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Hacked robot vacuums shout racial slurs, expose major security flaws
Hacks allow attackers to take control of vacuums’ movement and use their onboard speakers to shout offensive language
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Robots say they won't steal jobs, rebel against humans
Many robots have latest generative AI and they even surprised their inventors with sophistication of their responses
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Scientists are actively trying to build conscious robots
Machines won't just learn and correct themselves but will be able to imagine how they can better evolve
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Meet Japan's cyborg cockroach, coming to disaster area near you
First responders to locate earthquake survivors not in too distant future could be swarms of cyborg cockroaches
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Elon Musk faces skeptics as Tesla gets ready to unveil 'Optimus' robot
Musk's company is floating ambitious plans to deploy thousands of humanoid robots within its factories
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Truly autonomous cars may be impossible without helpful human touch
Industry executives and experts say remote human supervisor may be needed permanently to help robot drivers in trouble
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Japan fashion magnate Maezawa buys 'affectionate' robot venture
A Japanese fashion magnate is buying a robotics startup, Groove X which makes affectionate companion robots.
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Robot successfully performs keyhole surgery on pigs
The Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (Star) performed laparoscopic surgery on pigs successfully without any human help
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Superheroes come to life: Researchers are building a flying Iron Man robot
Automatons with jet engines could help inspect in and around buildings during natural disasters, say researchers
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AI designs robot that can make babies
Xenobots are made of frog cells and can biologically self-repair and self-replicate.
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Walmart plans to fill online orders with help from robots at some US stores
Walmart will add small robot-staffed warehouses to dozens of its stores to help fill orders for pickup and delivery
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Walmart drops plans to use robots for tracking inventory
Walmart would continue to test new technologies and invest in its own processes and apps to track inventory
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PlayStation inventor starts making robots free of charge
Kutaragi, 'father of PlayStation' is the new chief executive officer of an artificial intelligence startup
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Pandemic speeds labour shift from humans to robots
Robots will destroy 85 million jobs at mid-sized to large businesses over the next five years
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The robot dolphin that could replace captive animals at theme parks one day
Edge Innovations has designed dolphin, which starts at $3 million to $5 million
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Covid Robocop: The droid that reminds you to wear your mask
Engineers have developed a robot that can detect whether people are wearing a mask to guard against Covid-19
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Japan looks to AI as coronavirus challenges go-and-see quality control mantra
Global manufacturers have long used robots in production while leaving work of spotting flaws mainly to humans
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'Killer robots' now a grave threat to mankind
Pakistan is among 30 countries that have called for a treaty to ban use of lethal autonomous weapons systems
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Japanese robot to clock in at a convenience store in test of retail automation
FamilyMart says it plans to use robot workers at 20 stores around Tokyo by 2022
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Humanoid clerk helps to cut red tape in Russia
Human-like robot designed female clerk has started providing services to public in Siberia
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Armed with disinfectant and admonishments, South Korean robot fights coronavirus spread
Developers added a function to hide faces mirrored on the screen to protect people’s privacy
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Covid-19 robots launched in Belgian hospitals, shops
Robots patrolling Belgian hospitals can speak more than 53 languages, detect Covid-19 symptoms
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Students to get their graduation day with the help of robots
The robots will stand in place and be awarded a degree in a public ceremony with Dean Sanjeev Khagram in attendance
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Robots on hand to greet Japanese coronavirus patients in hotels
Coronavirus patients arriving to stay at Tokyo hotels get a lift from a robot greeter in the lobby
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Contagion-proof robots may become heroes in war on coronavirus
Hospitals are turning to robots to tirelessly rid room, halls and door handles of viruses and bacteria
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Robots replace Japanese students at graduation amid coronavirus
Spring graduation ceremonies in Japan have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic
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Tommy the robot nurse helps keep Italy doctors safe from coronavirus
Tommy is one of six new robots helping flesh-and-blood doctors and nurses care for coronavirus patients
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Robot designed in China could help save lives on medical frontline
Researchers at one of China’s top universities have designed a robot
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Adidas to close German, US robot factories
The Adidas factories were part of a drive to meet the demand for faster delivery of new styles to its major markets
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Robots 'not evil' says Boston Dynamics as humanoids go viral
The humanoids' uncanny abilities have also sparked worries that they could become a threat to humans
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Robotic surgery offers operations from distance
Technology allows doctors to operate on patients who are not physically in the same location
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Singaporean robot-designing couple welcomes own human creation
Robot named EDGAR with an expressive face made of polyethylene
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Sprinting to the future: robo-shorts that help runners get ahead
It includes a battery that straps around the waist and a motor on the lower back that connects to pull-cables
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Robots compete with child jockeys in Egyptian camel races
Young jockeys at the event are mostly aged 6-13
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Sindh CM pledges support for science, technology research
Murad says development of critical sectors remains his govt's prime focus
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J&J eying surgical robotics firm Auris Health
The final deal has not been reached
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Robots to make robots at ABB's new $150 million factory in China
China is ABB’s number 2 market after the United States
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Machines will do more tasks than humans by 2025
The sharp increase could also see a net gain in new roles for humans
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Russia's Kalashnikov branches out from rifles to robots and e-cars
The remarkable transformation is without precedent in its 200-year history
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'Flying brain' designed to follow German astronaut launches
The basketball-sized device, called CIMON, will be the first robot of its kind to interact with people in space
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MIT researchers control robots using brain signals
The system takes advantage of brain signals which naturally occur when people notice a mistake
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Ready to lose your job?
The skillset that distinguishes you from your peers will become totally redundant within a decade
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Healthcare and robotics
By being involved in specific scenarios with the robot, autistic children can learn social interaction skills
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New 'emotional' robots aim to read human feelings
Forpheus among several devices shown at Consumer Electronics Show which highlight how robots can be more humanlike
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Singapore drone frees your fingers to take photos
More than 2.8 million consumer drones are expected to be sold this year
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Artificial muscles give 'superpower' to robots
Researchers built dozens of muscles using metal springs, packing foam or plastic in a range of shapes and sizes
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Lazy robots still no competition for human athletes
Competitors from 60 countries find it hard to prepare for international event
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Facebook shuts down AI robots after they started 'chatting' in their own language
They appeared to be chatting to each other in a strange language which only they understood
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US tech company becomes first to offer employees microchip implants
50 employees at Three Square Market have agreed to the optional implant of the chips
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DC security robot drowns itself in apparent suicide
K5 robot was assigned patrol duty at Georgetown Waterfront