Science and Technology links (October 13th, 2017)

Rodney Brooks, who commercialized robots that can vacuum your apartment, has written a great essay on artificial intelligence. It is worth reading.

There is some concern that the computers necessary to control a self-driving car will use so much power that they will significantly increase the energy usage of our cars.

Facebook will commercialize the Oculus Go, a $200 autonomous virtual-reality headset.