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· Ryan General
Robots dance and spar as Beijing hosts 1st World Humanoid Robot Games
Beijing staged the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games last week, beginning Thursday evening with an opening ceremony where robots danced hip-hop, performed martial arts and played musical instruments. Competitions ran from Friday through Sunday at the National Speed Skating…
· Carl Samson
Watch: Tiny robot ‘kidnaps’ a dozen larger robots in Shanghai
A tiny robot has gone viral on social media after allegedly “kidnapping” 12 larger robots from a robotics showroom in Shanghai. Surveillance footage from August shows the pint-sized, AI-powered Erbai engaging the showroom robots in a surprisingly human-like conversation. “Are…
· Ryan General
Japanese scientists bring robots to life with living skin
Researchers at the University of Tokyo’s Biohybrid Systems Laboratory successfully attached live, self-healing skin to a robot’s face, enabling it to mimic human expressions. Led by biohybrid robotics pioneer Shoji Takeuchi, the breakthrough paves the way for more realistic,…
· Bryan Ke
Uber Eats’ little green robots begin delivering food in Tokyo
Uber Eats Japan deployed its little green robot delivery service in Tokyo on Wednesday, making Japan the second country to receive the delivery system after the United States. Where to find them: The new robot delivery service is only available in a small area in Tokyo’s…
· Carl Samson
Japanese city eyes robots to attend classes for students with anxiety issues
A city in southwest Japan plans to let robots attend classes in place of students who miss them due to anxiety, stress and other mental health issues. How it will work: Equipped with cameras, microphones and speakers, the one-meter-tall robots will let students view and hear…
· Bryan Ke
Socially connected people are likelier to see robots as having human traits: study
New research has found that individuals who are more connected socially are likely to experience robot anthropomorphism, or humans viewing robots as having human-like traits. Key details: The research, conducted by Chinese co-authors Jianning Dang and Li Liu, was published in…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Robots and humans can coexist’: Robot conducts orchestra for the first time in S. Korea
An android robot conducted an orchestra for the first time in Seoul on Friday. The performance: The robot, EveR 6, led the country’s national orchestra in performing three pieces at the Seoul Haeorum Grand Theater.
· Jane Nam
South Korea’s largest airport to get robots that deliver your food and drinks to your seat at gate
South Korean food delivery app Baemin announced on Friday that it will be launching a robot delivery service for Incheon International Airport’s Terminal 1. Starting June 18, flyers can have food and beverages from the airport’s many cafes, including Baskin Robbins, Paris…
· Rebecca Moon
Japanese scientists grow living, self-healing human skin that can be put on robots
Scientists have developed living human skin for robots that looks and moves like real skin. The skin is also capable of self-repair and repelling water. In a study published by the journal Matter on Thursday, researchers at the University of Tokyo explained their method of using…
· Ryan General
Smaller than a flea: Northwestern engineers create the world’s smallest remote-controlled walking robots
Engineers at Northwestern University developed the world’s smallest remote-controlled, walking robots. The robots, which are about half a millimeter wide each, are made out of a malleable shape-memory alloy that can be deformed and returned to their original shape using heat.…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Scientists Create Technology to Control Small Gundam Robots With Their Minds
Japanese researchers have created a mind-controllable Gundam robot, turning one of the anime’s most exciting technological concepts into reality. The model, based on the mobile suit Zaku, has been available through Bandai’s Zeonic Technics package since last year, but that…
· Ryan General
Robots Take Over Korean Burger Restaurant to Keep Social Distancing
In a bid to minimize person-to-person interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic, a burger joint in South Korea is replacing human staffers with robot servers.
· Carl Samson
American and German Robots Lose Jobs to Asian Robots at Adidas
Adidas will abandon its robot-staffed factories in the U.S. and Germany, moving some of the technology to Asia starting later this year. The American and German “Speedfactories,” based in Atlanta and Ansbach, respectively, will end production by April 2020 “at the latest,” the…
· Ryan General
Singles Sit in Silence as Robots Do The Talking at Speed-Dating Parties in Japan
Multiple singles participating in a recent speed-dating party in Japan were able to find their match with the help of some robot assistants. Technology firm Sharp and media company Cyber Agent reportedly came up with the dating solution for those who are inexperienced or…
· Carl Samson
China Recruits Their Brightest Children to Help Develop ‘Killer Robots’
A group composed of China’s brightest students will soon begin their training to build weapons that harness artificial intelligence. The students, aged 18 and below, were selected from a pool of more than 5,000 candidates for the four-year “experimental program for intelligent…
· Carl Samson
China is Now Using These Yellow Robots to Deliver Packages to People
Yellow robots equipped with cameras, GPS, and a radar are being called the future of logistics in China. The robots, about the size of a small washing machine, have been making deliveries in parts of Beijing — from snacks to clothes to electronics.
· Ryan General
New Chinese Restaurant of the Future is 100% Run By Robots
Japanese netizens are in awe of a futuristic restaurant in China which appears to be completely run by robots. A video shared by Twitter user Shao on Saturday features a fully automated Chinese restaurant without any human worker assisting customers.
· Bryan Ke
1,069 Dancing Robots Set New Guinness World Record in China
The Guinness World Record for having the most robots dancing simultaneously has been officially broken in China with 1,069 dancing robots. The feat was achieved by WL Intelligent Technology Co, LTD, in Guangzhou, located in the province of Guangdong in southern China. The…
· Khier Casino
Japanese Sumo Robots Can Wrestle By Themselves and It’s Scary AF
Japan’s national sport of sumo wrestling could be taken over by robots in the age of technology. Traditional sumo involves two large men pushing each other out of the ring using different techniques, whereas their robot counterparts use slanted metal blades or wide arms to win a…
· Ryan General
Fukushima’s Radiation is So Deadly Even Robots Can’t Survive After Exposure
Cleaning up the mess at Fukushima has proven to be a tough task even for Japan’s robots as high radiation levels in the site repeatedly cause them to malfunction each time a probe is attempted. Considered to be the largest nuclear disaster since the 1986 Chernobyl incident, the…