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Why household robot servants are a lot harder to build than robotic vacuums and automated warehouse workers

With recent advances in artificial intelligence and robotics technology, there is growing interest in developing and marketing household robots capable of handling a variety of domestic chores.

The Conversation

Editorial: It's past time to prepare for a future where the workforce has as many robots as people

There's a scene in the movie "I, Robot" where a robot-hating police officer, played by Will Smith, is questioning the manufacturer of a robot suspected of murdering a human. The conversation gets testy, and the robot maker, played by Bruce Greenwood, looks Smith in the eye and says, "I suppose…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Delivery robots aren't quite ready to roll

Poorly maintained streets and other issues are keeping delivery robots from going mainstream.

Axios

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EXCLUSIVE: Growing Cannabis In Your Home With The Touch Of A Button? This Robot Can Help

We are in an era when robots and artificial intelligence are becoming more common, helping us complete countless everyday tasks, including growing marijuana.

Benzinga

Robot that stocks drinks is newest thing at the corner store

A small robot with a clip-like hand and the smarts to know which drinks are popular is part of an effort to make convenience stores even more convenient

The Independent UK

Children more candid about mental health when talking to robot, study finds

Cambridge research finds 60cm-tall humanoid called Nao helped children open up about feelings

The Guardian - UK

Robots could help to detect mental wellbeing issues in children, study finds

Researchers had a child-sized humanoid robot complete a series of questionnaires with children to assess mental wellbeing.

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Drones are sniffing out landmines in Ukraine

Drones, robots and other tech can make de-mining work far safer

Axios

Kids Envision A Future Full Of Robots And Flying Cars

Children also want to go about their travels unnoticed, as an invisibility machine also made the wish list.

Zenger

Children and adults alike think the future will have robots and flying cars

Half of kids would like to see flying cars in the future - while four in ten adults have come to terms with interacting with robots in daily life

Wales Online

Children and adults think the future will have robots and flying cars

Half of kids would like to see flying cars in the future - while four in ten adults have come to terms with interacting with robots in daily life

Daily Mirror

Hospitality serving robots venture launched by Welsh entrepreneur

Gareth Jones said his new venture is aimed at supporting the sector in face of staff shortage and recruitment issues

Birmingham Post

Will Smith is back on social media, and his latest post is too relatable

Will Smith has bravely faced zombies, aliens and rogue robots on the big screen.

Los Angeles Times

Adam Levin’s latest big, huge novel throws Chicago into a giant sinkhole. After all, he lives in Florida now.

CHICAGO — Adam Levin left Chicago a few years ago and moved to Florida, and if you don’t think that’s hilarious, you should meet Adam Levin. He grew up in Highland Park, taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and for the past decade has been known…

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Smart Hub Lanarkshire running interactive sessions to support manufacturing businesses

The events will provide more opportunities to 'explore the possibilities of collaborative robots (Cobots)'.

The Independent UK

Royal Mail unveils Augmented Reality Transformers stamps

The stamps pay tribute to the British contribution to the robots franchise.

Motor1

Hyundai, Boston Dynamics Invest $400 Million To Make Robots Smarter

The companies announced the launch of the Boston Dynamics AI Institute.

Wales Online

Future businesses will be much more socially responsible and caring towards staff

As work becomes more automated, people will be able to focus more on people - and healthcare will grow to include menopause counselling and gender change support

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Robot arms are replacing shelf stockers in Japan’s stores

Telexistence Inc. and FamilyMart Co. are rolling out a fleet of AI-driven robots to restock shelves in 300 convenience stores across Japan.

Bangkok Post

S&P bakeries install robots as costs soar

SET-listed S&P Syndicate Plc, the operator of the S&P bakery and restaurant chain, is to adapt its business operation to cope with high operational costs, with the launch of various tools such as work automation in the second half of this year.

Inverse

'Westworld' Season 4 is finally fixing the show’s original sin

For the first time since 2016, 'Westworld' is finally about something other than robot tropes. Here's why in Season 4, episode 7, 'Westworld' has matured into serious science fiction.

Salon

Why "Stepford Wives" still resonates

Sure, suburban living turned women into robots, but this telling also reveals the complicity of husbands

Salon

"Stray" and why we fancy being a cat

Yo ho, yo ho! A stray cat's life for me

The Hindu

Global consumer service robotics market to continue to grow through 2025, report says

The research firm estimated that the market for personal and education category robots would exceed $4.5 billion by 2025

Inverse

A robot fools humans in a new twist on the Turing test

This time it's more about body language. In a game of Simon Says, the human was fooled by a robotic companion a room over.

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