Fans of the Rocky film franchise will soon get another ’round’ of Rocky Balboa, and this time the legendary fictional boxer will be seen back in the ring in the prime of his career. On Sunday, Sylvester Stallone confirmed he’s currently working on a director’s cut of Rocky IV to mark the sports drama’s upcoming … Read more
Robot tests for the coronavirus 10 minutes faster than human workers by probing the nose with a long swab and sticking samples in a vial A new robot can test patients for the coronavirus 10 minute faster than humans The system uses facial recognition and 3D imaging to administer the test It glides a long … Read more
A fantastically fun wearable for young children: Our review of the new Little Tikes Tobi Smartwatch By Corinna Burton For Mailonline Published: 08:54 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 08:54 BST, 19 August 2020 Are you looking for the best smartwatch for kids? If so, you might want to consider this new wearable from Little … Read more
‘This is all of us in 2020’: Mum is left in hysterics after her robot vacuum cleaner tangles itself in toilet paper and ‘texts’ her for help from the bathroom Sydney mum Tayla Heness thought she had misplaced her robot vacuum cleaner She then received a phone notification saying the device was ‘in trouble’ After … Read more
Meet Fluffy! Ford hires Boston Dynamics’ robot dog to scan its Michigan manufacturing plant with lasers to help employees retool Ford has leased two of Boston Dynamics’ four-legged robot dogs The bots will use lasers and cameras to scan facilities to help with retooling One has been nicknamed Fluffy and the other kept the original … Read more
Incredible footage shows the moment a 60-foot robot takes first step off its docking station at the Gundam Factory anime-inspired attraction in Japan Robot is inspired by the popular Japanese anime series Mobile Suit Gundam Was scheduled to be opened to the public in October 2020 but has been delayed Robot is part of an … Read more
Robot can identify birds with around 90 per cent accuracy – so amateur twitchers never get in a flap AI has been found to identify smaller birds with up to 90 per cent accuracy Researchers trained the AI using pictures of wild great tits and sociable weavers, and captive zebra finches The technology works in … Read more
A car factory robot, adapted by British scientists to work in a chemistry lab, completed an experiment in three days that would have taken a human months. University of Liverpool researchers reprogrammed the £100,000 autonomous arm, giving it enough intelligence that it can perform experiments without input. The robot is significantly more efficient, able to … Read more
A car-building robot is being adapted to conduct up to 700 socially distanced lab-based Covid-19 experiments a WEEK Researchers from the University of Liverpool are trialling the £100,000 robot They say it has allowed them to continue working through coronavirus lockdown They say it could significantly speed up scientific research if used more widely The Liverpool … Read more
The next Marilyn Monrobot? Artificially intelligent humanoid ‘Erica’ nabs the lead role in a $70 million Hollywood sci-fi movie The eerily human-like robot with play the role of a superhuman in the film,’b‘ The character will go on the run with the scientist who helped to create her Erica — who made her public debut … Read more