Business
Japan's SoftBank Group will sell an 80 percent stake in robotics firm Boston Dynamics to Hyundai, the trio said Friday, in a deal that values the US company at $1.1 billion.
Dec 11, 2020
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What would the world look like if socially skilled robots stepped into the roles normally reserved for humans?
Dec 3, 2020
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A decontamination robot funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and designed by several local universities was recently tested in Richmond Va. The robot—initially designed for shipboard firefighting and maintenance ...
Oct 19, 2020
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Last year, nearly one third of Australian adults owned a smart speaker device allowing them to call on "Alexa" or "Siri." Now, with more time spent indoors due to COVID-19, smart voice assistants may be playing even bigger ...
Jun 22, 2020
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Dang robots are crummy at so many jobs, and they tell lousy jokes to boot. In two new studies, these were common biases human participants held toward robots.
May 6, 2020
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Coronavirus quarantine can be lonely, but at one Tokyo hotel converted to accept patients with mild symptoms, a humanoid robot will be there to offer support and encouragement—as well as admonishments and warnings.
May 1, 2020
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Long maligned as job-stealers and aspiring overlords, robots are being increasingly relied on as fast, efficient, contagion-proof champions in the war against the deadly coronavirus.
Apr 9, 2020
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A team of Australian researchers has designed a reliable strategy for testing physical abilities of humanoid robots—robots that resemble the human body shape in their build and design. Using a blend of machine learning ...
Aug 23, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
Alan Turing was recently announced as the face of the new £50 note for his code breaking contributions in World War II and laying the foundations of computer science. However, Turing's work still challenges and inspires ...
Jul 30, 2019
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Robotics
There's nothing quite like the comforting squeeze of your partner's hand. But a robot's hand? That's perhaps a bit different.
Jun 11, 2019
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