Semi-autonomous and autonomous machines and robots can become moral machines using annotated decision trees containing ethical assumptions or justifications for interactions with animals.

A fairly young and dynamic discipline, the study of machine ethics is geared towards humans. However, now the field is being pushed towards animals to protect them from harm since they cannot make ...

CHICAGO -- The cyborg aims for the light and wheels forward. Another light flashes and the cyborg turns. Again and again, like a bull in a ring, the cyborg charges, sometimes veering right, sometimes ...

Sangbae Kim, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, has a very distinct vision for the future of emergency response. Amid advances in AI and robotics, he believes that the field ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Zoo Miami is introducing a new exhibit that's taking a "nuts and bolts" look at the natural world. Amazing Animals: Built to Survive opens to the public on Saturday, January 9th.

In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” By that metric, America (and every other nation that gorges itself ...

Installation view of ‘Paola Pivi: Ma’am’ at Dallas Contemporary (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) DALLAS, Tex. — In 2007, Italian artist Paola Pivi brazenly preempted her audience’s ...

“Animals, on the other hand, can use their bodies to act upon the world and perceive that world—--often better than people—--but can’t reason.” Animals can’t reason? Hasn’t this been disproven for ...

Semi-autonomous and autonomous machines and robots can become moral machines using annotated decision trees containing ethical assumptions or justifications for interactions with animals. Machine ...