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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Watch: 75 musicians perform the entire song whose first stanza is India’s national anthem
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How Indian newspapers reported Independence and Partition in 1947
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Ramachandra Guha: At 75, India is free – but its citizens are still fighting for many rights
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‘Mind your language’: Bar Council of India rebukes advocate Prashant Bhushan for ‘ridiculing’ SC
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Opinion: Pakistan has learnt little from India and India has taken the worst lessons from Pakistan
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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: Govinda dances again with Urmila Matondkar and Bhagyashree
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Watch: This is how quickly a bear can climb a tree when under attack
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Watch: 75 musicians perform the entire song whose first stanza is India’s national anthem
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Watch: This animated short film based on Gulzar’s story captures heartbreaking tales of Partition
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‘Bread, job, freedom’: Taliban fire warning shots to disperse women protesting for rights in Kabul
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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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Start the week with a film: Get a much-needed dose of ‘Gandhigiri’ with ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’
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‘Darlings’ director Jasmeet K Reen on her heroines: ‘They are simple, scared, a bit off’
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‘Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons’ review: Jeffrey Epstein and the dark side of marketing
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‘House of Hammer’ trailer: Docuseries explores alleged abuse by Armie Hammer and his family legacy
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‘Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach’ trailer: Pankaj Tripathi’s lawyer represents a murder accused
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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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Pause, rewind, play: When Sachin Tendulkar scored his first ever international century
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Watch: Gary Neville hits out at Manchester United’s owners after Brentford defeat – ‘Face the music’
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Ultimate Kho Kho: Squads, format, fixtures – all you need to know about latest Indian sports league
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Indian Tennis: Sania Mirza-Madison Keys lose Canadian Open semis to Coco Gauff-Jessica Pegula
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La Liga: Barca start campaign with goalless draw; Ancelotti to call time on career after Real stint