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EU Agriculture proposals a 'greenwash'

EU agriculture ministers flocked to an informal meeting in Sofia earlier this week where they talked about modernising and simplifying the Common Agricultural Policy. But their proposals have left a sour taste in some people's mouths.

05/06/2018

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AI robots on display in China

Integration between artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics industry has been one of the major highlights at the ongoing Fifth China Robotop and Intellectual Economic Talent Summit, which kicked off on Wednesday in Yuyao City, east China's Zhejiang Province.

13/05/2018

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Japanese engineers build robot that transforms into car

Japanese engineers unveiled on Wednesday a robot that transforms into a car that can actually carry people on board, in what they said was the first-ever such accomplishment in the history of robots.

26/04/2018

Green News

The art project behind pole-dancing robots in Las Vegas

A pair of pole-dancing robots performed at the Sapphire Las Vegas Gentleman's Club.

10/01/2018

Green News

The latest robot technology on show

30/11/2017

Japan

Meet the robot priest set to deliver funerals in Japan

Meet Pepper the robot priest.

23/08/2017

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Preparing for the domestic rise of the robots

Automation is everywhere at annual robotics fest Innorobo in Paris.

18/05/2017

USA

Euroviews. How to stop a technological take-over

Technological progress brings far-reaching benefits, but it also poses increasingly serious threats to humankind. With governments and citizens already struggling with the consequences of recent innovations – from job displacement to security risks – technology policy is likely to take center stage

24/04/2017

Syria

Euroviews. Could military robots enforce safe havens in Syria?

18/04/2017

Real Economy

Working in the future: how humans need to adapt

As we enter the fourth phase of the Industrial Revolution, humans need to embrace technology to work alongside robots

28/03/2017

World News

Euroviews. Robots could destroy society or reinvigorate it - we decide: View

06/03/2017

Next Series

Robo-Mate helps industrial workers lift heavy loads, reducing spinal injuries

Robo-Mate looks like a superhero accessory, but actually it is a tool designed to help industrial workers.

27/02/2017

Next Series

Takeaway: the body-enhancing exoskeleton

This exoskeleton is designed for handling manual tasks It helps industrial workers reducethe risk of injuries Over 25 percent of Europeans suffer back pain due to work The worker’s effort is reduced,

27/02/2017

Sci-Tech

Ocado develops robotic hand to pick groceries for customers' orders

A UK-based online grocery retailer is developing a robotic hand that could one day pick fruit and vegetables for customers’ orders.

16/02/2017

Sci-Tech

Five hundred years of robots at the British Science Museum

A new exhibit at London’s Science Museum traces five-hundred years of robotic development, from early clockwork-automation – such as the impressive Silver Swann from 1773- to interactive…

09/02/2017

Sci-Tech

Robots start work on the farm

Smart connected farms were a hot topic at the ‘International Green Week’ in Berlin.

30/01/2017

World News

MEPs demand EU-wide rules on robots and AI

MEPs have called for the adoption of EU-wide rules on how humans and robots interact.

12/01/2017

United Kingdom

OPINION: Robots could put most humans out of work. What then?

By Sean Welsh, researcher in robot ethics at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand Robots will replace many humans: perhaps most humans in the workplace.

04/01/2017

Sci-Tech

HyQ - the four-legged robot for disaster zones

As Italy is slowly recovering from a series of deadly earthquakes, researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology of Genoa are developing a new generation of robots to work in disaster…

09/12/2016

Sci-Tech

Coming soon: robot cops on Dubai's streets

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

01/11/2016