Robots: News
08 Mar 2018
YouTubeWatch: Robot solves Rubik's cube in 0.38secs, breaks previous records
In 2016, a world record was set by a robot created by chipmaker Infineon, whose robot cracked the Rubik cube puzzle in 0.637 seconds.
04 Mar 2018
TechnologyCan human body be upgraded, like softwares? Perhaps, yes!
While we might be decades away from a scenario where Artificial Intelligence engines overtake human, we are closer to becoming robots ourselves through augmenting the human body, believes Professor Hugh Herr, head of the Biomechatronics Group in MIT.
04 Mar 2018
TechnologyRobots with manners and social skills? That's possible, say researchers
Futurists believe that within the next 50 years, human-robot interaction will become a necessity to carry on with our daily lives.
25 Feb 2018
SwedenScientists to develop AI-powered robot clones of dead people!
Scientists from Sweden are reportedly developing ways related to artificial intelligence (AI) technology to create "fully conscious copies" of people after they die.
20 Feb 2018
CelebrityHuman-like robot Sophia is a Shah Rukh Khan fan
Shah Rukh Khan's massive stardom boasts of a billion die-hard fans across the globe. While the actor is adored by people of varied ages and nationalities, we bet nobody would have expected him to find an admirer in a machine as well.
14 Feb 2018
TechnologyRobots get a human touch with self-healing 'electronic skin'
Future is now. If technological advancements haven't impressed you so far, this certainly will. According to researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, they have successfully developed an electronic skin (e-skin) for robots which is also fully rehealable and recyclable.
13 Feb 2018
TechnologyMeet Boston Dynamics' four-legged robot which can open doors
Robotics company Boston Dynamics has released a video of its latest four-legged creation, SpotMini, opening doors.
06 Feb 2018
IndiaSophia, World's first robot citizen, to visit India in February
Sophia, the first robot citizen in the world, is set to visit India this month.
29 Jan 2018
TechnologyMeet Motobot, the robot that can race a motorbike
Since late-2014, Yamaha Motor Corp and California-based research institute SRI International have been working on Motobot, an autonomous robot which can ride motorbikes.
19 Jan 2018
Health & WellnessRobot created to treat rare birth defect affecting food pipe
Scientists from the US have developed a new robot that can help doctors treat a rare birth defect in babies called Oesophageal Atresia that affects the food pipe.
31 Dec 2017
IndiaIndia's first 'Robocop' launched in Hyderabad, named after 26/11 martyr
Hyderabad becomes the first city in India, and the second place in the world to deploy a police robot.
31 Dec 2017
IndiaWorld's first robot citizen's India debut at IIT Bombay
The world's first robot citizen, Sophia, made her first India appearance at the IIT Bombay's cultural extravaganza TechFest on Saturday.
28 Nov 2017
IndiaGES 2017: 'Made in India' bot, Mitra greets Modi, Ivanka
The ongoing Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Hyderabad marked a significant milestone for India in robotics: when PM Narendra Modi and Ivanka Trump walked on to the stage, they were greeted by Mitra, an indigenous humanoid.
27 Nov 2017
TechnologyMeet Sam: World's first artificial intelligence enabled politician
Artificial-intelligence (AI) enabled robots are rapidly making way into the Brave New World.
27 Oct 2017
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia grants citizenship to robot in historic decision
Saudi Arabia has just granted citizenship to Sophia, a humanoid robot, the first ever to get citizenship.
24 Sep 2017
LondonI married a robot and I am happy
Marriage is a tricky proposition. To some, it's the ultimate bliss and to others, it's the purgatory where you are being roasted alive.
13 Sep 2017
EducationRobots will replace teachers to provide quality education
In the next ten years, humans and AI will be more in sync than they're today. We'd overcome the initial hiccups and imbibe AI into our day-to-day lives.
09 Sep 2017
ChennaiBanks are increasingly using robots to answer basic consumer queries
There's no denying the fact that the banking sector is the life-line of the bustling Indian economy and it caters to millions every day.
07 Sep 2017
FacebookFacebook trains bots to understand human expressions, using Skype videos
Social media giant Facebook is revamping its AI-trained bots to mimic human facial expressions, reports said.
05 Sep 2017
BengaluruBengaluru: Robot excavators arriving soon to save flooded city
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is soon going to procure multi-purpose robot excavators to dredge and clean the clogged drains of the flooded city.
05 Sep 2017
JapanMeet this extraordinary Bengaluru teacher who crowdfunded students' robot-building dream
This Teacher's Day, meet P Sridhar, an extraordinary robotics teacher at Bengaluru's Seva Bharti Government Higher Primary School.
04 Sep 2017
GoogleCan robots write news? Well, Google thinks so!
When technology evolves, the tremors of it are felt even at the unlikeliest of places.
21 Aug 2017
Elon MuskBan killer robots, "we do not have long to act"
The Terminator fear, aka watching robots chomping off humanity without blinking an eye, is pretty real and the UN should act on it.
12 Aug 2017
Jammu And KashmirRobots to fight terrorists in Kashmir?
As violence is continuing to boil over in the Kashmir valley, the Army has now proposed to deploy a team of indigenously-built robots which would help fight terrorists.
11 Aug 2017
TechnologySneak-peak into future: A friendly robot and a trusting human
As long as we are looking at robot as a novelty, we don't have a problem.
23 Jul 2017
GoogleHail the "robot lawyer" that has no degree or expertise
Modern day journalism, in a bid to make things "jazzy," sometimes presents things in a very different light.
18 Jul 2017
Technology2030 would be all about human-machine partnerships, says study
If you are worried about the future of your business, start acting today.
16 Jul 2017
TechnologyCan human body be upgraded, like softwares? Perhaps, yes!
While we might be decades away from a scenario where AI overtakes human, we are closer to becoming robots ourselves through augmenting the human body, believes Professor Hugh Herr, the head of the Biomechatronics Group in Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
09 Jul 2017
GoogleCan robots write news? Well, Google thinks so!
When technology evolves, the tremors of it are felt even at the unlikeliest of places.
06 Jul 2017
GermanyStudy: Self-driving cars could soon make human-like moral decisions
It may soon be possible for self-driving cars to make life-and-death decisions just like humans.
05 Jul 2017
TechnologyWhat are child sex robots, and why should you care?
Love doesn't differentiate between gender, age, caste, race, ethnicity, humans, and robots. No, that last bit wasn't a mistake on my part. Sex robots are apparently a thing now.
28 Jun 2017
HDFC BankBanks are increasingly using robots to answer basic consumer queries
There's no denying the fact that the banking sector is the life-line of the bustling Indian economy and it caters to millions every day.
27 Jun 2017
SeoulMeet the world's first flexible, walking robot!
Robots! We all have seen them. In this age, everyone knows what they are!
24 Jun 2017
Robin WilliamsFilmy Diaries: Robots and humans, where do we stand?
With the progression of AI and robot technology, humans are standing on the crossroads of certain ethical questions. Questions which become pertinent as AI starts to become more human-like and indeed there'll come a time where it will be impossible to differentiate between a robot and its human counterpart.
18 Jun 2017
TechnologyRobots with manners and social skills? That's possible, say researchers
Futurists believe that within the next 50 years, human-robot interaction will become a necessity to carry on with our daily lives.
06 Jun 2017
Bill GatesRobot Tax? Bill says Yay, EU commissioner says Nay
My future colleague doesn't smile much, works 24 hours a day and never makes mistakes. He also doesn't have a social life, friends and, yes, he's also a robot.
27 May 2017
GujaratCrisis at Tata power plant averted with robot's help
The Tata Power Plant in Mundra (Gujarat) was staring at expenditures worth crores after a 2kg hammer fell into a high-pressure steam pipe during a maintenance drive.
25 May 2017
IndiaWipro layoffs are more of a Bot-issue than Trump scare
IT sector is facing too many obstacles all at once. First, it was the Trump wave and now it's the rise of automation.
17 May 2017
AsiaRobots in medicine- Asia's first robotic implant for Parkinson's
For the first time in Asia, a patient suffering from Parkinson's disease was treated successfully with a Deep Brain Stimulation implantation performed by a robot.
16 May 2017
South KoreaJapanese firms eye automation due to lack of labor
In most countries, automation comes at the cost of letting go of human labor, an exercise that draws major flak whenever it is executed but in Japan automation is more of a necessity due to the shortage of labor itself.
