Robotics
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Honey, I shrunk the robots to the size of a fly
These are five of the tiniest robots in the world.
Joao Filipe Ferreira, The Conversation
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Video: Japan's robot expo sparks debate on future of human labour
Over 200 companies participated in the exhibition at Tokyo, to grab a share of the $8.1 billion market of service robots.
Reuters
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Robot with Saudi Arabian citizenship has ‘more rights than women’ in the country, say Twitterati
Sophia is believed to be the first robot to get citizenship.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region
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Even good robots are scarily unpredictable – imagine what will killer bots could bring the world to
The unexpected behaviour of even simple bots is only going to get more dramatic as AI scales up.
Taha Yasseri, The Conversation
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Watch: Meet BlessU-2, the German robot ‘reverend’ who blesses church-goers in five languages
Arms that rise to shine a beam of light on followers.
Scroll Staff
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Maruti Suzuki partially replaces manpower with robots at its Manesar and Gurugram plants
The robots are working in the automated weld, paint and press shops whereas manual work is limited to the car assembly.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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Watch: Robot bricklayers are here. Could they replace manual construction workers in India too?
Robotic process automation could lead to a loss of half of the world’s jobs by 2050.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Ants on treadmills are helping create the next generation of miniature robots
Because these insects can do things that robots need to do.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Tarzan the robot may not swing from trees, but he is coming to the aid of agriculture
The arm-swinging robot is designed to move with the economy of a sloth.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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Watch: This robot sets fire to Donald Trump's tweets to please those who're angry at them
"I burned your tweet."
Scroll Staff
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Watch: A team at MIT has created gel robots that can grab and release live fish. Er, yes, but why?
They can also kick a ball underwater, in case you were wondering.
Scroll Staff
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Video: Forget drones, here's the first flying robot bat to the rescue
Bruce Wayne would have been proud of this invention.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana
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Endgame: Indian Grandmasters are daring to dream at the 2024 Candidates