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SpaceX Dragon cargo ship brings Robonaut and mice back to Earth from space station

News Brief: After a month of unloading and reloading, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule was set loose from the International Space… Read More

Elon Musk admits that Tesla relied on ‘excessive automation,’ says ‘humans are underrated’

Tesla relied too much on robots, and not enough on humans. That’s what Elon Musk admitted on Friday, tweeting that… Read More

OECD report dials down the risk to jobs from automation – but it’s still daunting

A working paper written for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimates that about 14 percent of the jobs… Read More

Autonomous robots will crawl inside pipes at former U.S. nuclear sites to detect radiation, speed up process of dismantling

Robotics pioneers from Carnegie Mellon University, who made their mark in the aftermath of the Three Mile Island and Chernobyl… Read More

Beyond the Avatar XPRIZE: ANA airline unveils ambitious vision for telepresence

All Nippon Airways’ newly announced sponsorship of a $10 million contest for real-life avatars is just one part of a… Read More

ANA Avatar XPRIZE puts up $10 million to boost breakthroughs in telepresence

All Nippon Airways is sponsoring a $10 million, four-year competition to spur the development of real-life avatars that could provide… Read More

Burger-flipping robot named Flippy is armed with a spatula and ready for a grilling at CaliBurger

First the robots proved they can do back flips, now they’re flipping hamburgers. Flippy, the world’s first autonomous robotic kitchen… Read More

How do you service a computer server? Send in the robots, Amazon patent says

Does something need checking out in your data center? Before you send out a technician, why not send out a… Read More

You can close the door, but you can’t hide from Boston Dynamics’ latest robot dogs

We all laughed at the video of a robot falling over while trying to turn a doorknob. Who’s laughing now?… Read More

Amazon seeks patent for autonomous ground vehicle that picks up your packages

Is a robotic retriever in your future? Amazon thinks so: In a patent application published today, inventors working for the… Read More

Man vs. machine: Watch who wins as GeekWire takes on a ping-pong playing robot that never rests

LAS VEGAS — I’m always on the lookout for the next great ping-pong playing machine. I just didn’t think that… Read More

Want to attract a crowd at CES? It helps to have a cute little robot named Buddy

LAS VEGAS — It’s hard enough to navigate the showroom floor at CES without knocking into people or bumping products… Read More

Robots vs. jobs: Report says automation will displace up to 375M workers by 2030

The latest robot report has bad news for laborers and office support staff, good news for techies and healthcare workers.… Read More

That flipping robot sparks new warning from Elon Musk about an AI apocalypse

Boston Dynamics’ video of a humanoid robot executing a perfect backflip sparked a lot of dark humor, and now billionaire… Read More

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Lessons from the Bushmen: How this tech-free society could foreshadow our technological future

Many people nowadays are concerned about the way technology is changing their lives. From worries about artificial intelligence taking jobs,… Read More

Seven minutes of terror: AI activists turn concerns about killer robots into a movie

As if the mere phrase “killer robots” weren’t scary enough, AI researchers and policy advocates have put together a video… Read More

Educational robot maker Wonder Workshop raises $41M from Tencent, Madrona and others

Wonder Workshop, which makes robots that teach children computer science concepts, said it has raised $41 million in a Series… Read More

Spot-on or too scary? This New Yorker magazine cover could be a nod to futuristic Seattle

I went to the dentist this morning, which is the place where I like to go every six months so… Read More

Can a robot feel? Researchers create artificial skin with a better sense of touch

The androids in “Blade Runner” sometimes seem more human than humans, but to feel tears in the rain, you need… Read More

Meet Sota: This AI-powered robot will recommend a tasty bowl of ramen at new Seattle restaurant

The opening of a new ramen restaurant in Seattle usually does not get our journalistic engines firing. But add a… Read More

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll’s tech dream: Holographic robot players so the real ones don’t get hurt

Could we one day see robot quarterbacks on the gridiron or automaton catchers behind home plate? One guy thinks that… Read More

Amazon patents a power-charging robot that’ll come when you call

Have you ever scrambled around at an airport, hunting down a power outlet for your laptop or smartphone? Amazon’s inventors… Read More

We’re bad at cleaning up the trash in space, so a gecko gripper robot is here to help

Sandra Bullock’s character nearly got killed by space debris in the movie “Gravity” — but had she been equipped with… Read More

Robotic telepresence could be the best way for humans to explore Mars, scientists say

Robotic telepresence could save future Mars explorers from the perils that faced fictional astronaut Mark Watney in “The Martian” —… Read More

Find out what happens when robots team up with humans for Boeing’s 777X

EVERETT, Wash. – Some manufacturing workers may worry that robots will be stealing their jobs, but not Boeing’s Jordan Northrup. He’s… Read More

Will robots take your job? Tell this website what you do and then hope for the best

Stop what you’re doing if you want to figure out whether what you’re doing could someday be done by THE ROBOTS.… Read More

Meet the robo-janitor designed by Amazon for cleaning up robotic warehouses

How does Amazon plan to keep automated warehouses free of debris? With automated cleanup robots, of course. At least that’s… Read More

Jury sides with T-Mobile in federal lawsuit over theft of ‘Tappy’ robot technology by Huawei

This story has been updated to include reaction from Huawei. A federal jury sided with T-Mobile in a long-running dispute… Read More

UW spinout WiBotic lands $2.5M to build technology that charges drones and robots wirelessly

University of Washington spinout WiBotic, which is building technology that wirelessly powers drones and other robotic devices, has raised $2.5… Read More

‘I love you, robot’ — watch this little girl make friends with a broken hot water heater

See? The robots are our friends! Watching this viral video of a little girl hugging a discarded hot water heater… Read More