By Vlad Vidaeff As humans, we have always had a fascination with robots and the technological wonders that the future will provide. The popular children’s television show The Jetsons had flying cars. An artificially intelligent robot, Data, was a popular character on Star Trek. Battlestar Galactica took a look at what happens when advanced robots revolt. The Terminator franchise covers a similar theme. Last week, on November 6, 2015, Toyota announced that it’s investing $1 billion in artificial intelligence research. Toyota is creating a new company, Toyota Research Institute, to focus on the initiative with headquarters at Stanford and (more…)