Robots
World’s Most Human-Like Robot Is Here—And It’s Creeping Everyone Out
A robotics company has built an eerily lifelike humanoid robot which they claim is the "world's first bipedal musculoskeletal android" …
Robots
World's Fastest Humanoid Robot: China’s STAR1 Breaks Record
Scientists have unveiled a new humanoid robot that can run at a top speed of over 8 miles per hour (mph), or 3.6 meters per second (m/s), making it t…
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Tesla's Bet on Humanoid Robots: A Glimpse Into Our Robotic Future
Elon Musk recently announced on Twitter that "Tesla will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for Tesla internal use next yea…
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Breakthrough in Robot Skin: Self-Repairing and Lifelike
Future robots could be enveloped in lifelike skin that not only appears more human but also has the ability to repair itself, much like human skin, t…
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Efforts to give robots AI brains reveals big practical challenges—and bigger ethical concerns
Robots in kitchens are no longer science fiction. From Shanghai to New York, they can be found flipping burgers, making dosas, or preparing stir-frie…
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Humanoid robots will soon act as guides, companions and deliverers
Asked a question, Ameca fixes you with sapphire-blue eyes. Does that face contain a hint of a smile? “Yes, I am a robot,” is the reply. Another Ame…
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Engineers Build a Robot that Learns to Understand Itself, rather than the World around it
As every athletic or fashion-conscious person knows, our body image is not always accurate or realistic, but it's an important piece of informa…
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'Killer Robots' Are Already Here But They Are Nothing Like Those In Movies
Dolly is the latest in a long line of movies featuring killer robots – including HAL in Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Arnold Schwarzeneg…
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A robot called Erica is being used to create natural conversation styles and ‘laugh at jokes’
A robot has been taught to laugh at jokes in a bid to make it more human. Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan are using artificial intelligenc…
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A Nano-Robot Built Entirely from DNA to Explore Cell Processes
Constructing a tiny robot from DNA and using it to study cell processes invisible to the naked eye... You would be forgiven for thinking it is scie…
