A Robot in Every Home by 2020, South Korea Says
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Already the most wired country in the world, the Asian country is on a fast track to create intelligent service robots that will integrate into society.
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A new Japanese robot twists and rolls to iPod tunes in an intricate dance based on complex mathematics, a technology developers said will one day enable robots to move about spontaneously instead of following preprogrammed motions.
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Robots are set to become increasingly familiar companions in homes by 2007, says a United Nations survey. Seven times more robots will helping us out with the cleaning, security and entertainment in three
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CALGARY (CP) - Medical robots will increasingly hold the surgical key for heart patients living in remote or isolated communities, says a top cardiologist.
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The natural world was the focus of much nanotechnology and energy research. Robots, meanwhile, were learning to mimic crabs and bees.
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A robot that can taste and recommend wine and food is unveiled by Japanese researchers.
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The United Nations annual World Robotics Survey predicts the use of robots around the home will surge seven-fold by 2007. The boom is expected to be seen in robots that can mow lawns and vacuum floors, among other chores.
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The latest tiny flying robot that could help in search and rescue or surveillance has been unveiled in Japan.
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Robots may be used as home health care workers in Norway in coming years.
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ConnectR communications robot lets you see who's talking and follow them around the room.
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Extraordinary advances in unmanned aerial vehicles signify progress in the field of robotics.
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Korean robotics researchers develop ghostly software agents that move from one droid to another, taking possession of their mechanical bodies long enough to perform a task, before vanishing into the ether. Quinn Norton reports from Daejeon, Korea.
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Household robots may help human carers look after the growing number of elderly Norwegians in years to come, enabling them to live longer and more comfortably in their own homes, a project leader told Reuters on Thursday.
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Scientists in Japan have succeeded in controlling a humanoid robot with signals picked up in the U.S. from a monkey's brain and transmitted across the Internet, they said Tuesday.
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The South Korean government is drawing up an ethical code to prevent humans abusing  robots and vice versa.
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Well, not the world maybe, but possibly your lawns and kitchens. The use of robots -- especially as domestic help -- is expected to increase sevenfold by 2007, according to the United Nations.
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Robot sales to consumers and enterprises are on the verge of exploding, according to a new study.