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Robot
A robot is a machine that is programmed to perform certain tasks autoamtically.
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Mountain hotel welcomes first robot employee
Robots in hotels are on the rise. Now the trend has reached a mountain pasture in Austria's Salzburger Land region.
ARTificial Intelligence
A French artist developed robots that are able to draw portraits.
Euromaxx - Highlights of the week
Artistic album covers, the world's best female chef, and Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
Amazon posts record profit in last quarter of 2017
The world's largest online retailer recorded a near $2-billion profit in the fourth quarter.
Future of work: people or machines?
Will we still have work in the future? Concerns about A.I. are widespread. But what’s the reality?
DW Business – Europe & Africa
EU warns Germany on air pollution - Private push for better healthcare in the US - Robot barista in Tokyo
Robot barista in the mix in Tokyo
Robots are increasingly performing low-level service jobs. Now not even the uber-cool job of barista is out of bounds.
Technical wonders at the CES
Big companies, like Intel, Bosch and Daimler are showing off their latest tech.
Social robot aims to comfort children
US insurance company Aflac has sponsored a social robot to comfort children undergoing cancer treatment.
Painting robots
At the University of Trieste in Italy, masterpieces are being painted – by a robot!
Companies turn to robots for more efficient package delivery
Warehouse to doorstep, companies look to robots for more efficient package delivery
Digital Germany - The robots are coming (1)
DW investigates the changing face of the country’s increasingly digitalized workplace.
Learning how to walk with an exoskeleton
Anouk Schmitt is paralyzed. An exoskeleton could help her learn how to walk again.
Robots - Paradise on earth
Supporters of Industry 4.0 insist it is a force for good.
Robotic glove strengthens grip
Its purpose is to help people with disabilities get back to work, but it has many other applications.
Affordable and sensitive robot Panda wins prize
German robotics firm Franka Emika has been awarded the prestigious German Future Prize for its Panda robot assistant.
Medical nano-robots
Nanotechnologist Ben Feringa wants to make tiny robots that will repair a body's diseased cells from the inside.
The little robot that could
Air-Cobot can find potentially catastrophic defects like cracks in the aircraft's skin.
SpotMini: Meet Boston Dynamics' streamlined robot dog
It's only a sneak peek with Boston Dynamics' robot dog trotting through the screen. But the internet is going crazy.
Tanzanian domestic workers 'working like robots'
Tanzanian migrant workers in Oman and the United Arab Emirates face excessive working hours, unpaid salaries, and abuse.
Technologies that revolutionized warfare
What are some of the other inventions in weaponry that revolutionized the conduct of war?
'Killer robots' pose a moral dilemma
Even though no single definition for fully automated weapons systems exists, they raise a host of questions.
Sony revives discontinued robo-dog
Sony has brought back Aibo, its iconic mechanical dog now loaded with improved artificial intelligence.
Saudi Arabia grants robot citizenship
Saudi Arabia claims to be the first country to grant citizenship to a robot. It may have more rights than human women.
How to teach Artificial Intelligence to think like a robot
Hiring teachers for AI — can robots create more jobs than they retire? The supporting economy thinks so.
7 Estonian startups to be reckoned with
A look at seven noticeable Estonian ventures — from delivery robots to an AI-powered language learning app.
Meet the robot programmers
The scientists at Dresden's School of Technology have noticed a market niche.
The future of human-like robots is here
Engineers at Columbia University manged to create an artifical muscle. It runs on electrcity and has the potential to reshape the future of humanoid robots.
Digital Germany: Consumers
We get to know a digital personal shopping assistant and what it wants to do for us.
Robot conductor YuMi guides orchestra
Humanoid robot YuMi was as classical musicians and singers helped open a robotics fair in the Tuscan city of Pisa.
Germany's curious clubs celebrate beards, bunnies and robots
Joining a club usually means finding a choir or football group. Few would think of a club for commuter cyclists.
Calling for a tax on robots
US polititician calls for a tax on robots in the work place.
Development through automation
China wants to base its future economic growth on highly developed automated systems - a plan that could prove risky.
Meeting Japan's robot priest
In need of a priest? The Japanese company Nisseieco has just the thing.
Robot jellyfish showcased in Beijing
It is among several developments in robotics being showcased in Beijing.
Tech leaders warn UN of killer robots threat
With significant advances in robotics and AI, tech leaders have called for safeguards to avoid "destabilizing effects."
Robocup: they came, they saw and they stumbled
At the Robocup in Japan autonomous robots are competing in a football tournament. It might look like toddlers learning how to walk, but even professional football players had to start somewhere.
Will robots have to pay tax?
Arthur Sullivan reports on whether robots may one day have to pay tax.
Burundi robotics team goes missing in US
Six Burundi teenagers vanished after taking part in a widely publicized robotics tournament in Washington DC.
Afghan girls compete in Washington
A team of six girls from Afghanistan is finally attending at the first international robotics competition in Washington.
Afghan robotics team allowed into US contest
After being denied visas, six Afghan girls will now be allowed to attend a robotics competition, organizers have said.
Dubai: police recruit robot cars
Before the end of this year these autonomous police cars could patrol Dubai’s streets. The high tech vehicles are supposed to help ensure security.
Nano-robots eat live bacteria
These microrobots are true cleaning machines. They remove pathogenic bacteria from water.
How good is Germany's digital strategy?
A German company makes chips for robots that help them to learn "thinking". But the CEO is not happy with the digital strategy of the country and believes if it does not take more risks, it could be left behind.
First Tokyo Al Expo has started
In recent years, needs for the use of Artificial Intelligence is on the rise rapidly in various industries.
Sumo robots - autonomous fighting machines
Fast and scary, these robots make all the decisions themselves!
Kraftwerk as a Lego band
Italy's Guiseppe Acito and his Lego band have covered Kraftwerk's 1978 hit "The Robots."
Holy Robot
Holy bot! A robot is giving out blessings In Wittenberg. Push the button for a blessing!
A micro robot for use in the body
The company Nanoscribe is producing 3D-printers to print tiny robots, which may one day move inside the body.
Dubai deploys RoboCop
Dubai's deputy droid can apparently identify wanted criminals and collect evidence.
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