Page 6 - Robots

The robot that chatted with PM Modi could be selling you stuff at a mall

Robots are transiting from factory floors to being used in the retail and banking sectors

This Southeast Asia mall will have robots assisting customers in 2019

Initially three androids will be deployed in the first quarter of 2019 in SM Megamall, the nation's second-biggest shopping center

Robots to produce robots for $150 mn at China's ABB factory in Shanghai

China is expanding its robot workforce, as wages for human workers there rise and the country seeks to compete with lower-cost countries via greater automation

China claims more patents than any country, but most are worthless

China overtook Japan eight years ago to become the biggest hoarder of domestic patents and has remained in the lead ever since, approving 1.8 million last year alone

Think technology, learn coding: Tips to survive when robots want your job

In contrast to the early days of the 2008 financial crisis, when technology was culled to cut costs, digital upgrades are now seen as both an operational necessity and a strategic differentiator

MIT's 'blind' Cheetah 3 robot can climb stairs littered with obstacles

The Cheetah 3 can blindly make its way up staircases and through unstructured terrain, and can quickly recover its balance in the face of unexpected forces

The future robo advisor: Smart and ethical?

Estimates suggest the number of robo-advice clients will climb to 17 million by 2021 from 1.8 million in 2016

Your next robot encounter - dinner, drinks and a massage

Cobots made up just 5% of the $14 billion industrial-robot market in 2017

Over 50% employees are ready to accept, embrace robot co-workers: Survey

Nearly 30 per cent of employees cited that machines are more attractive than co-workers because they do not get involved in office politics

Robots to the rescue where workers can't be found

In a prosperous economy, there are few takers for new jobs

Scientists create robot implant to treat rare birth defect: How it works

The robot is a small device that is attached to the oesophagus by two rings

Robots on the shop floor

Job roles in robotics programming and maintenance will be more in demand

Making robots safer for us

Cobotect GmbH, is using the decades-old concept of airbags to cushion potentially dangerous automated parts

MIT's ComText lets robots follow voice commands

The main contribution is the idea that robots should have different kinds of memory just like people

Millennials can't trust robots; corruption is their biggest worry: Survey

Survey suggested that over 78% young people would welcome refugees in their own neighbourhood

Sweden rolls out the robots

Sweden's financial industry is now emerging as a pioneer in the use of artificial intelligence (AI)

Here's how employees could match employers' use of tech in job applications

One of biggest advantages of bot-based application system is that it can come across as more person

The robot era won't need a lot more electricity: Know why

Where robots require electrical load, they create an economic incentive to conserve it elsewhere

Scientists invent world's first 3D-printed robot that can walk, climb

Soft robots have only been able to shuffle or crawl on the ground so far

How to prepare for an automated future

People need to be educated differently so that they may work alongside robots