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• Amazon shelled out $1.2B for Zoox, but should stay away from robotaxis

  Last week, Amazon bought an autonomous vehicle startup called Zoox. But what is Amazon doing when it's not in the business ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• UK plan to replace migrant carers with automation branded 'ridiculous'

  The UK's government's plan to replace migrant care workers with automation has been slammed as "ridiculous" by one of the ...

  • Thomas Macaulay

• This 'Ultrasonic gripper' lets robots move things without touching them

  When we think about robots working in factories and assembly lines, we often imagine large robotic arms moving heavy components ...

  • Napier Lopez

• [Best of 2019] Scientists invent robotic biker shorts that help you walk and run

  A team of researchers recently developed a robotic exosuit that makes it easier to walk or run long distances. It could imbue ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Why researchers should make sure robots don’t become weapons

  Robotics is rapidly being transformed by advances in artificial intelligence. And the benefits are widespread: we are seeing ...

  • The Conversation

• Nvidia built an AI that creates 3D models from 2D images

  What if developing a 3D gaming world were as easy as snapping pics with your phone? Nvidia researchers recently developed ...

  • Tristan Greene

• This unsettling DIY 'skin' interface will definitely end up on a sex robot

  Welcome to the Mariana Trench of uncanny valleys. A team of researchers led by engineer Marc Teyssier recently developed ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Boston Dynamics makes 4-legged robot 'Spot' available for lease to developers

  Boston Dynamics today launched its first commercial robot. Well, sort of. A select list of developers will be given the opportunity ...

  • Tristan Greene

• The android Turing Test can tell us whether a robot is effectively a person

  Alan Turing was recently announced as the face of the new £50 note for his code breaking contributions in World War II and ...

  • The Conversation

• Hilarious robot revenge video parodies Boston Dynamics

  Boston Dynamics creates some of the most incredible robots on the planet. From the company's back-flipping biped to the four-legged ...

  • Tristan Greene

• 5 of the smartest people in AI teamed up to make awesome robots

  An all-star team consisting of five of the brightest minds in AI today revealed the launch of Robust.AI, a new startup devoted ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Driverless cars are years away, but self-driving forklifts have arrived

  For several years, executives of tech and automobile companies have been promising that fully autonomous vehicles will soon ...

  • Ben Dickson

• 6 surprising ways robots (and their anuses) are helping people live and work

  How many times in the past week do you think your life was affected by a robot? Unless you have a robot vacuum cleaner, you ...

  • The Conversation

• Studying social animals will unlock the potential of swarm robotics

  From flocks of birds to fish schools in the sea, or towering termite mounds, many social groups in nature exist together ...

  • The Conversation

• Hyundai's four-legged car isn't the future we imagined, but we'll take it

  It’s clear at this point that the future of the automotive world revolves around bleeding edge technology that’s self-driving ...

  • Bryan Clark

• 3D-printed sex robots are cheaper and more lifelike than ever

  This article was originally published on SEXTECHGUIDE, an independent publication that looks at the intersection ...

  • SEXTECHGUIDE

• CES strips sex toy of award after allegedly deeming it ‘immoral’

  The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is currently showing off the biggest new innovations in tech -- but apparently ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• The top 4 trends spotted in this years' robot scene

  For robots, 2018 was a year of goodbyes, hellos, and intriguing pointers to future developments. Here are the four major ...

  • Tim Enwall