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Now playing Next no comment Welcome to Japan's robot hotel A new hotel in southern Japan is about to open and its robot staff are ready. There is one at the reception to welcome and check guests in, another 16/07/2015
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Now playing Next futuris Invisible faults, digital solutions This is the mock-up of a noozle, a particularly sensitive component of a nuclear plant. This is an ultrasound robot, specially designed to monitor 09/12/2011
Now playing Next futuris Robots with a human touch Already familiar characters in countless sci-fi movies, humanoid robots are well on the way towards stepping off the silver-screen and into daily 17/11/2010
Now playing Next futuris Robots: man's new best friend? Robots are learning to become more human. But what are the goals and boundaries of such progress? Meet Erica and Borka. Erica – 29 years old – 24/03/2010
