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3:26am, 25th April, 2020

Shopping robots come into their own in locked-down English town

A fleet of robots on wheels that deliver shopping in the English town of Milton Keynes have seen their popularity surge as residents are stuck indoors due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Sao Paulo samba school calls on robots to bring home carnival crown

4:46pm, 18th February, 2020

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Sao Paulo samba school calls on robots to bring home carnival crown

The drummers of the Rosas de Ouro samba school will have some unusual new assistants when they compete for their eighth title in the Sao Paulo carnival parade this year - robots.

U.S. companies put record number of robots to work in 2018

2:41pm, 28th February, 2019

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U.S. companies put record number of robots to work in 2018

U.S. companies installed more robots last year than ever before, as cheaper and more flexible machines put them within reach of businesses of all sizes and in more corners of the economy beyond their traditional foothold in car plants.

Elon Musk takes us inside Boring Companys tunnel | What The Future

1:34pm, 7th November, 2018

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Elon Musk takes us inside Boring Companys tunnel | What The Future

In this week's What The Future, Elon Musk walks through the Boring Company's new LA tunnel. We also look at a robot that changes its shape to get where it ...

Robots to make robots at ABB's new $150 million factory in China

5:52am, 27th October, 2018

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Robots to make robots at ABB's new $150 million factory in China

Robots will make robots at a new ABB factory in China, which the Swiss engineering group said on Saturday it plans to build for $150 million in Shanghai as it defends its place as the country's largest maker of industrial robots.

5:41pm, 21st October, 2018

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Go behind the scenes at Sphero Labs

We take a first look at Bolt, and go behind the scenes at Sphero to see how rolling robots are made. Sphero is rolling toward education: ...

How robots are being used to combat invasive species

12:03pm, 3rd October, 2018

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How robots are being used to combat invasive species

Invasive species are all over the world, but Lionfish are a particularly thorny problem. To help combat their takeover, scientists are turning to aquatic robot ...

Military exosuit saves valuable energy for soldiers

5:42pm, 26th September, 2018

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Military exosuit saves valuable energy for soldiers

Now that you've seen Lebron James in a Los Angeles Lakers jersey, it's time to see him as a 3D motion sculpture. These mesmerizing mashups of motion can ...

2:26pm, 26th September, 2018

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Harvards Military exosuit saves valuable energy for soldiers

Now that you've seen Lebron James in a Los Angeles Lakers jersey, it's time to see him as a 3D motion sculpture. These mesmerizing mashups of motion can ...

A 3D printed human eye and flying transport

11:10am, 14th September, 2018

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A 3D printed human eye and flying transport

Scientists at the University of Minnesota have used 3D-printing technology to create an eye that could help blind people see again. Also, the Terrafugia TF-2 ...