A new AI-powered robot developed in Germany could be a massive help for first responders, hauling heavy gear over rubble and dangerous terrain all by itself. According to a report from Interesting ...

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Chatbots don’t have feelings, but they sure elicit feelings in us! Bots can alternately comfort us and enrage us, inform us and lie to us, encourage us and, in some cases, even provoke self-harm. As ...

Smart battery design and testing are key to making robots efficient, reliable, and regulation-ready, says Mark Rutherford, CEO of Alexander Battery Technologies. When a robot stops, everything around ...

Amazon's million-robot army ends the need for 160,000 new jobs. Walmart, Target and other retailers are reaching similar conclusions. Amazon.com uses its Proteus robots to carry carts full of packages ...