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Artificial fingertip gives robots a near-human sense of touch

Researchers say giving machines the ability to feel surfaces could make robots more dexterous and improve prosthetic hands.

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UK: A humanoid robot paints portraits

A robot called Ai-Da can paint portraits like humans thanks to its new arm equipped with robotics and artificial intelligence technologies.

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This new bot on wheels can stand up like a human and drive like a car

The Swiss company hopes its robot could be used by rescue teams in dangerous environments.

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Panasonic steers us towards a greener future in mobility and business operations

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For Panasonic, achieving carbon neutrality stretches far beyond its own offices, employees and day-to-day operations.

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A robot that makes fondue? It has to be Switzerland...

Tradition is wonderful. Automation is brilliant.

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US tests robotic dogs to patrol border prompting outcry

The plans have been dubbed “a civil liberties disaster in the making” by rights groups in the US.

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Tesla shifts focus from EVs to building a humanoid robot

Tesla said the robot will measure 5-foot-8-inch (1.73m), weighs around 56kg and its purpose is to take over dangerous tasks from humans.

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This hiking robot dog could swap the Swiss Alps for other planets

Its creators hope the dog, which uses its sense of touch to navigate, will help humans get to previously inaccessible, dangerous places.

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Developers try to conquer humans' fear of robots at Las Vegas CES

Developers at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas are hoping to prove that humans have nothing to fear when it comes to robots.

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Could robots be better at restoring historical treasures than humans?

A team of researchers in Italy are exploiting an intelligent robotic system to process, match and physically reconstruct frescoes and other shattered artefacts from Pompeii.

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School kids in Gaza City are getting lessons from a robot teacher

The bot assistant is the “first of its kind” in the Palestinian enclave which has been under blockade since 2007.

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Scientists who created 'living robots' say they can now reproduce

Last year, researchers made "living robots" by incubating stem cells from frog embryos. Now they’ve discovered that they're able to self-replicate.

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Dancing mini robots helping to teach children in Seoul kindergartens

Alpha Mini is a 24.5 centimetre-tall robot, who can dance, tell stories, and practice kung fu and other forms of exercise.

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Seoul trials robot teaching assistants in nursery schools

The "Alpha Mini" is just 24.5 centimetres tall and can dance, lead sing-a-longs, recite stories and even teach kung-fu moves as children mimic its push-ups and one-legged balances.

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Robot waiters are bringing this Iraqi city into the future

The technology powering the android waiters was partly developed locally by young people from the University of Mosul.

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Japan's robotic dog owners celebrate children festival with their Aibos

Owners of the Japanese robot dogs "Aibo" take their robotic companions to the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo for the children's holiday Shicigosan.

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Meet Xavier, the 'anti-social behaviour' robot on patrol in Singapore

The island of 5.5 million inhabitants has seen an arsenal of surveillance technology deployed on streets across the tightly-controlled city-state.

Eco-Innovation

Are these AI robots going to replace farmers?

Farming with AI-powered robots could be the next big thing in sustainable food production and the idea already has Bill Gates' support.

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Robots are here to 'liberate' us from boring work, claims Softbank CEO

Masayoshi Son, one of Japan's wealthiest people, said a future generation of practical "smart robots" would "replace" the entire human working population.

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A robot that can pump gas is being piloted at a filling station in southern China

At one gas station in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a robotic arm equipped with sensors extends out from a regular petrol pump.