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Boston Dynamics shows off upgraded Spot Mini robot dog

DespitebeingsoldoffbyAlphabet,BostonDynamicsiscontinuingwithitsdevelopmentofquadrupedalrobots.AsneakpreviewofitsupgradedSpotMinirobothasbeenreleased,showingarob

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In a first, Sophia the humanoid robot gets Saudi citizenship

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Can we teach robots ethics?

Wearenotusedtotheideaofmachinesmakingethicaldecisions,butthedaywhentheywillroutinelydothis-bythemselves-isfastapproaching.Sohow,askstheBBC'sDavidEdmonds,willwet

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Robot gives guidance in Beijing court

TheChinesecapital'sfirstartificialintelligencerobotforlegalserviceswasputintooperationinaBeijingcourtonThursday.Therobot,namedXiaofa,stands1.46meterstallandprov

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Dog robot sniffs out smelly feet to put into market in Japan

PeoplewhowearthesamepairofsocksforseveralconsecutivedaysinJapanmaysoonbescaredtotakeofftheirshoesattheentryofsomeoneelse’shomeorizakayas-becausetheymayfindthems

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Robot conducts Andrea Bocelli and Italian orchestra playing Verdi, Pisa

AroboticmaestrohasconductedItaliantenorAndreaBocelliandtheLuccaPhilharmonicOrchestrainarousingPisaperformanceofVerdi’sLaDonnae'Mobile.YuMi,atwo-armedrobotdevelo

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High touch jobs: Human labor that will survive the robot onslaught

ThoughanumberofjobscouldbethreatenedduetotherapiddevelopmentofAItechnologyandrobot,therearecertainlysomefieldsforhumanbeingsthatwillnotbeindangerofbeingchalleng

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1st day of World Robot Conference 2017: The rose, the bud and the thorn

Incaseyoumissedit,youcancheckoutourlivebroadcastfromtheWorldRobotConference2017(WRC2017)hereonourwebsiteoronourFacebookpage.Theconference,aimingtofostercollabor

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Researchers turn robots into 'weaponised spies'

Hackerscouldturnpopularrobotsintospyingtools-orevenweaponscapableofphysicalattacksontheirowners,securityresearchershaveclaimed.SecurityfirmIOActivetested12devic

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UK scientists create world’s smallest surgical robot

Britishscientistshavedevelopedtheworld’ssmallestsurgicalrobotwhichcouldtransformeverydayoperationsfortensofthousandsofpatients.FromaconvertedpigshedintheCambrid

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China's monk robot Xian'er to 'speak' English

Encasedinyellowrobesandsportingwhatlookslikeashavedhead,thisrobothasbeenanInternet-favoritesince2016.KnownforitsabilitytospreadBuddhistwisdomtothedigitalgenerat

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Robots to explore the dark flooded depths of old mines

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Robot cracks open safe live on Def Con's stage

Usingacheaprobot,ateamofhackershascrackedopenaleading-brandcombinationsafe,liveonstageinLasVegas.TheteamfromSparkFunElectronicswasabletoopenaSentrySafesafeinaro

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Fukushima: images show massive deposits, likely melted nuclear fuel

ImagescapturedbyanunderwaterrobotonSaturdayshowedmassivedepositsbelievedtobemeltednuclearfuelcoveringthefloorofadamagedreactoratJapan’sdestroyedFukushimanuclear

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New technology helps maintain safety of major bridges in China

TheTianxingzhouBridgeacrosstheYangtzeRiverinWuhanistheworld’sfirstcable-stayedroad-railbridgewithtwopylonsandthreecableplanes.Itsmainspanmeasures504meters.Itsca

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New technology helps maintain safety of major bridges

TheTianxingzhouBridgeacrosstheYangtzeRiverinWuhanistheworld’sfirstcable-stayedroad-railbridgewithtwopylonsandthreecableplanes.Itsmainspanmeasures504meters.Itsca

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Silicon Valley lab jumpstarts innovative products

SiliconValleyhasbecomefamousforitstechacceleratormodelofincubatingsomeoftheworld’smostpromisingstartupsinexchangeforanequitystake–andthenworkingtogethertogetven