Robot keeps getting fired
Published in IoT
Friday, 16 July 2021 12:14

Robot keeps getting fired


It is just getting really depressed about it

It seems that replacing a human with a Robots ls has backfired.

Nvidia Jetson Nano kit out
Published in News
Tuesday, 06 October 2020 11:36

Nvidia Jetson Nano kit out

Hobby kit for kids and evil geniuses interested in creating robots

Nvidia has debuted the Jetson Nano 2GB, a new developer kit for students and hobbyists with an interest in robotics.

Swiss boffins make robotic terminator bugs
Published in IoT
Tuesday, 24 December 2019 10:25

Swiss boffins make robotic terminator bugs


You can't step on them

Swiss boffins have developed a light, quick robotic bug called the DEAnsect, which can withstand several whacks from a flyswatter and can survive being stepped on by a shoe.

Emotional robot sent to international space station
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It is so happy it could cry

A robot equipped with emotion-sensing voice detectors was headed to the International Space Station a becoming the latest artificial intelligence-powered astronaut workmate in orbit.

Robot wars begin
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Wednesday, 16 October 2019 11:22

Robot wars begin


Somehow robot versus shark is a little disappointing

Roomba robotic vacuum maker IRobot Corp is suing rival SharkNinja for copying a device of theirs and selling it at "half the price".

Italian wants to put a god into a robot
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Holy terminator Batman

An Italian computer expert wants to use ancient divine science to enable humans to interact with gods installed in robots.

Robot machine guns jihadists
Published in News
Wednesday, 02 May 2018 10:39

Robot machine guns jihadists


Protecting football fans

A machine gun armed robot was used by Russian counter terrorism troops to wipe out a terrorist cell to clear the way for the World Cup.

AI robot does something a human can't
Published in AI
Thursday, 19 April 2018 11:42

AI robot does something a human can't


Builds IKEA furniture without using a hammer to knock in the screws

A team of boffins has created robots that can do something even most humans struggle with – making IKEA furniture.

Foxconn to liberate 10,000 "zoo animals"
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Thursday, 08 February 2018 10:54

Foxconn to liberate 10,000 "zoo animals"


Replace human zoo with robots

The Apple partner whose chairman Terry Gou famously compared his staff with zoo animals and once asked a zookeeper for management techniques has apparently given up on messy biological life and is replacing 10,000 of them with robots.

Saudi Arabia gives robot more rights than a real woman
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More rights than a real foreign worker


Saudi Arabia has become the first country in the world to offer citizenship to a humanoid robot, giving it more rights than millions of human women and foreigners living in the Gulf nation.