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“Annie Bott” by Sierra Greer was the Book Club’s January pick Dittmeyer The New Scientist Book Club transitioned from classic science fiction reads to a contemporary…
Anniebot: Programmed to Please Her Owner Doug Leon Steele/Millennium Images, UK Writing Anniebot from a non-human perspective required significant creative effort as it’s narrated in the…
Robby Ant’s R1 Cooks Up a Storm Artur Widak/NurPhoto (via Getty Images) The remarkable R1 humanoid robot, developed by Robbie Ant, a subsidiary of Ant Group,…
cResidents globally have adapted to take-out food and speedy grocery deliveries. However, many are still getting accustomed to seeing a robot arrive at their doorstep. Ahti…
Alex Garland’s 2015 film Ex Machina and Sierra Greer’s Annie Bot (featured below) uphold the long tradition of female robots Maximum Film/Alamy This year, the Arthur…
Surgical Robot Operating on Deceased Pigs Juo-Tung Chen/Johns Hopkins University The AI-driven robot successfully extracted the gallbladder from a deceased pig, marking a pivotal achievement in…
Amazon is said to be working on software for humanoid robots intended to serve as delivery personnel and operate “bomber” vans. The £1.47 trillion technology giant…
rZiping paths may seem advanced, but they are increasingly becoming a part of delivery jobs globally. Retail and food industries are leveraging robots for various purposes.…
LAnea George opens the steel security door and enters a windowless room, where a device resembling a commercial-grade refrigerator awaits. Dubbed the Bodhi, it dispenses seven…
Amazon announced a significant advancement in robotics, having developed a robot equipped with tactile sensors capable of grasping approximately three-quarters of items in its expansive warehouse.…
The breeding season for emperor penguins is fraught with danger.Stefan Christmann/naturepl.com A rover silently explores a forbidding icy landscape. Suddenly it buzzed to life and spotted…
Pop culture has been warning us about robots for years. Isn’t that interesting? iRobot or terminator, you probably have nightmares about rogue machines taking over the…
From the early days of robot creation, researchers have been dealing with the “uncanny valley” phenomenon, where something resembles a human but falls short of being…
pictureEarlier this month, the popular lifestyle magazine introduced its new “Fashion and Lifestyle Editor” to its massive social media following. “Ream”At first glance, Reem appeared to…
Changing the color of crops may make it easier to distinguish between target plants and weedsJohn Martin – Photography/Alamy Common crops such as wheat and corn…
A groundbreaking study by the Institute for Work think tank has revealed that exposure to new technologies like trackers, robots, and AI-based software in the workplace…
Science fiction has often depicted microscopic robots, but these tiny machines have become a reality with a wide range of real-world applications such as disease prevention…
Burning buildings, collapsing tunnels, sinking ships… wherever you're trapped and in danger, there's a robot designed to come to your rescue. Here are nine of the…
Construction could be the next major focus for robotics investments. Here in America, our $2 trillion industry employs about 8 million people, the equivalent of one…
I’ve spent most of the past year discussing generative AI and large-scale language models with robotics experts. It is becoming increasingly clear that this type of…