Robots

Models and robots share the runway at Coperni fashion show
Boston Dynamics’ canine automatons steal show in Paris as maison stages modern fable, designers say
Jess Cartner-Morley in Paris
03, Mar, 2023 @10:19 PM

Human augmentation with robotic body parts is at hand, say scientists
Extra parts, from a thumb to an arm, could be designed to help boost our capabilities
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
02, Mar, 2023 @12:59 PM

Almost 40% of domestic tasks could be done by robots ‘within decade’
Chores such as shopping likely to have most automation, while caring for young or old least likely to be affected, says report
Alexandra Topping
23, Feb, 2023 @9:28 AM

It’s so easy to cheat with technology that even judges are doing it | Torsten Bell
Everyone uses Wikipedia, but should it really be affecting what happens in court?
Torsten Bell
04, Feb, 2023 @6:30 PM

Can robots really plug the workforce shortage left by Brexit? | Torsten Bell
One study shows that when workers are scarce automation can help, but that’s still impossible in many sectors
Torsten Bell
22, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM

How soon will M3gan become reality? Robot ethicists weigh in
The horror movie’s hi-tech star may be fiction, but concerns over the human relationship with AI are real
Alaina Demopoulos
16, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM

Missouri is all for the right to bear arms – but the right to bare arms is up for debate | Arwa Mahdawi
The Republican-controlled state house decided to debate what sort of clothes female legislators should wear, to the dismay of Missouri Democrats
Arwa Mahdawi
14, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

It’s 2023, where are the sex robots? ‘They will probably never be as huge as everyone thinks’
For at least a decade, researchers have speculated that sex with robots is just around the corner but that is yet to materialise
Tory Shepherd
13, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

Self-driving sleds? Australian scientists look to robots to delve deeper into Antarctica
Researchers and engineers team up to identify new technologies to safely delve deeper into the icy continent
Henry Belot
11, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

M3gan review – girlbot horror offers entertaining spin on teenage growing pains
Cheekily enjoyable chiller where a devastated girl seems saved by an eerily self-possessed robot companion – but all is not as it seems
Peter Bradshaw
04, Jan, 2023 @6:00 PM

How expanding its vegan range is helping Hotel Chocolat grow – with a little help from robots
Additional technology – and potential extension to factory – could help raise production to up to 1bn chocolates a year
Sarah Butler
23, Dec, 2022 @11:32 AM

Stuck in a post office queue, all I could think about was how much I hate self-checkouts | Adrian Chiles
Inching towards the human behind the counter, I saw two machines that could have saved me the wait. Of course they were out of order, writes Adrian Chiles
Adrian Chiles
30, Nov, 2022 @3:11 PM
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