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Meet Canada's robot masters

Behind the scenes at the Canadian Space Agency to meet the team that controls the Canadarm 2, trains astronauts to use space robots, and develops rovers for the Moon and Mars.

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Lisbon hosts Web Summit

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A technological eye on the future of our seas and our agriculture

From the ocean depths to the vastness of the cosmos, new technologies give scientists a better understanding of the world around us.

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Takeaway: Global observation

130 thousand antennas like these are being installed in Australia.

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'Alexa, what's the weather going to be like today?'

Humans and robots in daily intercourse

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Coming soon: robot cops on Dubai's streets

“Robot cops” will soon be patrolling the streets of Dubai.

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Humanoid robots to 'replace' search and rescue workers

Italian researchers are developing a humanoid robot to replace humans in search and rescue operations following disasters.

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Takeaway: search and rescue robot

China

The robot with a racket

This badminton-playing robot was put through its paces at the World Robot Conference in Beijing.

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Robot can beat you at table football

And you thought you were a table football star?

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Home robots all the rage at IFA in Berlin

Home robots held centre stages at Europe's biggest tech trade show, IFA, in Berlin. The message: put your feet up and let the robot do the work.

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'Cozmo' a high tech toy for the present and future

A new palm-sized robot looks set to become a favorite toy, equipped with a cheeky personality and hopes for a possible future entertainment franchise.

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Italian team brings household robot a step closer

Italy’s IIT, (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia), in Genoa has a new humanoid member of staff.

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Special delivery: robots coming to your front door!

Picture the scene, you order your favourite take away food for delivery.

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Really useful robots coming to a home or factory near you

Robotics technology is getting faster, smarter and more talkative, but just how useful can robots be?

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NASA prepares humanoid robots for trip to Mars

Humanoid Robots to pioneer Mars colonisation?

World News

Robots ‘must not be given license to kill’

Autonomous robots should never be used for combat missions because they would undermine the fundamental rules of war, a report has warned.

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Meet Little Casper, a robot designed to help children suffering from cancer

A robot named “Little Casper” has been designed to help children in hospital suffering from cancer. It is currently being tested at this hospital in

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Takeaway: my robot, my friend

Culture news

Putting the art into artificial intelligence as a critic robot tours Quai Branly in Paris

Visitors to Paris' Quai Branly museum of indigenous art will encounter a little robot in a bowler hat which is programmed to record their reactions and then use the data to develop its own taste.