The new age of making friends
This is the year we're going to be able to talk to computers so life-like and responsive that we won't be able to tell them apart from humans.
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Japanese scientist unveils 'thinking' robot brain
A "neural network" has been developed for robots that lets them learn how to perform a new task by "thinking" things through -- or googling it.
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Japan: Robot power everywhere except at nuclear plant
Japan may build robots to run marathons and preside over weddings, but it has not deployed any of the machines to help repair its crippled reactors.
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World's first robot marathon sets off in Japan
Winner of Robo Mara Full event in Osaka expected to set world record of around four days.
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Look out, here comes the robotic revolution
The second decade of the 21st century will see the rise of a mechanised army that will revolutionise private and public life.
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Robot waiters in China never lose patience
The Dalu Robot restaurant's hotpot meals are not as famous yet as the staff who never lose their patience and never take tips.
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Cyborg-walkers stride toward Japan's robotics future
Three cyborg lookalikes turned heads on busy Tokyo streets on Monday as they made their way to a robotics conference -- without breaking a sweat.
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British team build robot fish to detect pollution
Robot fish developed by British scientists are to be released into the sea off the north of Spain to detect pollution.
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Fashion-bot to hit Tokyo catwalk
Japanese researchers on Monday showed off a robot that will soon strut her stuff down a Tokyo catwalk.
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Love, labour and the robot armies of the future
The world is set to become increasingly reliant on robotic labour, according to researchers, who warn that there could also be some consequences.
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