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Luxury Personified unveils robotic toy brand ‘Sphero’ in India

The company has launched two popular models of Sphero – Sphero Mini and Star Wars: BB-8.

08 Mar 2018 7:51 PM

The trial of such robot has already been taken in Chandigarh and an order for two robots have been placed. (Photo: ANI)

Two robots to be inducted in maharashtra bomb squad

The robot has a set of commands and can be directed to a particular object.

14 Feb 2018 3:56 AM

Many current techniques in artificial intelligence require robots to interact with their environment for extended periods of time to learn how to optimally perform a task.

New AI system can train robots for armies

An AI technique that will teach robots and computer programmes to interact with a human instructor and perform tasks for the army.

04 Feb 2018 3:11 PM

Dutch robots help make cheese, 'smell' the roses

Moonlander, invented by students, is here to help take the hard work out of curds and whey.

25 Jan 2018 2:27 PM

The trolley can detect obstacles and make way for itself in a crowded place.

CES 2018: Check out this smart luggage trolley

The ForwardX CX-1 trolley has a set of cameras and a smart brain to follow its owner anywhere.

12 Jan 2018 2:06 PM

The robots are the work of artist Giles Walker, who made them seven years ago after he found two surveillance cameras on a warehouse floor. (Photo: AP)

What robot strippers say about sexism, tech and the future

As robot technology advances, that future could get very weird very quickly.

12 Jan 2018 11:05 AM

A shiny white, wide-eyed standing robot named Pepper in the lobby of the luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel can answer a set of preprogrammed questions, including checkout time, how to connect to the Wi-Fi network and the location of the spa. (Photo:AP)

Las Vegas hotels bet on technology to attract, dazzle guests

Voice-assisted speakers and purification systems also are part of the push to attract ever-more-demanding customers.

11 Jan 2018 8:56 AM

The muscles can self-repair any damage (Photo: AFP)

Scientists develop self healing synthetic muscles with superhuman capabilities

The muscles will pave the way for soft shell versions to replace metallic robots we see presently.

05 Jan 2018 4:55 PM

These trio of robots resemble a hybrid mix of Wall-E’s EVE and Star Wars R2-D2 robots.

LG's new robots to serve passengers at airports and malls

These innovative robotos can fetch your drinks at hotels and carry your baggage at airports.

05 Jan 2018 2:01 PM

Robots are here to stay and the following examples certainly preview what’s to come next.

2017 year-ender: The rise of robots

2017 saw robots come out of comic books into the reality, adapting themselves in various fields.

27 Dec 2017 9:54 PM

The feedback humans use to adjust their behaviors - letting someone know they're following too closely, for example - was marked as social forces and treated as defined physical fields.

Robots learn how to respect humans' personal space

Using impedance control, researchers aimed to regulate the social dynamics between the robot's movements and its interactions.

24 Dec 2017 5:57 PM

The results will mark a significant turnaround for the conglomerate.

Saved by sensors, Sony aims to expand their use in robotics, self-driving cars

Sony to develop the technology for use in robotics and self-driving cars as competition is heating up.

21 Dec 2017 9:03 AM

The fact is even high skilled jobs seem to be in peril as AI improves and the mechanics of robots assume more chilling dimensions.

Robots are coming to take our jobs

The increasing sophistication of machines and the comfort levels that new software brings into play are scary.

15 Dec 2017 6:13 AM

The technology developed by researchers at University of California, Berkeley in the US may help self-driving cars anticipate future events on the road and produce more intelligent robotic assistants in homes.(Representational Image)

Robots that can see into their future developed

The technology enables robots to imagine the future of their actions to figure out how to manipulate objects they have never seen before.

05 Dec 2017 1:35 PM

The robots, manufactured by coating tiny algae with magnetic particles, can be tracked in tissue close to the skin's surface. (Photo: Pexels)

'Tiny magnetic robots could treat hard-to-reach body parts'

Further research could show whether this might have potential as a treatment, researchers said.

27 Nov 2017 3:36 PM

The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, an umbrella group of advocacy groups, says 22 countries support a ban on the weapons and the list is growing. (Representational Image)

UN panel agrees to move ahead with debate on ‘killer robots”

Advocacy groups warned about the threats posed by such “killer robots” and aired a chilling video illustrating their possible uses.

18 Nov 2017 5:43 PM

The tour included giving more than three dozen reporters rides in Chrysler Pacifica minivans traveling through faux neighborhoods and expressways that Waymo has built on a former Air Force base located in the Californian Central Valley city of Atwater.

Google's Waymo to shift robotic cars into next gear

Waymo showed off its progress during a rare peek at a testing facility located 120 miles (193 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco.

01 Nov 2017 4:15 PM

The personality of a robot can be merged with beliefs and characteristics of the human partner (Photo: AFP)

Inventor behind one of world's first sex robots says he can have children with them

Sergio Santos claims that his invention Silicon Samantha has helped improve his marriage.

24 Oct 2017 2:53 PM

EMMA’s Artificial Intelligence brain will also be able to track a patient’s improvement over the course of time and can generate a proper report for the human physicians with all the data required to administer medicine.

This robot is a masseuse in a Singapore clinic

The robot can deliver optimum massage after sensing the stiffness of its muscle tissues.

11 Oct 2017 2:31 PM

Cyber security expert warns about the dangers of robots

Here's why.

11 Sep 2017 12:55 PM

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