Robots set to get homely by 2007
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The number of robots helping out and entertaining in the home is set to soar sevenfold by 2007, says the UN.
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It&#039;s one of the greatest challenges for robotics engineers: Building a machine that actually walks like one of us.
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There were over 600,000 household service robots in use worldwide in 2003, and more than 4 million new units should join them over the next three years, according to a study released Wednesday by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
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In a sweeping report that analyzes worldwide robotics industry growth throughout 2003 and compares it with activity in the robotics marked tracked over nearly one-and-a-half decades, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) predicts a
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A new generation of robotic vacuums is ready to do battle with dirt, dust and dog hair with more cleaning power and cunning than their ancestors could muster.
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A pair of robots named ASTRO and NextSat have been working together in Earth orbit, docking, undocking, flying around and refueling, as if they have minds of their own.  Their adventures may herald a revolution in the way we explore space.
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Robots may be used as home health care workers in Norway in coming years.
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In Japan, a 28,000-square-foot homage to the automaton begins the archiving of man's fascination with robots. Take a look at some of the specimens. By Brian Ashcraft from Wired magazine.
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EMMELOORD, Netherlands  - Motorists nostalgic for  the time they could sit tight while attendants braved windswept  garage forecourts to fill their tanks may yet see those heady  days return -- compliments of a Dutch robot.
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Two vastly different robots unveiled at DigitalLife offer practicality and Jetsons frivolity for the home.
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Millions of new robots will be installed in households over the next few years, a UN report predicts.
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The elderly are being eyed as a potential market for personal assistant robots that could help them live independently longer.
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MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 25: Though not in a six-easy-steps-to-Mars way, the technology horizon does look like itâs headed in the right direction in 2005.
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It may eat flies and stink to high heaven, but if this robot works, it will be an important step towards making robots fully autonomous.
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Extraordinary advances in unmanned aerial vehicles signify progress in the field of robotics.
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The use of robots around the home to mow lawns, vacuum floors, pull guard duty, and perform other chores is set to surge sevenfold by 2007, said a new UN survey, which credited dropping prices for the robot boom.
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Next week, three dozen robot cars bristling with lasers, radars, and antennas compete in Darpa's Urban Challenge race. If all goes as planned, it'll be as orderly as a procession of golf carts in downtown Sun City. But it could just as easily turn into a robot smash-up derby.