futuris Dealing with danger: busy geniuses and watchful robots In this edition of Futuris, we look at wasps, hawks and donkeys – not animals but special robots which can help save people in danger in the Alps. 23/05/2016
futuris Forklifts of the future: Sensors & the Factory At a warehouse in Bilbao, in northern Spain, a strange robotic ballet is underway. 12/10/2015
My Europe Series Technological change a nettle that must be grasped says expert “Do the digital revolution in business, technological advances and the increasing use of robots destroy more jobs than they create?” asks Franck in 04/09/2015
USA Robotics a walk in the park with latest advances on display Boston Dynamics , one of Google’s parent company Alphabet’s hi-tech arms, has released video of its latest baby, the Atlas robot. In the video the 18/08/2015
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
futuris Movers, not shakers: cable-driven robots may lift European heavy industry At a research facility near Montpellier in southern France, a mock-up of a heavy airplane wing is carefully manouevred across a test centre by 29/06/2015
futuris Root cause: making crop plants better at sourcing water and nutrients Increasing a plant’s ability to locate and absorb water and nutrients through its roots could potentially lead to bigger and better crop yields. That 01/06/2015
futuris The walking robot set to help elderly people live an autonomous life How can we help elderly people find their way around places which are new and completely unknown to them? At the Science Museum in Trento, northern 24/04/2015
no comment Kirobo, a robot companion Kirobo the robot recently returned to Japan from the International Space Station (ISS). On Friday, he was awarded two Guinness World Records being 28/03/2015
no comment Spot, the latest robot dog from Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics, a subsidiary of Google, has unveiled a new robot dog named Spot. The four-legged robot runs on an electric motor that powers a 12/02/2015
futuris Rise of the machines Flying robots can help people out in dangerous situations. Unmanned vehicles with dexterous arms can pick up and carry objects, or build simple 15/09/2014
futuris A robot that grows Scientists in Italy are working on creating robots that mimic the properties of plant roots, including the capacity for growth. They believe the 28/07/2014
futuris Robots of the deep Underwater robots can explore seas and rivers, gathering in groups to solve problems together, if they learn to cooperate. How can we teach 21/07/2014
futuris Drone submarine Everybody knows flying drones, but have you seen a diving one? A new robotic submarine can be controlled with an Android smartphone to carry out 21/07/2014
futuris Eye in the sky Flying machines are becoming smarter and more affordable: they are able to navigate in 3D and handle easy tasks by themselves. Will these drones 29/07/2013
Netherlands Japan and Germany win football's 'RoboCup' 2013 Japanese robots have done what their human counterparts can still only dream of, by winning the ‘Robocup’, a robotics equivalent of the football 01/07/2013
futuris Handy Robots The human hand, a masterpiece of evolution, has for a long time been impossible to recreate artificially. Its complex mechanics and high sensitivity 25/02/2013
futuris Robots at work Manual packaging is tedious work – can robots alleviate the boredom? Engineers at the Technical University Munich are testing a talking workstation 18/02/2013
futuris Robots under the skin A team of scientists in Italy have been working on a unique robotic surgery system. They hope that one day robots could take over the work of 01/11/2012
futuris Robots on the borderline Protecting maritime and land borders is a daily challenge for Europe. Researchers have been examining how to use lasers, gamma rays and neutron beams 30/05/2012
