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Cafe staffed by robots controlled by paralysed people opens its doors

Tech November 30, 2018 By Jeff Parsons

Robots given sense of touch by electronic glove that mimics human skin

Tech November 21, 2018 By Jasper Hamill

Plenty of Brits reckon a robot would make smarter decisions than a human boss

Tech November 15, 2018 By Jeff Parsons

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Artificial intelligence will be as smart as humans in 50 years and we're probably doomed

Tech November 6, 2018 By Jasper Hamill

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'Robots deserve human rights': Why activists want to protect machines from their creators

Tech December 13, 2019 By Jasper Hamill

Boston Dynamics' creepy robot dog dances and twerks in new video

Tech October 17, 2018 By Jeff Parsons

A robot just appeared as the first non-human witness in Parliament

Tech October 16, 2018 By Jeff Parsons

MoD report warns of killer robots and space wars

Ministry of Defence experts say 'enhanced' humans and robots will fight future wars

Tech October 16, 2018 By Jeff Parsons

Parkour-loving Atlas robot can now run and jump over obstacles

News October 12, 2018 By Jeff Parsons

World's first unmanned robots land on asteroid

UK September 23, 2018 By Bradley Jolly

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Robots will destroy half of human jobs within 10 years, economists warn

Tech September 17, 2018 By Jasper Hamill

The Delfly Nimble in flight. Embargoed 19:00 BST Thursday (13-SEP-2018 14:00 ET) A flying robot with flapping wings that can dart through the air like an insect has been unveiled by scientists. See story NNROBOT. It can hover, dart left or right and even do a loop the loop or barrel roll. Like a real insect, the wings beat at 17 times per second to provide lift and can speed along at over 15 miles an hour. Developed by Dutch scientists, DelFly Nimble is based on the fruit fly and promises to revolutionise drone design and our understanding of insect flight. The first autonomous, free-flying and agile flapping-wing robot was developed by TU Delft researchers from the Micro Air Vehicle Laboratory (MAVLab), in collaboration with Wageningen University & Research. It is so far unmatched in its performance, and yet has a simple and easy-to-produce design. Its flapping wing not only generate the lift force needed to stay airborne but also control the flight via minor adjustments in the wing motion. The control mechanisms have proved to be highly effective, allowing it not only to hover on the spot and fly in any direction but also be very agile like the fruit fly despite being more than 55 times larger. First author and main designer of the robot Dr Matej Karasek said: "The robot has a top speed of 25 km/h and can even perform aggressive manoeuvres, such as 360-degree flips, resembling loops and barrel rolls.

'Aggressive' robot insect with flapping wings modeled on a fruit fly unleashed

Tech September 13, 2018 By Jasper Hamill

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 09: The Terminator robot is seen in the paddock following qualifying for the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya on May 9, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

Artificial intelligence is a 'bigger threat than terrorism or climate change'

Tech September 10, 2018 By Jasper Hamill

Killer robots are fast becoming reality - and we must stop this from happening

Tech September 2, 2018 By Ariel Conn

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