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Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Robot duck's aim: Helps kids with cancer via power of play

The duck is undergoing testing and is expected to be widely distributed by the end of this year.

8 Jan 2018 10:14 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

New humanoid robot sweats during exercise

The robot has an artificial perspiration system.

2 Jan 2018 1:07 PM

The system not only mimics the way human beings sweat, but also prevents overheating of the robot by running water through its skeletal frame and allowing steam to vent out of small outlets.

New humanoid robot sweats during exercise

Kengoro is the most advanced iteration of a series that began in 2001 with a bot named Kenta.

2 Jan 2018 9:50 AM

Some previous research has also linked robotic surgery to lower blood loss and shorter hospital stays than other prostate operations. (Photo: Pixabay)

After-effects not necessarily reduced with robotic prostate surgery

For many men, especially relatively healthy cancer patients which hasn't spread beyond the prostate, surgery might not...

22 Feb 2018 4:40 AM

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Japans Norishige Kanai quickly moved one of those old hands to a long-term storage location outside, and took the other one inside so it can be returned to Earth for a tuneup and then flown back up.

Spacewalking astronauts finish months of robot arm repair

This last spacewalk in the series should have been completed long before.

17 Feb 2018 7:15 AM

Of course, no one can really say how well these coding bots teach kids, or even whether learning to code is the essential life skill that so many in the tech industry claim.

4 robots that aim to teach your kids to code

Here's a look at four coding robot that teaches and maybe even entertains.

13 Feb 2018 3:07 AM

The team tested the interaction of the robotic replica and live zebrafish under several different experimental conditions, but in all cases, the replica and the live fish were separated by a transparent panel.

Bio-inspired robots can mimic live fish

Biomimetic robots have been deployed alongside live animals to better understand the drivers of animal behaviour.

8 Feb 2018 9:48 AM

The robot is expected to be a big draw as the city gears up to host the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT).

Humanoid Sophia may dazzle at global tech event in city

The humanoid would make her public appearance at the 22nd edition of the WCIT.

4 Feb 2018 10:11 AM

The robot named Sawyer debuted at Henna Cafe.

Robot prepares coffee at a new cafe in Japan

Sawyer debuted at Henna Cafe in Tokyo's downtown business and shopping district of Shibuya.

3 Feb 2018 4:39 AM

Robot Vera is an AI-based software technology that uses machine learning. (Photo: AFP)

Interview with a robot: AI revolution hits human resources

A Russian startup dubbed Stafory has reportedly created an AI-powered robot named Vera, to hire humans.

27 April 2018 2:32 PM

It contains a cockpit with monitors and levers for the pilot to control the robots arms and legs.

Man builds a functional 'Gundam' inspired giant robot with an arm...

A man has made it a reality by creating a giant humanoid inspired by the science fiction franchise.

16 April 2018 7:35 AM

Japanese engineer builds giant robot to realize Gundam dream. (Photo: Pixabay)

Japanese engineer builds giant robot to realize 'Gundam' dream

It contains a cockpit with monitors and levers for the pilot to control the robot's arms and legs.

15 April 2018 9:34 AM