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A robot has been used to complete an operation inside a patient's eye for the first time. The operation has been hailed as a success for surgical robotics.
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It must have seemed like a revolutionary idea to diners of the 1920s — people on roller skates delivering food straight to their driver's side window.
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Switzerland’s national postal service is testing next month autonomous robots to assess their suitability to deliver goods in the future.
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Organizers will deploy robots and drones to help secure the 2018 Games in South Korea in what is expected to be the most high-tech Winter Olympics in history.
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Computers may be getting a better education than students, according to one expert at Google.
The good news for our kids is that teaching methods — like programming strategies — can change.
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An army of 5,000 tiny robots has been given a giant mission.
Under the command of scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL), the robot soldiers will peer 11 billion years back in time (just 400,000 years after the Big Bang).
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To deliver drugs within the human body and for precise surgery, micro-sized robots are being considered. One of the research centers developing robotic devices is Drexel University.
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Aside from acquiring the ability to help build cars, robots at the Ford Motor Company’s assembly plant in Germany can also make coffee and even give massages.
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Amazon has crowned the winner of its second Robot Picking Challenge, a competition that sees intelligent robots pitched against each other in a bid to be the fastest to pick products from shelves. The winner can pick over 100 items per hour.
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One letter stuck out in the stack of applications from people with well-polished resumes applying for the Paris Summer Innovation Fellowship.
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The adorable Japanese Aibo dogs could soon make a comeback a decade after they were being put to "sleep" as electronics giant Sony Corp. is planning to return to robot-making business.
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Researchers in Germany have been working on a way to make robots feel pain, or detect and respond to it. If a robot feels pain, then it can move away from anything that may damage them. This can extend robots' lifespans and prevent costly repairs.
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In Australia, autonomous robots have been used to examine crops, count yields and remove weeds. The latest development is with robotic shepherds, to guide and protect sheep.
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A new development in "smart" synthetic skins has been reported. The innovation should allow robots to detect and interpret more accurately and sensitively what is around them.
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Restaurant wait and kitchen staff likely needn't concern themselves with being replaced by robots any time soon after a trio of Chinese restaurants that tried just that have announced plans to abandon the practice.
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The zenith of Capitalism is on the horizon now that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robots are set to take up countless jobs and Universal Basic Income (UBI) is proposed to unconditionally distribute the wealth.
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In the classic sci fi film, “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” a robot vaporizes anyone standing in its way. In reality, though, it’s not people that robots are vaporizing, it’s their jobs.
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Robots are becoming more mainstream, especially in the healthcare industry. From helping the elderly to assisting with dental care, robotics is fast becoming a hot trend affecting millions. Here are 10 things you should know about robotics and healthcare.
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On Dec.18, we’re getting another taste of the Star Wars franchise, so it only seems appropriate to revisit one of the series’ most beloved characters, R2D2, from the robotics experts who created him in 1977.
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Target is focusing on technology.
The retailer has teamed up with startup Techstars to improve the shopper experience, according to Fortune.
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Some scientists have predicted that almost half of all jobs done by humans could be replaced by robots within the next 10 years. A new study shows, however, that humans do have one defense: their social skills.
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HitchBOT, a hitchhiking robot that had traveled across Canada and Western Europe, enjoyed an exciting life on the road. Unfortunately, that road came to a premature end near Philadelphia, the so-called city of brotherly love, when HitchBOT was vandalized.
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A group of top tech leaders, including British scientist Stephen Hawking and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, on Tuesday issued a stern warning against the development of so-called killer robots.
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The Hen-na, meaning "weird hotel" in English, opened in Japan on Friday. It's the world's first robot-staffed hotel, featuring eerie human-like androids and a talking dinosaur.
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Researchers have developed tiny robots (‘nanobots’) that can swim through clogged arteries, carrying out lifesaving medical procedures.
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A robot exoskeleton that will help factory workers lift heavy equipment is getting closer to completion. The device would provide workers with super strength.
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The search for new antibiotics is a matter of global importance. To help with the research for new compounds, scientists have created two robotic chemical-synthesizing machines.
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There's a BakeBot robot whipping up fresh cookies at MIT; hospitals are now employing medical robots to assist their doctors; and a robot named Baxter can beat any human at the popular logic game Connect Four, among many other tasks.
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Scientists have developed an electromechanical device (a type of humidity sensor) placed on top of a bacterial spore. This nanobot is a form of robotic germ and it could play role in assessing food storage conditions.
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Anti-robot demonstrators took to the streets of Austin, Texas during the popular South by Southwest culture and technology festival to protest the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and call for what they called "morality in computing."
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Will these fingers replace mine someday? YouTube screengrab Top Media
Robonaut2 – or R2 for short – is the next generation dexterous robot, developed through a Space Act Agreement by NASA and General Motors NASA
The ECCERobot project team met in Zurich in late February 2012 accompanied by their Embodied in Cognition Compliantly Engineered Robots. EFT Robotics
The winning robot in Amazon's 2016 Robot Picking Challenge Delft University of Technology
A grocery delivery rover developed by Starship Technologies. Mardus
A picture of two "android newscasters" responding to a crowd. YouTube
Robots being developed at the Salford Institute for Dementia Flickr, Creative Commons
“There’s twelve people onstage all running around,” San explains of the live 'Nufonia' presentation. “It’s proper chaos, but what is reflected hopefully on the screen is a fully-realized, tranquil cinematic experience.” AJ Korkidakis
The team behind the winning robot in Amazon's 2016 Robot Picking Challenge Delft University of Technology
Publicity shot of androids from the television show 'Real Humans' ©2012 Matador Film AB
An Aibo robotic dog. Sven Volkens
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Assembly Line. Cars
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