Examining human attempts to build machines better than nature’s own
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Let’s Not (Accidentally) Build Depressed Robots
In trying to build machines that can experience “real” emotions, we might end up creating intelligent beings as mentally fragile as ourselves.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Screen-Shot-2019-06-27-at-11.35.19.png)
Mapped: The World’s Animal Robot Hotspots
New artificial life forms are being created all over the planet. Here’s a quick safari through some of the most important centers for animal robotics research.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fbaaf-1lzfb5ptwccwl48u8qcof7w-1.jpeg)
Hi, Can I Help You?
Domestic robots can be creepy–but what if they were more like pets?![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/03041-1_bmahkisttzt11md2zbnwg-1.jpeg)
Superintelligence Now!
Can we humans evolve fast enough to defend ourselves against the threat of AI?![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/401f7-1gfdggeunqsa_nigff662la-1.jpeg)
Saving Africa’s Animals With Minecraft
“We are the Rangers” campaign uses gaming to teach kids about conservation.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1b65b-1dwqluoegruf8iulxtunf_q-1.gif)
The Brain in the Machine
Reclusive Creatures creator Steve Grand is now building a farm–with animals made of code.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/046b9-1htx87cxptrqemppprug7hq-1.jpeg)
AI’s Seismic Shift From Elephants To Ants
How attempts to mimic the behavior of insects transformed artificial intelligence in the 1990s.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/d6be9-1xd3jfefn9wmdasl_hrm3gg-1.jpeg)
Artificial Intelligence: A Reading List
A crash course in human attempts to build machines better than nature’s own.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/f104f-1s6_q1tdfgzkaxkwpxrkz6q.png)
Meet OBO, the Robot Taking the Theater World by Storm
Built from shelving, skateboard wheels, and 3D-printed components, it stars in a play about humans interacting with AI.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1Wx7vJZbihPyVvpcbNqXDHA.png)
Top Moments from the 2015 Robot Football World Cup
Highlights from the contest in Hefei, China![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/617e7-14pegmcgd6febqrce4rf8bq.jpeg)
A History of Humanoid Robots
How we’ve recreated mankind in metal through time.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/17okRmdFgIJeQ8IAGcYHgMA.jpeg)
The Rise of Caring Robotics
New developments have made it easier to start thinking of robots as caregivers.![](https://www.howwegettonext.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/36d01-1p1d0cacgpkwxzmou5ri0sa.jpeg)