UW-Madison Science Narratives

06/05/2016

Sphero is a robotic toy that bridges the gap between the analog and the digital in the classroom.

05/24/2016

Salsa? No, this is rainbow rhythms. It's quite 'full-on'!

05/23/2016

An arrow to the knee? Try a shock to the SERVO! Ahahahaha. (Sorry, we thought it was hilarious..)

05/22/2016

Lean Mean Killing Machines!

05/21/2016

Can you even FEEL these Science Narratives 'vibes'?

05/17/2016

Super Computers & Social Robots: The Dangers of a “Free-Thinking” Machine: http://ow.ly/YaIC3

Could machines that think someday pose an existential threat to humanity? Some big names in science and tech seem to think so--Stephen Hawking, for...

05/16/2016

“April showers, bring May flowers..” That’s great and all, but where are the robots? Episode 5 is on the rise. http://ow.ly/mcnf3002KKK

What if you could be two places at once? Telepresence robots give us the ability to be be anywhere we want to be, twice over.

05/15/2016

Stephen Hawking: Should we fear artificial intelligence? Read further: http://ow.ly/YaJ6o

In July, a drove of redditors took to the site’s science section and posted questions for the infamous theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking,...

05/15/2016

Are free-thinking robots really something to fear? We take a closer look: http://ow.ly/YaI5R

There is much talk about the dangers of AI but are the concerns overblown and will it be the machines that really need rights?

05/14/2016

The ‘Scumbag Steve’ spinoff series: Scumbag Nao

05/12/2016

From friend to master - A frightening glance into Social Robotics: http://ow.ly/YaHpG

05/12/2016

Is giving robots ‘social skills’ a mistake? http://ow.ly/YaGTb

On July 17th, The Yucatan Times published an article featuring “the world’s first family robot” called Jibo. And now, on October 5th, Japanese...