10-year-old chess prodigy makes history

Fifth-grader Bodhana Sivanandan has become one of the world’s top chess players and now she is the youngest female international master. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez sits down with the chess prodigy.

Ethical robots and AI take centre stage in ‘robot theatre’

We occupy a world where human-robot interaction is constantly evolving. This means that learning to interact with machines at an early stage can confer many advantages. Through the programme, grade ...
Detroit Free Press

Musical Chess teaches toddlers and big kids with hands-on fun

Musical Chess is a new Greenville program that teaches chess to children ages 2½ to 7. The curriculum combines music, movement, and play to teach the game and build confidence. When music, play, ...
PC Gamer

This humanoid robot is playing ping pong better than most amateur players I've seen

I tend to approach robot videos with a mild air of defeat and scepticism, in no small part because a lot of hype has been generated over what has turned out to be just choreographed movements in the ...
Space.com

ISS astronaut Jonny Kim says controlling robots on Earth felt like playing video games: 'This demo brought me right back'

The only problem with being an astronaut? Less time for video gaming. When NASA astronaut Jonny Kim took control of four robots from space this summer, he reactivated a dormant passion of his: video ...
The Verge

Your robot is about to get its own robot

On The Vergecast: robovacs and smart lights at IFA, the Google antitrust remedies, and more thoughts on AI zoom. On The Vergecast: robovacs and smart lights at IFA, the Google antitrust remedies, and ...
Benzinga.com

Peter Thiel's Brutal Chess Moves Convinced A Rival To Fund His First Startup—'So Ruthless, So Merciless'

Thiel co-founded software company Confinity with Max Levchin and Luke Nosek. The company would later merge with Elon Musk's X.com and become PayPal. Prior to the company's merger and eventual IPO ...
Worth Playing

PS5 Review - 'Super Robot Wars Y'

In Super Robot Wars Y, players will compete in turn-based tactical combat on grid-based maps while controlling a team of pilots with various abilities. Super Robot Wars Y is set in the aftermath of a ...
Sports Illustrated

Raiders GM Spytek Playing Intriguing Game of Chess Tinkering with the Roster

HENDERSON, Nev.—The Las Vegas Raiders, even after yesterday’s mandatory NFL cutdown to a 53-man roster, are continuing to make moves and engage in an intriguing strategic game as they prepare for ...
Wired

I Can’t Stop Playing Duolingo Chess

I’m embarrassed to admit this in my mid-forties, but I’ve never understood chess well enough to play a full game. My son and daughter both learned how to play in elementary school. I was glad they had ...
Popular Science

LASSIE’s robot dog may join astronauts on Mars

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When humans eventually set foot on Mars, they may have a four-legged ...
Futurism

Scientists Taught a Robot to Play the Drums and He Is Shockingly Horrible at It

When it comes to robot musicians, talent runs the gamut about as much as it does for humans. From the bizarre double-armed machine that made a guest appearance in Sweden last fall when it played cello ...