Latest articles on Robotics

Why AI needs a physical body to reach its full potential

Opinion Mark Lee - 11 Oct 2020

Robots will have to learn from scratch, like babies, if they are to have a sense of self and proper social interactions

Beyond batteries: Beetle bots

Sci-tech Issam Ahmed - 21 Aug 2020

A tiny robot is vaping methanol to power up its artificial muscles and punch above its weight

Miss Rona’s teaching the 4IR lessons

Coronavirus Colleen Millar - 2 Aug 2020

Schooling is stuck in the 1950s, but technology must be blended with the basics of education

Cooper, the grocery assistant with AI, gives concierge service

Business Tshilidzi Marwala - 11 Jul 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated that there is not a part of our lives that will not be affected by the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution.

The Portfolio: David Phume

Friday David Phume - 3 Jul 2020

Animator, roboticist and artist David Phume is on a mission to show that technology is not just for the geniuses in Silicon Valley

Dimension Data will be a monolithic company

Article Shaazia Ebrahim - 10 Mar 2020

The longest-standing ICT brand on the continent and South Africa is restructuring

Transforming for the Future

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Mar 2020

Dimension Data turns employee careers into worthwhile experiences with tools, technology and now robotics

Ready, steady, navigate AI – like a dung beetle

Article Advertorial Feature - 24 Oct 2019

Dung beetles use different directional sensors to achieve the highest possible navigational precision in difficult conditions

Robo-cases to roll travellers into the future

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Jan 2018

'Self-driving cars may take a while to arrive, but the self-driving suitcase is here now'

The continent enters the Robot Age

Africa Simon Allison - 9 Jun 2017

Robots are for the repetitive work where having a human operator adds no value to the process - but mass unemployment looms

Nanotechnology may one day unlock a mind trapped in the body

Analysis Staff Reporter - 3 Oct 2016

Advances are slowly being made. But is it the machine or the brain making the connections?

Versatile ‘cockroach’ robots to the rescue

Article Oliver Milman - 10 Feb 2016

The much-loathed cockroach is the inspiration for a new robot which has been earmarked for a range of uses, including search and rescue missions.

Domo arigato, Mr Roboto

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Aug 2014

Three recent robotic innovations have the potential to transform science fiction into science fact. Alistair Fairweather takes a look.

When the drones go dancing

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Aug 2014

The future of drone technology is about to come dramatically to life at a tech conference in Cape Town, writes Arthur Goldstuck.

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