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Business Jan 17, 2019

Amazon sets conference on robotics, artificial intelligence

Amazon announced plans Thursday to hold a conference open to the public on robotics, space and artificial intelligence, as well as to discuss future applications of emerging technologies.

Robotics Jan 17, 2019

Robots can go all the way to Mars but they can't pick up the groceries

Cambridge researchers are studying the interaction between robots and humans – and teaching them how to do the very difficult things that we find easy.

Archaeology Jan 16, 2019

Robot recreates the walk of a 290-million-year-old creature

How did the earliest land animals move? Scientists have used a nearly 300-million-year old fossil skeleton and preserved ancient footprints to create a moving robot model of prehistoric life.

Robotics Jan 15, 2019

Algorithm gives robots an instinctive understanding of how to use tools

A*STAR researchers working with colleagues in Japan have developed a method by which robots can automatically recognize an object as a potential tool and use it, despite never having seen it before.

Earth Sciences Jan 7, 2019

New robot can sense plankton optically and acoustically

Oceanographers and engineers at the University of California San Diego collaborated to modify a common physical oceanography instrument to be able to image zooplankton as it glides through the ocean.

Robotics Jan 7, 2019

Breadmaking robot startup eyes fresh connections

The robot breadmaker came to Las Vegas this week, aiming to bring some freshness to a sector that may be ready for disruption.

Robotics Jan 3, 2019

Snacks on wheels: PepsiCo tests self-driving robot delivery

Forget vending machines, PepsiCo is testing a way to bring snacks directly to college students.

Robotics Dec 28, 2018

AI, robotics, automation: The fourth industrial revolution is here

For Chinese guests at Marriott International hotels, the check-in process will soon get easier. The hotel giant announced last summer that it's developing facial recognition systems that will allow guests to check in at a ...

Robotics Dec 20, 2018

Why AI robot toys could be good for kids

A new generation of robot toys with personalities powered by artificial intelligence could give kids more than just a holiday plaything, according to a University of Alberta researcher.

Robotics Dec 19, 2018

Robots are being programmed to adapt in real time

A robust, adaptable robot that responds to its environment on the fly and overcomes obstacles such as a broken leg without human intervention could be used to rescue people from an earthquake zone or clean up sites that are ...

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