Robotics
News and Articles About Robotics
Robots
People Will Lie to Robots to Avoid Hurting Their Feelings
The side effects of making machines more human.
Smartphones
Clothes Dryers of the Future Could Also Build Smartphones
An MIT design allows phone components to automatically snap together in a centrifuge.
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At Last, Customer Service Agents That Customers Can't Drive Crazy.
Smart agents can improve customer service and increase productivity.
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Watch 1,000 Robots Dance in Unison -- and Set a World Record
These bots have moves you've never seen.
Robots
Big-I Is a Smart Home Robot That Will Stalk Your Family
Be careful what you say, because the Big-I is watching. Always.
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Watch This Eerie Japanese Robot Breathe Just Like a Human
Japan is taking it up a notch on the creepiness scale as researchers unveil the new human-like Alter.
Robots
China's Robotics Rush Shows How Its Debt Can Get Out of Control
Down a side street bracketed by massage parlors and cheap hotels in this city on the banks of the Yangtze River, a humanoid food service robot trundles around the corner of a table in a cafe, red eyes flashing in tune with synthesized classical music.
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Brain Break: Who Let the Robot Out?
A humanoid robot in Russia made a break for it, but people are wondering if it's all a hoax and not just human error.
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Robots May Be on the Cusp of Widespread Adoption, Jibo CEO Says
The rapid adoption of helpful tech like the smartphone has elevated the idea of personal-assistant robots from science fiction to impending reality.
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These 5 Robotics Startups Are Changing The Way Work Gets Done
Industrial robots don't always get as much attention as their humanoid counterparts, but they are changing the life of humans just as much, if not more.
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Say Hello to the Little Robot That Wants to Deliver Your Groceries
It's the first product from Starship Technologies, the robotics startup founded by the creators of Skype.
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Ray Kurzweil: Computers Will Not Rob Us of Our Humanity. They Will Make Us More Profoundly Human.
The futurist sat down with Neil deGrasse Tyson to discuss what it means to think and create in a near-future where knowledge and expertise are downloadable.
Artificial Intelligence
Meet the Chatty Robot That Acts as a Smartphone
RoBoHoN can dance and talk with people in addition to performing smartphone functions like texting and browsing the Internet.