Robots And Humans May Work Together In The Factory (Forbes)

Robots are a familiar sight along virtually every automotive assembly line, lifting heavy objects or stamping then stacking body panels. Now, rather than wall them off and have the robots endlessly repeat numbingly (for humans) basic tasks, a senior Hyundai executive sees a point fast approaching where robots will share space alongside human workers, directly…

The Next Generation Of Robots

CSO at imec, a world-leading R&D and innovation hub active in the fields of nanoelectronics and digital technologies. Do We Need To Make Robots More Responsive?  Robotics is at a crossroads. Are developers going to design “humanoids” that can barely be distinguished from real people? Or is shape a cosmetic consideration, and should we concentrate instead…

Sophia the Robot will be mass-produced this year

When Sophia the robot debuted in 2016, she was one of a kind. She had a remarkably lifelike appearance and demeanor for a robot, and her ability to interact with people was unlike anything most had ever seen in a machine. Since then, Sophia has spoken to audiences across the globe (in multiple languages), been…