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Humanoid robot
A humanoid robot is a robot based on the general structure of a human being.
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The digital landscape – robots in harvesting
Digital agriculture: more and more drones, robots and autonomous tractors in the field.
Artificial intelligence conquers the car
From production to autonomous driving, AI is playing an increasingly important role in all aspects of cars.
REV – The Auto & Mobility Show
Make your dream come true! Through the desert on two wheels, and artificial intelligence in cars.
Japan: Could robot restaurants fill a labor shortage?
Robots run this restaurant in Tokyo. But could the concept take off, or will its high price prove prohibitive?
Robots to the rescue: High-tech helpers
From drones dropping medicines to remote clinics to robots doing perilous jobs, high-tech helps when lives are at stake.
A robot helps catch thieves
Video from a delivery robot led to the arrest of thieves. So what does that mean for data privacy?
Should police deploy killer robots?
In polls, most people reject the use of autonomous weapons systems or so-called "killer robots."
Robots: Guards that never get tired
There are many vacant positions in the security guard sector. Can robots help fill in the gaps?
How robots support law enforcement
Police robots can gather information and perform tasks that are extremely dangerous.
Can tech solve all?
From robots to solar panels and e-scooters: new technology is revolutionizing our world.
Rising costs threaten basic necessities
Basic necessities like housing, eating, working and driving are becoming more expensive and less secure.
Shift — Living in the Digital Age
How does tech help manage disasters like earthquakes, wildfires, and volcanic eruptions.
Artificial intelligence and human identity
Creativity. Emotions. AI is pushing further and further into primal human domains.
Mechanical maestro: A robot conductor
Which strengths does a robot have when conducting, and what are humans better at?
Shift - Living in the Digital Age
How helpful are robots really? Can they ease the workload for people in hospitality and nursing?
Modern and ecological: XXL greenhouse
Europe's biggest greenhouse is in Germany. Almost 800,000 square meters of cutting edge technology.
My avatar and me - How AI attains consciousness
Artificial Intelligence makes art, knows more than many humans and works faster than they do.
Smart factories — the industry of the future
Industry 4.0 and the networked factory are the buzzwords of today. Should we all get on board?
Today's tech, tomorrow's factories
Factories, transportation and economic decoupling from China: Hot topics of the future.
AI love: It's complicated
Movies have hinted at people falling for their chatbots. Now it's happening, with apps like Replika. But how real is it?
Learning real-world skills using AI
With the help of AI tools, it could become easier for people to learn the piano or even surf.
Robots tell UN they could run the world better
Some of the most advanced humanoid robots ever built took center stage at UN's AI for Good summit in Geneva.
Robots reassure humans at first AI press conference
Robots reaffirmed they had no intention to replace humans or rebel against them.
Tomorrow Today - The DW Science Program
Exoskeletons, the aerodynamics of shark skin, and how robots improve workplace conditions
Can robot companions live up to expectations?
Why are robots so popular in Japan and can they ever fulfill people's needs?
More social contact through robots
At Dawn Café, people who are homebound pilot waiter robots and interact with customers remotely.
Titanic sub: Rescue relying on robots if vessel found
Even if it is found, rescue teams would have to reach it with equipment and bring it to the surface.
India: Robot saving Dalits from dehumanizing sewer work
Cleaning sewers is typically carried out by people at the bottom of India's caste hierarchy. How can a robot help?
Meet the young Nigerian self-taught robotic engineer
Joshua Olaiya has created innovations to enhance people's lives and their communities.
Robots standing in for care staff
Robots are already assisting staff in care homes and hospitals. Could they replace them altogether?
Artificial intelligence: Will humanoid robots replace us?
Artificial intelligence: Could humanoid robots soon replace humans?
Weekly roundup — Food for thoughts
It’s not usually fun to be in a room with 1,000 high schoolers, but it is if they've all made robots.
AI can take your thoughts and convert them into text
What would you do with an AI system that could read your thoughts — and translate them into sentences and paragraphs?
How AI is changing the world of travel
Chatbots, robots and other cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology are changing the tourism industry.
How robots teach you to surf
Could there one day be an "Internet of Skills" that trains people anywhere in the world using AI?
India: Kerala temple deploys robotic elephant for rituals
A temple in India has introduced a robotic elephant to conduct its rituals. Could this bring a change in tradition?
Remote captains steer freight ships in Belgium
In Belgium, some freight ships deliver goods steered by phantom captains that sit hundreds of kilometers away.
Sewer leaks – Robots to the rescue
Tiny pipe robots can identify leaks in the sewer system and help save billions of liters of water.
Theo the semi-autonomous delivery robot
Startup Heytheo has developed a semi-autonomous delivery robot called Theo.
Changing the world with high-tech
How high-tech is changing the world, from AI to climate-friendly cattle breeding.
Robots as rescuers after earthquakes
Robots and drones can collect information in places too dangerous for humans.
Will robots replace dogs in earthquake rescue operations?
It's a small miracle each time survivors are pulled from the rubble. So far, dogs are doing a better job than robots.
Hey world, what's next?
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us one thing, it's how quickly new diseases can spring up on us. Are we prepared?
Human and machine: The robots have arrived
A new exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum, "Hello, Robot.", explores our fascination with artificial beings.
AI and art — are creators about to become redundant?
Will ChatGPT replace authors? Is artificial intelligence creative? AI is set to revolutionize the art world.
Robots leading the way in construction?
Robots replacing builders? New technologies are changing the construction sector.
From microbes and food safety to greener concrete
The right to healthy food, and technology for low-carbon fast-paced construction.
The robots are coming!
Robots are toiling on farms, in factories and even in our own kitchens. How long before they take over?
Will robots rule the factory?
Elon Musk wants to fully automate his car factories – but he still has long way to go.
India's e-mobility revolution
Young engineers in India are helping its auto industry make the leap to e-mobility
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