Robots

Films and books are bringing back Mary Shelley’s creature, now reflected in modern fears such as humanoid robots, extreme scientific experiments, and the most dangerous technologies

The head of research strategy at the multinational argues that artificial intelligence can be used to create a better world

Beijing has hosted an international competition where companies and universities test the autonomy of their androids and fine-tune their capabilities

The restaurant executive tried having a robot make vegan food at a New York location, and it was a failure — now he’s back to human employees

Airplane seats are getting smaller and smaller, clothes are unrecognizable after the second wash, and machines now answer our calls. Quality and care for craftsmanship seem to be things of the past

Amid the trade war with the US, Beijing’s regime is prioritizing technology as a key driver of economic and political power

The new system, which combines generative AI and machine learning, has performed with 100% accuracy some of the surgical tasks required to remove pig gallbladders

Laboratories in Barcelona and Tokyo are combining organic and artificial elements to create biological robots that mimic the body’s movements, functionality, and regenerative capacity

The multinational has unveiled its latest developments, initially available to users with the most advanced and premium subscriptions. Meanwhile, Microsoft joins the race to develop intelligent agent

Individual breakthroughs are being integrated into complex developments that will reshape the digital landscape in the coming years

Artificial intelligence has changed the paradigm of work. Humanoids are gaining ground over human labor, and some experts predict they will soon overtake us

The Canadian technologist envisions a dizzying evolution of artificial intelligence that promises benefits across various sectors, but warns humanity must proactively anticipate its implications

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence chatbot to combat toxic messages and misinformation with data

In the country with the highest life expectancy in the world — currently facing the crisis of an aging population — scientists, healthcare professionals and technology companies are coming together to fight against problems such as loneliness, cognitive deterioration and loss of mobility

The Japanese researcher discusses the use of robots in surgical operations, virtualized reality and why we must be smarter and faster than malicious technologies

Robotics is advancing towards embodiment and learning formulas that allow android robots to be developed with aspects and behaviors typical of people

The all-terrain machine can move through difficult landscapes, analyze its surroundings and tackle real-world challenges autonomously

The historian criticizes the U.S. government’s inability to deter attacks by the Taliban, Putin and Hamas, and warns that AI may negatively affect our cognitive abilities

Given the advances in AI, experts in digital rights want to start supervise and improve algorithms, to prevent new technologies from violating human rights

The MIT researcher, who has spent years studying the interactions between humans and machines, analyzes the explosion of artificial intelligence

Touch is central to the relationship between humans and their surroundings. This also applies to robots and their creators. A European project spearheaded by the University of Bologna is teaching machines to distinguish between what they touch in order to apply the appropriate degree of force

As labor shortages affect the industry, sales of these machines have been growing rapidly in recent years, with tens of thousands now gliding through dining rooms worldwide

Alejandro Graue is a voice actor who was replaced by a speech-generating computer program. But the big problem, he says, is what lies ahead