World news about “Robot” published by euronews.
Invisible faults, digital solutions This is the mock-up of a noozle, a particularly sensitive component of a nuclear plant. This is an ultrasound robot, specially designed to monitor it… 09/12/2011
Robots on show An exhibition featuring 20 of Europe’s most innovative robots has just opened at London’s Science Museum. Stars of the show include the iCub, a child-like… 01/12/2011
Levy directs robot action flick Real Steel Australian actor Hugh Jackman plays Charlie Kenton in Real Steel, an out of work boxer – out of work because his sport has been taken over by 900 kilo robots. 13/10/2011
Meet ASIMO the humanoid waiterASIMO, a humanoid robot created by Honda, serves tea to a visitor during the Johannesburg International Motor Show at Nasrec in Johannesburg. REUTERS/Siphiwe… 07/10/2011
Robots fighting cancer Operations to remove cancerous tumours are difficult because it is vital to remove everything; just one cell left behind can form a new cancer. In the … 04/08/2011
SmartBird teachnology soars Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the latest in Avian robotics – SmartBird. Launched at the world’s biggest industrial fair at the Hannover Messe in… 06/04/2011
Stand by for the ‘robolution’ World players in the field of robotics gathered in the French city of Lyon for the first international InnoRobo event, where the experts all agreed that… 29/03/2011
Mika and robotic friends aim to please Do you fancy a nice hot drink in the morning, but can’t face making it sometimes? Well, Singaporean robot Mika could be just your cup of tea. 16/03/2011
Meet Kompai, your robot friend Kompai is a robot companion to humans who need one. Born in a workshop near Biarritz, France, Kompai is the fruit of a European Union project to explore how… 28/02/2011
Hi-tech robot to restore limb movement Scientists at the University of Tsukuba in Japan have dubbed it HAL for Hybrid Assistive Limb. This exoskeleton, or external skeleton, not only protects its… 10/02/2011
The robot firefighter On wasteland on the outskirts of Zagreb a robotic firefighter is put through its paces. The Firerob, developed by Croatian firm DOK-ING, is a unique concept… 11/01/2011
Robots with a human touch Already familiar characters in countless sci-fi movies, humanoid robots are well on the way towards stepping off the silver-screen and into daily life. But… 17/11/2010
Robots: man’s new best friend? Robots are learning to become more human. But what are the goals and boundaries of such progress? Meet Erica and Borka. Erica – 29 years old – lives not… 24/03/2010
Life on MarsSpace agency NASA is launching a nuclear-powered probe on a nine-month journey to Mars in a bid to learn if there is or ever was life on the planet. The… 26/11/2011
Taiwan Robot Fair features host of new inventionsA carriage pulled by a robotic horse and a ball-catching teddy bear were just some of the exhibits at Taiwan’s International Robot Fair that attracted… 25/10/2010
The robot childThe iCub is a wide-eyed robot that wants to learn like a baby. European researchers are working with child psychologists and neuroscientists to build a robot… 16/09/2010
Meet the robotsOn hi-tech this week – Acroban, a humanoid robot who plays with children, technology to control robotic hands and arms and Digoro the ‘Partner Robot’ 03/08/2010
Bionic legs give new hopeIn Aukland, New Zealand, wheelchair users have new hope of improved mobility after a company unveiled a new type of robotic leg. According to the developers… 21/07/2010
Grapes, robots and saintsGrape producers in the Shimane region of Japan have a new weapon in their fight to keep crops irrigated – the mobile phone. All it takes is click of a phone… 23/06/2010
Army experts trial robot tanksWith nearly 300 British soldiers dead in Afghanistan alone, the drive to keep servicemen and women out of harm’s way has never been more important. Vehicles… 20/05/2010
The ultimate fisheye lensWe have seen human-like robots and robotic dogs, now meet robofish. Researchers at the Osaka School of Engineering in Japan are devloping a robot that can… 11/01/2010
Transformers: Robots in disguiseRobots of all shapes and uses were on show at Japan’s International Robot Exhibition. The focus was on industrial robots but electronic pets, helper robots… 30/11/2009
Navigation robot leads the wayThis robot is able to find its way around a building, without crashing into obstacles or ending up down dead ends. Developed by Portuguese researcher Manuela… 03/11/2009
Spiderbot is coming!At the Ben Gurion University in Israel, researchers have obviously been reading comics because their new robot is clearly inspired by spiderman. It’s called… 28/10/2009
The robot that canThis is iCub. He is a 95 centimetre-tall robot built by researchers at the Italian Institute for Cognitive Sciences and Technologies in Rome. ICub has… 30/09/2009
Latest surgical robots at workIn Guy’s hospital in London, surgeons are using a new state of the art machine to perform surgery such as the removal of the prostate gland of a cancer… 27/07/2009
