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Robot
A robot is a machine that is programmed to perform certain tasks autoamtically.
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The 500 year history of humanoid robots
A huge exhibition of humanoid robots has opened at the Science Museum in London.
Robots: a 500-year quest to make machines human
The "Robots" exhibition at the Science Museum in London explores humanity's obsession - and unease - with androids.
Ever creepier: 500 years of robots on show in London
The UK's Science Museum's latest exhibition, "Robots," is the most important collection of humanoids ever on display.
Delivery robots in Tallinn
Delivery robots are a fixture of daily life the Estonian capital.
Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe | 05.02.2017
The secrets of stag calling, Queen Elizabeth's Sapphire Jubilee, and robots in Tallinn.
Delivery robots in Tallinn
Delivery robots are a fixture of daily life the Estonian capital.
Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe
The secrets of stag calling, Queen Elizabeth's Sapphire Jubilee, and robots in Tallinn.
Robot art: machines that paint portraits
At the Berlin gallery "Dixit Algorizmi", you can have your portrait painted by robots.
Robot art: machines that paint portraits
At the Berlin gallery "Dixit Algorizmi", you can have your portrait painted by robots.
Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe | 26.01.2017
Karl Lagerfeld at Paris Fashion week, robots that paint portraits, and what are "opera prompters?"
Divided societies a global risk
Populism and increasingly divided societies top the list of global risks, the WEF says.
Work in the digital age
Work is not what it used to be. What will humans be doing as robots and computers get ever smarter?
The future of work
When robots and computers do the boring stuff, humans can do the rest
Vocational training in the Digital Age
Bosch has revamped its training program for the digital age
Will robots take over?
Labor market economist Hilmar Schneider discusses the future of work in the digital age.
Robotic barista makes coffee
The Beijing-based company Bubble Lab designed a robotic barista to give humans more time with customers.
Trucks as weapons - hard to stop
The automobile industry builds more and more active security into trucks. But the driver can overrule many systems.
Lego's Automated
Morten Rauff has a background in architecture, but he decided to follow his dream and become a Lego designer.
Are robots empathetic?
Scientists are trying to find out if robots can be empathetic.
Spin-offs - Space technology in daily life
Many products and technologies we rely on today were developed by the aerospace industry.
Robotics - Impacting the workplace (2)
Intelligent machines are outsmarting us, but are we being replaced in the workplace?
Robotics - Impacting the workplace (2)
Intelligent machines are outsmarting us, but are we being replaced in the workplace?
Robots used as museums guides in Berlin
The German Museum of Technology has a new employee.
Robotics - Impacting the workplace (1)
Artificial intelligence is gaining ground. But how will that affect us in the future?
Will robots take Over?
Robots are displacing low-skilled workers. What can they do instead? We discuss the changing labor-market landscape with Hilmar Schneider, CEO of the Institute for the Study of Labor in Bonn.
Robotics - Impacting the workplace (1)
Artificial intelligence is gaining ground. But how will that affect us in the future?
Made in Germany - The labor of the future
Work is not what it used to be. What will humans be doing as robots and computers get ever smarter?
Vocational training in the digital age
Bosch has revamped its training program for the digital age.
Robots take over Japanese farm
A farm in Japan is to employ robots to help grow vegetables and cutting wage costs by half
Is a robot going to take your job?
They can make cars, deliver packages and even perform surgery. Is your job safe from a robot takeover?
Engineering the future: programming robots
Students of mechatronic engineering learn to program robots as part of their traineeship.
Would you trust a robot to perform surgery?
A hospital in Bochum has integrated robots into its staff - without letting any humans go.
Robotic courier trial in Germany, Switzerland
German and Swiss companies have partnered with Starship Technologies to trial the almost fully autonomous robots.
When robots observe their operators
Monotony can lead to boredom and tiredness. Machines can watch their operators and make sure they stay awake.
Robot hotel offers high-tech holidays
Staff like this don't have bad days: a hotel in Nagasaki in Japan is mainly using robots to look after its guests.
Glimmer of hope with Zika drug breakthrough
With the Rio Olympics opening ceremony just days away, visitors to the South American country are worried about the Zika virus, but Czech scientists report they may have made a breakthrough when it comes to stopping this mosquito-borne virus reproducing. We hear about a man who is able to withstand a horror road crash and meet a robot on duty in a Belgium hospital.
China's road to high-tech supremacy
Chinese businesses are buying Western firms and know-how as part of Beijing's goal to become a leading high-tech power.
Chinese investors take firm hold of Kuka
The Chinese firm said that most Kuka shareholders took it up on its takeover offer, with time for more to get on board.
Chinese firms in buying mood
Chinese appliances giant Midea has upped its offer for a stake in German robotics firm Kuka to $4.5 billion.
Dallas police defend use of robot-bomb
In the wake of deadly shootings of police officers in Dallas, the police chief has defended the use of a robot bomb.
Robots threaten millions of jobs in Asia
The UN agency has warned of the severe consequences of automation and disruptive technologies in the ASEAN bloc.
DW Business - Europe & Asia
Spanish deficit - no money for medicine
Guess Who’s Coming With Dinner
Who needs drones? Starship Technologies is ready to roll out its self-driving robotic delivery service in Europe.
The Football World Cup for robots takes place in Leipzig.
The annual Football World Cup for robots takes place this year in Leipzig. 500 teams from 45 countries compete against each other. The challenge is to have robots that can beat the human world champion by 2050.
Robots teach refugee kids German
An EU project is bringing scientists, linguists and educators together to design robots that can teach children German.
100 dancing robots
In this phantasmagorical video, 16-year-old Jordyn Jones dances with 100 rolling Sphero-robots.
Shift - Living in the Digital Age
Automated writing in journalism, beacons as shoppers' helpers and 100 dancing robots.
100 Dancing robots
In this phantasmagorical video, 16-year-old Jordyn Jones dances with 100 rolling Sphero-robots.
Industrial robots
Robots that can tighten screws, stack or transport items: there are numerous uses for them in industrial settings.
Chinese closer to Kuka takeover
Chinese company Midea has moved closer to a controversial takeover of the German robotics firm Kuka.
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