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Robot
A robot is a machine that is programmed to perform certain tasks autoamtically.
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Shift - Living in the Digital Age
How technology is set to make farming more sustainable and efficient.
AfricaLink on Air — 02 August 2022
Clocks ticks as Kenya's general elections nears+++Africa deserves its own App Store, says designer
'Killer robots': Will they be banned?
The UN are again debating a ban on autonomous weapons. The war in Ukraine is complicating the conversation.
Can avatars increase job security?
Companies are increasing digital workflows due to the pandemic, and some are even using avatars to get some work done.
What robots can and can't do
Though robots can be faster, stronger and smarter than humans, they still can't replace us.
The innovation revolution
Innovation is a major driver of progress and economic growth as computers and robots take on more and more jobs.
Google's 'sentient' AI: From films to reality?
A Google engineer's claim has sparked backlash and fascination, raising the question of whether life could imitate art.
Brain surgery with the aid of a robot
Robots make operations much easier for brain surgeons.
Cobots – collaborative robots
The latest generation of collaborative robots can also work with traditional craftsmanship.
Tomorrow Today - The Science Magazine
Helpful robots and saving sea turtles. And how unconcious "white thinking" causes discrimination.
Down the drain: A sewer-cleaning robot
Engineers in Kerala have developed a robot to take on the dirty business of cleaning sewers.
Exoskeletons for everyday use
Can exoskeletons reduce strain on the shoulders, back and neck during grueling everyday tasks?
Robotics suit teaches paraplegics to learn to walk again
The exoskeleton suit HAL turns brains signals into motion. DW reporter Cassandra Boh tried it out.
Robots explore the Antarctica
Robots are collecting data from melting icebergs to help us better understand climate change.
Organic farmer relies on high-tech
Organic farmer Christof Briegel has a hundred cows. To work less, the young farmer relies on high tech.
Shift - Living in the Digital Age
Robots, drones and 3D printers: how digitization is changing our eating and nutritional habits.
Can a robot create art?
Robots like Ai-Da produce artworks, which have sold for a lot of money. But is their output truly creative?
Shift - Living in the Digital Age
This week we ask whether AI can be creative, and if robots can be artists.
Robots as farmers?
Will robots replace humans on the field and in the barn, or help them?
Shift - Living in the Digital Age
Robots, drones and sensors on the field and in the barn. Smart farming—this week's topic on Shift.
AI: Friend or foe?
Intelligent machines are still doing humans' will. But might they one day rule us?
The pizza-baking robot
In one Paris-based pizzeria, machines have taken over the task of pizza-baking.
Do we need robot lawn mowers?
Kate Ferguson
An encounter with an inept robot lawn mower prompts Kate Ferguson to consider the pitfalls of automation.
Futuristic robot music
Moritz Simon Geist crafts techno tunes, with the help of robots.
Shift - Living in the Digital Age
What role can robots play in our society?
Robot Colleagues – The future of the workplace
How is increased integration of robots in the workplace shaping the future of work?
Robots in the medical field
Some "surgical robots" are controlled by actual doctors in real time during medical procedures.
UGO - The multi-purpose household robot of the future
UGO is a robot that helps around the house, but it's a bit slow and clumsy.
Future wars
The world is entering a new era of warfare, with cyber and autonomous weapons taking center stage.
Ceramics firms redefine themselves
Portugals ceramic producers are reacting to competition from China.
Microchip shortage giving startups a headache
Even when microchip supply is increasing in the months ahead, startups are likely to live with the squeeze longer.
Working ergonomically thanks to robo-technology
Exoskeletons are robotic suits that support the back and enhance people's strength for lifting.
A COVID-fighting robot
Nigerian students develop a Covid fighting robot to help infected patients.
Robots on the movie screen
Cyborgs, replicants, authoritarian machines. Movies show the dark side of artificial intelligence.
Can robots write stories?
Author Daniel Kehlmann recounts his co-authoring experiment with an algorithm, describing possibilities and pitfalls.
Shift - Living in the Digital Age
Shift Special: How Japan is using robots to rescue lives and help in disaster recovery efforts.
Angola: A robot to fight COVID-19
It can check someone's temperature, offers disinfectants and identifies people that don't wear masks.
World in Progress: How the pandemic is changing us
People have been fleeing cities for greener pastures. And many businesses are faltering as tourists are staying away.
World in Progress: A robot to the rescue
Kenya is trying to keep the virus at bay with the help of tech and has introduced a robot to its airport in Nairobi.
How jobs are changing as a result of digitization
Increasing digitization will lead to a loss of many jobs, says Susan Lund, a leader of the McKinsey Global Institute.
Energetic building facades
Researchers are looking at concrete building facades as a means of collecting solar energy.
Qoobo – The joyous cushion
"Qoobo" provides the comfort a pet might, without demanding any work in return.
"Aibo" – The next generation pet
The robot dog "Aibo" can learn over 100 voice commands, and knows plenty of tricks.
"Lovot" – the Lovable Robot
"Lovot" has more than 50 sensors, so it can recognize faces and orient itself autonomously in space.
Shift - Living in the Digital Age
Could robotic pets be a viable alternative to real pets? They are in Japan.
AI and labor
Could a robot be doing my job one day?
Sci-fi films: A projection of our times
There's no red carpet, but the films at the online Berlin Sci-fi Filmfest are perfect for what we're living through.
China sends robotic spacecraft to moon
An unmanned spacecraft aims to retrieve rock and soil samples from the moon, the first such mission in over 40 years.
Austria wants ethical rules for killer robots
Vienna is calling for a conference to ensure humans, not algorithms, are in charge of killer robots and drones.
Kenza Ait Si Abbou Lyadini: How to use AI properly
Engineer, author and robotics expert Kenza Ait Si Abbou Lyadini spoke to DW about ethics and algorithms in AI.
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