IEEE Spectrum

• The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry January 17, 2025
  In the early 1990s, Toyota saw that environmental awareness and tighter emissions regulations would shape the future of the automotive industry. The company aimed to create an eco-friendly, efficient vehicle that would meet future standards.In 1997 Toyota introduced the Prius to the Japanese market. The car was the world’s first mass-produced hybrid vehicle that combined […]
  Willie D. Jones
• Video Friday: Agile Upgrade January 17, 2025
  Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.RoboCup German Open: 12–16 March 2025, NUREMBERG, GERMANYGerman Robotics Conference: 13–15 March 2025, NUREMBERG, GERMANYRoboSoft 2025: […]
  Evan Ackerman
• How Antivirus Software Has Changed With the Internet January 17, 2025
  We live in a world filled with computer viruses, and antivirus software is almost as old as the Internet itself: The first version of what would become McAfee antivirus came out in 1987—just four years after the Internet booted up. For many of us, antivirus software is an annoyance, taking up computer resources and generating […]
  Dina Genkina
• Asimov's Laws of Robotics Need an Update for AI January 14, 2025
  In 1942, the legendary science fiction author Isaac Asimov introduced his Three Laws of Robotics in his short story “Runaround.” The laws were later popularized in his seminal story collection I, Robot.First Law: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.Second Law: A robot […]
  Dariusz Jemielniak