Robots - Page 47

April 5, 2018

In a first, two robots remove uterus and colon in simultaneous surgery

Surgeons sat on opposite sides of the da Vinci Xi robotic console as they performed the procedures.

March 31, 2018

Cancer-fighting robots, hacked tax returns, dumping old PCs and more: Tech Q&A

Is there anything that I can do to stop the annoying robocalls promising me free cruises, vacations, and scams?

March 21, 2018

NASA's broken robonaut will head back to Earth this spring

NASA's robotic space station crewmember could head down to Earth as early as May for repairs.

March 20, 2018

Pepper’s next gig is at Pizza Hut, but it won’t be tossing the dough

Pepper the friendly humanoid robot has worked at a few places in its short life. Its latest gig is at a Pizza Hut in Singapore, where it's helping customers to order meals and generally being cute.

March 19, 2018

'Star Wars' droids point the way to NASA repair robots

The "Star Wars" robots R2-D2 and BB-8 are the droids that NASA is looking for — "astromechs" that can help repair spaceships on the fly, a NASA robotics engineer says.

March 9, 2018

Flippy, the much-hyped burger-flipping robot, takes a break

Flippy needs a break after all.

March 5, 2018

Meet Flippy, your new fast food grill cook who never takes a day off

The concern that robots will take jobs is thrust back into the spotlight after a California-based burger chain has "hired" Flippy to be its latest grill cook.

March 2, 2018

Humanoid firefighting robot will go where it’s not safe for humans to venture

Engineers at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia have developed WALK-MAN, a humanoid emergency responder robot which could be used to assist firefighters. Coming soon to a blaze near you.

March 1, 2018

'Star Wars' robots wouldn't survive the real world

Beloved "Star Wars" robots wouldn't fare too well in the real-life desert, according to an analysis in the journal Science Robotics — but they may be onto something with their iconic beeping communication.

February 27, 2018

Experts imagine how robot-led AI apocalypse could play out

Sci-fi movies have long portrayed a frightening world where robots take over and use humans as slaves.