Matt Slagle
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/ 13 September 2007

Robot ‘Geppetto’ builds artificial boy

David Hanson has two little Zenos to care for these days. There’s his 18-month-old son Zeno, who prattles and smiles as he bounds through his father’s cramped office. Then there is the robotic Zeno. It cannot speak or walk yet, but has blinking eyes that can track people and a face that captivates with a range of expressions.

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/ 13 January 2007

World of Warcraft now even bigger

Each day, millions of people around the world gaze at their computer screens to explore a dangerous fantasy world of treasure-filled dungeons and flame-breathing dragons. It’s the <i>World of Warcraft</i>, the most successful online game to date, and it is a world about to get a whole lot bigger.