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Robots to Deliver Food in Jurong East as Part of Trial Involving New NTU Laboratory
Imagine having a robot delivering your meal to your doorstep when you order through a food delivery service. A trial will be conducted in...
Jun 15, 20212 min read
Japan's Android Pets Ease COVID-19 Isolation
Nami Hamaura says she feels less lonely working from home thanks to her singing companion Charlie, one of a new generation of cute and...
May 10, 20213 min read
Chatty Robot Franzi Cheers Up German Patients
Cleaning robot Franzi makes sure floors are spotless at the Munich hospital where she works, and has taken on a new role during the...
May 10, 20212 min read
Daimler's Torc Robotics Picks Amazon as Cloud Provider for Self-Driving Trucks
Daimler AG unit Torc Robotics said on Wednesday it has selected Amazon's cloud computing division to handle huge amounts of data in real...
May 7, 20212 min read
Dubai's RoboCafe Is a Boon to the COVID-Wary
Nothing says social distancing quite like Dubai's RoboCafe, where robots have replaced their human overlords. Nothing says social...
May 7, 20211 min read
Nigerian Students Design Coronavirus Care Robot
Nigerian students have built a machine they hope can one day help hospitals remotely treat COVID-19 patients, taking temperatures,...
May 7, 20211 min read
Robots at Reception: South African Hotel Turns to Machines to Beat Pandemic
Staff at Hotel Sky in Johannesburg's wealthy Sandton district adhere to strict COVID-19 protocols, wearing masks and physically...
May 7, 20212 min read
Iskandar Puteri to Be First Drone and Robotic Zone in Southeast Asia
Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB) has launched the DRZ Iskandar today, placing Iskandar Puteri as the first Drone and Robotic Zone in...
Apr 22, 20214 min read
Makers of Sophia the Robot Plan Mass Rollout Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
"Social robots like me can take care of the sick or elderly," Sophia says as she conducts a tour of her lab in Hong Kong. "I can help...
Apr 22, 20212 min read
Robot Vacuum Cleaners Can Be Used By Hackers to 'Spy' On Private Conversations: NUS Study
Your robot vacuum cleaner could be picking up private conversations along with the dust and dirt in your home. Computer scientists from...
Apr 22, 20213 min read
In A First, Most North American Robots Last Year Didn't Go To Automotive Plants
For the first time last year, most of the robots ordered by companies in North America weren't destined for automotive factories. For the...
Apr 16, 20212 min read
Robotic Dog Spot Learns New Tricks with Addition of Helping Hand
A dog-like robot named Spot, seen dancing in a viral video, can now not only bring your slippers, it can pick up dirty laundry, open...
Apr 16, 20212 min read
Cobots Maximise Return On Investment
Cobots hold the promise of increasing the efficiency and quality of human work, bringing greater reliability, consistency and precision...
Mar 9, 20213 min read
Why ‘Soft Robots’ Have NASA, Doctors, and Tech Whizzes So Excited
The appeal of “soft robots” lies in their flexibility and versatility. NASA scientists envision them one day skittering across the...
Mar 1, 20213 min read
Start the New Year Right: By Watching These Robots’ Awesome Dance Moves
2020 was a tough year. There was almost nothing good about it, and we saw it off with a “good riddance” and hopes for a better 2021. But...
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Robots Get Private View of Major Pop Art Show
London's Saatchi gallery is holding a private viewing for robots and humans, allowing people and machines to wander through the wacky...
Jan 27, 20212 min read
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