Robots
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Can a fluffy robot really replace a cat or dog? My weird, emotional week with an AI pet
Casio says Moflin can develop its own personality and build a rapport with its owner – and it doesn’t need foo…
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Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines
The 12-metre high machine has coke bottle eyes and a crude Wall-E-like head, as well as large arms that can be…
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Japanese city to use robots to tackle rise in truancy
Schools in Kumamoto have purchased two mechanical assistants to help children regain confidence in dealing wit…
- Japan, Technology, Artificial intelligence (AI), Consciousness, Computing, World news, Robots, Science
Scientists try to teach robot to laugh at the right time
Research team hopes system could improve natural conversations between humans and AI systemsLaughter comes in …
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Scientists make ‘slightly sweaty’ robot finger with living skin
Japanese innovation thought to have potential to ‘build a new relationship between humans and robots’Japanese …
- Japan, Technology, Artificial intelligence (AI), Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, Olympic Games, Media, Asia Pacific, Robots, Sport, Basketball
Tokyo diary: the heat is truly on – and a basketball-playing robot holds court
Toyota’s giant AI robot is halftime’s hottest attraction … and the weather gods are having a ballSpectators ar…