes to make it as easy to operate as possible. The Pentagon has a big command-and-control problem. Not insubordination among the troops. It's that unmanned systems for land, ...


The Futon Critic

Adult Swim Announces Largest Programming Schedule Ever for 2012-13
The Futon Critic
ROBOT CHICKEN DC COMICS SPECIAL - Coming this fall, the Robot Chicken DC Comics Special brings you the awesomeness of the DC Comics universe of characters as only Robot Chicken can, with amazing guest stars and the stop-motion sketch comedy you've come ...

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Paralyzed woman uses her mind to control robot arm
KTVN
The bad news is prices are still on theMore >> John Potter Channel 2 News Jerome Tushbant is the lead criminal justice and security instructor at Reno's University of Phoenix. After many years of detective work, he has now dedicated his life to ...

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Robot Test Arena of WTD 51 Opened in Koblenz,...
defpro
08:41 GMT, May 16, 2012 A test arena for the standardized examination of mobile robots was opened on 3 April 2012 at the Bundeswehr Technical Center for Engineer and General Field Equipment (WTD 51) in Koblenz, Germany. The standardized test elements ...

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Robot Soldiers Will Be a Reality -- And a Threat
Huffington Post
Others say the proponents of robot warriors are naive: What would inhibit dictators or nonstate actors from developing robotic programs that ignored the laws of war? Moreover, some security analysts already worry that remote control unacceptably lowers ...

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Boston.com

As wars near end, robot firm battling
Boston.com
Outfitted with cameras and sensors, robots help identify roadside bombs, explosive-laden vehicles, and booby traps so soldiers don't have to be put at risk. IRobot's interim general manager for defense and security, Tim Trainer, hailed the committee's ...
Bedford's iRobot fears cutbacks as wars near endBoston Globe

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