Arco, a French anime-style film by Ugo Bienvenu, is special in many ways, the main of which is its original presentation of robots in a society 50 years ahead of us. Though primarily set in 2075, the ...

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Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognize objects, navigate ...

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This is the impressive moment an AI robot had conversations with humans in Inner Mongolia. Er Leng, the humanoid robot dressed in a jersey and shorts, greeted impressed locals in China on June 17.

Imagine for a moment that you’re in an auto factory. A robot and a human are working next to each other on the production line. The robot is busy rapidly assembling car doors while the human runs ...

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In 1982, personal computers were beige, boxy, and built for engineers. They were powerful, but uninviting. Few people knew what they were for, or why they might need one. It took more than just better ...

We humans have mastered fire, split the atom, and shot ourselves into space. We've built machines that can outthink us and tools that can cook us lunch or cut open our chests to perform life-saving ...

From left, engineering professor Morteza Lahijanian and graduate student Karan Muvvala watch as a robotic arm completes a task using wooden blocks. Imagine for a moment that you’re in an auto factory.