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June 16, 2017

The U.K. is giving free bionic hands to kids who need them the most

The U.K.'s state-funded National Health Service (NHS) is carrying out a clinical trial to make free 3D-printed bionic hands available to kids in one city. If all goes well, it could be rolled out nationally.

June 9, 2017

Google finally sold Boston Dynamics, and all its insane robots

Inventor of all manner of awe-inspiring and uber-creepy robots, Boston Dynamics has finally found a buyer.

June 7, 2017

Elon Musk says artificial intelligence will beat humans at 'everything' by 2030

The performance of humans’ puny brains will be outmatched by computers within just 13 years, billionaire Elon Musk has claimed.

June 1, 2017

Will robots take your job? These jobs may be automated in the future

Called simply willrobotstakemyjob.com, the site is based on an academic paper by a pair of Oxford economists that set out some predictions for which jobs were most likely to have tasks automated in the future.

June 1, 2017

Westworld-style robots will 'be in our homes' within ten years

Robots that think and feel emotions like humans will enter our homes in as little as ten years.

May 26, 2017

Meet Stan, a robot that can pick up your car and park it for you

Stan is a robot that wants to park your car for you. The innovative system powering Stan has the potential to utterly transform how large parking lots use space, making them far more efficient than they are now.

May 26, 2017

Robocop the crime-busting android starts work in Dubai

Robocop has just started work in Dubai. The crime-busting robot rolls to incidents on wheels, speaks multiple languages, and can accept crime reports via its torso-based tablet.

April 26, 2017

Man attacks security robot in Silicon Valley, police say

Fear of technology? A man attacked a 300-pound security robot in Mountain View, California, according to local police.

April 14, 2017

Robots are a match for Japan's best volleyball players

Japan has turned to a team of robotic players to help its best volleyball players improve elements of their game. The automatic blockers mimic the actions of real players, helping the human players to hone their skills.

April 12, 2017

Safe to play? Off-site doctors use robots to diagnose football concussions

The nearest doctor is sometimes far from the football-loving schools of rural America, so researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern and the Mayo Clinic put a telepresence robot on the sideline.