When Japanese scientists make robots they like to make them as lifelike as possible, believing that this is the best way to encourage the interaction between humans and machines – and, indeed, to ...

Robots are becoming more prominent in everyday life. In the short-term, they won’t take over the world, but they can make it a better place. Robotics and electronics can be used to help other people, ...

Watch as robots swarm into formation to create 3D light paintings A team of robotics experts has developed a swarm of robots that can move in perfect formation to create 3D shapes in the air. Spaxels ...

Robots don't have the same concept of time, and scheduling, as humans—they're way more efficient. They can work at all hours without food and rest breaks and don't get distracted. If the future ...

It sounds like a bad sci-fi film: A group of scientists build an robot intelligent robot, give it the ability to build its own tools, and arm it with a gun. Thankfully, while the first part is true, ...

A new design tool could soon allow ‘just about anybody’ to build their own custom robotic pets. Scientists have developed a drag-and-drop interface that provides users with a library of different ...

Will robots ever take your job? Latest research from the World Economic Forum suggests no. It forecasts that by 2022, robotics and AI could create over 130 million jobs, this almost double the figure ...

Great hands-on entertainment for children in a set of fun-tastic workshops will be held at The Civic in Barnsley this summer. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get ...

The race to create more human-like robots stepped up a gear this week as scientists in Spain set about building an artificial cerebellum. The end-game of the two-year project is to implant the ...

SEX robots have gone from creepy to downright scary and are now being programmed by some twisted perverts to enact CHILD RAPE scenarios with dolls that are literally designed by a self-confessed ...

Walking, talking androids have been a sci-fi staple for decades, but as John Pavlus reports building one in reality is still a matter of getting the right parts and smarts. - We made you ‘cause we ...

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