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Article | 14/07/2009 Defence launches robot soldier competition
The Federal Government has launched a $US1.6 million competition to build a new fleet of military robots.
Article | 20/04/2009 Consumers want useful robots, executive says
Hollywood movies may offer entertainment, but looking to the big screen for consumer robot ideas most likely won't produce profitable devices, a robot...
Article | 1/03/2009 Honda develops brain interface for robot control
The research wing of Honda Motor has co-developed a brain machine interface (BMI) system that allows a person to control a robot through thought alone...
Article | 24/03/2009 Robot takes to the runway at Japan fashion show
A multimillion dollar robot made its anticipated appearance at a Japanese fashion show on Monday but its stiff performance means runway models have a ...
Article | 25/11/2008 Agency sees robots replacing humans in service jobs by 2025
A U.S. government intelligence agency thinks robots may be so capable by 2025 that questions such as "Would you like fries with that?" may be uttered ...
Article | 20/11/2008 Rude robots, stay away from homes
Robots are fun to play with, but they can be insolent during social interaction with humans if badly programmed, a researcher said on Tuesday.
Article | 13/10/2008 October's coolest gadgets
October began, as it always does, with Japan's biggest electronics show: Ceatec. The show attracted a little over 196,000 visitors who got a chance to...
Article | 25/08/2008 Intel sees future with shape-shifting robots, wireless power
The intelligence gap between man and machine will largely close by the year 2050, according to Intel's chief technology officer, who yesterday reitera...