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"When AI goes wrong - part 1: trading algorithms"

"When AI goes wrong - part 2: autonomous vehicles"

by Will Bryson
June 16, 2017

 

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Article "DC security robot quits job by drowning itself in a fountain"
I’m shook

by Natt Garun
July 17, 2017

Knightscope, fully autonomous robot to predict and prevent crime, Knightscope, Inc., Sunnyvale, California, USA

 

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Robot fails, but passion never fails

Published on Aug 11, 2017

RoboCup 2017 in Nagoya Japan was held
with robots and researchers all around the world.

ROBOTIS look into the humanoid soccer games
and behind the scenes.

 

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Boston Dynamics' Atlas falls over after demo at the Congress of Future Scientists and Technologists

Published on Jul 2, 2017

Robotics developer Boston Dynamics debuted it's humanoid Atlas in a demo with another robot, Spot. At the end of the demo, Atlas fell walking off the stage to produce an epic fail!

 

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Crazy event at ORD. Heads up safety move by a ramp worker

Sep 30, 2019

 

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Article "2020 in Review: 10 AI Failures"
This is the fourth Synced year-end compilation of "Artificial Intelligence Failures." Our aim is not to shame nor downplay AI research, but to look at where and how it has gone awry with the hope that we can create better AI systems in the future.

January 1, 2021

 

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Atlas Robot fails and bloopers funny

Aug 29, 2021

Boston Dynamics Atlas robot failing and falling doing parkour.

It's hilarious to see a robot trip and fall. Boston Dynamics has released a video of its multimillion-dollar Atlas robot failing and falling at parkour, which, it turns out, happens significantly more frequently than a good run.

Designing a robot that is as nimble as a human is a tremendous job, and programming it to behave and move like a human is much more difficult. Atlas is one of the most complicated robots ever built, and as Boston Dynamics detailed today, anything that can go wrong will, including random hydraulic fluid leaks and bolts coming off as the 190-pound robot makes harsh landings.

Atlas' inventors, on the other hand, are prepared for such blunders; it's all part of being on the bleeding edge of robotics and testing a robot that's primarily intended as a research tool. It breaks, and it breaks frequently, but each time it does, it provides an opportunity for Atlas to enhance its design so that, in another year, the business will be able to produce videos displaying the bot's incredible new abilities. Robot crashes are all part of the learning process for Boston Dynamics engineers and technicians. Breaks, bumps, and failures serve as reminders of what has to be changed, allowing the team to design a better robot.

 

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Even w/ a 99% success rate over four days of demos. Digit still had a couple falls.

Apr 11, 2023

Digit, bipedal robot, Agility Robotics, Inc.

 

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Acrobot error

Feb 9, 2024

I guess robots are still dangerous.

Daniel Simu