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Robot
A robot is a machine that is programmed to perform certain tasks autoamtically.
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Value of free trade in focus at Hanover fair
DW's Steven Beardsley tells us more about why the value of free trade is being debated at the Hanover tech fair.
Robot in space
CIMON the robot can see, hear, speak and fly. And he will be part of the crew on board the ISS this summer.
AI to take fewer jobs than feared, says OECD
But the OECD report finds that teenagers may have a reason to be wary of the onslaught of robots.
DW Business – Europe & Asia
Greek reforms unlock more bailout cash - Robots providing elder care in Japan
Robots take care of elderly in Japan
Labor shortages in Japan's care sector have prompted some nursing homes to employ robots.
DW Business – Europe & Africa
Trump's 'America First' unsettling trade partners– Intelligent robots to revolutionize medicine
DW Business – Europe & Asia
Markets lose ground in wake of Tillerson firing – Intelligent robots to revolutionize medicine
Healthcare industry faces AI revolution
Could artificial intelligence design customized treatment plans for patients?
Congolese inventor stops traffic
Thérèse Kirongozi has built and installed traffic control robots in congested Kinshasa.
Mountain hotel welcomes first robot employee
Robots in hotels are on the rise. Now the trend has reached a mountain pasture in Austria's Salzburger Land region.
ARTificial Intelligence
A French artist developed robots that are able to draw portraits.
Euromaxx - Highlights of the week
Artistic album covers, the world's best female chef, and Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
Amazon posts record profit in last quarter of 2017
The world's largest online retailer recorded a near $2-billion profit in the fourth quarter.
Future of work: people or machines?
Will we still have work in the future? Concerns about A.I. are widespread. But what’s the reality?
DW Business – Europe & Africa
EU warns Germany on air pollution - Private push for better healthcare in the US - Robot barista in Tokyo
Robot barista in the mix in Tokyo
Robots are increasingly performing low-level service jobs. Now not even the uber-cool job of barista is out of bounds.
Technical wonders at the CES
Big companies, like Intel, Bosch and Daimler are showing off their latest tech.
Social robot aims to comfort children
US insurance company Aflac has sponsored a social robot to comfort children undergoing cancer treatment.
Painting robots
At the University of Trieste in Italy, masterpieces are being painted – by a robot!
Companies turn to robots for more efficient package delivery
Warehouse to doorstep, companies look to robots for more efficient package delivery
Digital Germany - The robots are coming (1)
DW investigates the changing face of the country’s increasingly digitalized workplace.
Learning how to walk with an exoskeleton
Anouk Schmitt is paralyzed. An exoskeleton could help her learn how to walk again.
Robots - Paradise on earth
Supporters of Industry 4.0 insist it is a force for good.
Robotic glove strengthens grip
Its purpose is to help people with disabilities get back to work, but it has many other applications.
Affordable and sensitive robot Panda wins prize
German robotics firm Franka Emika has been awarded the prestigious German Future Prize for its Panda robot assistant.
Medical nano-robots
Nanotechnologist Ben Feringa wants to make tiny robots that will repair a body's diseased cells from the inside.
The little robot that could
Air-Cobot can find potentially catastrophic defects like cracks in the aircraft's skin.
SpotMini: Meet Boston Dynamics' streamlined robot dog
It's only a sneak peek with Boston Dynamics' robot dog trotting through the screen. But the internet is going crazy.
Tanzanian domestic workers 'working like robots'
Tanzanian migrant workers in Oman and the United Arab Emirates face excessive working hours, unpaid salaries, and abuse.
Technologies that revolutionized warfare
What are some of the other inventions in weaponry that revolutionized the conduct of war?
'Killer robots' pose a moral dilemma
Even though no single definition for fully automated weapons systems exists, they raise a host of questions.
Sony revives discontinued robo-dog
Sony has brought back Aibo, its iconic mechanical dog now loaded with improved artificial intelligence.
Saudi Arabia grants robot citizenship
Saudi Arabia claims to be the first country to grant citizenship to a robot. It may have more rights than human women.
How to teach Artificial Intelligence to think like a robot
Hiring teachers for AI — can robots create more jobs than they retire? The supporting economy thinks so.
7 Estonian startups to be reckoned with
A look at seven noticeable Estonian ventures — from delivery robots to an AI-powered language learning app.
Meet the robot programmers
The scientists at Dresden's School of Technology have noticed a market niche.
The future of human-like robots is here
Engineers at Columbia University manged to create an artifical muscle. It runs on electrcity and has the potential to reshape the future of humanoid robots.
Digital Germany: Consumers
We get to know a digital personal shopping assistant and what it wants to do for us.
Robot conductor YuMi guides orchestra
Humanoid robot YuMi was as classical musicians and singers helped open a robotics fair in the Tuscan city of Pisa.
Germany's curious clubs celebrate beards, bunnies and robots
Joining a club usually means finding a choir or football group. Few would think of a club for commuter cyclists.
Calling for a tax on robots
US polititician calls for a tax on robots in the work place.
Development through automation
China wants to base its future economic growth on highly developed automated systems - a plan that could prove risky.
Meeting Japan's robot priest
In need of a priest? The Japanese company Nisseieco has just the thing.
Robot jellyfish showcased in Beijing
It is among several developments in robotics being showcased in Beijing.
Tech leaders warn UN of killer robots threat
With significant advances in robotics and AI, tech leaders have called for safeguards to avoid "destabilizing effects."
Robocup: they came, they saw and they stumbled
At the Robocup in Japan autonomous robots are competing in a football tournament. It might look like toddlers learning how to walk, but even professional football players had to start somewhere.
Will robots have to pay tax?
Arthur Sullivan reports on whether robots may one day have to pay tax.
Burundi robotics team goes missing in US
Six Burundi teenagers vanished after taking part in a widely publicized robotics tournament in Washington DC.
Afghan girls compete in Washington
A team of six girls from Afghanistan is finally attending at the first international robotics competition in Washington.
Afghan robotics team allowed into US contest
After being denied visas, six Afghan girls will now be allowed to attend a robotics competition, organizers have said.
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