9 ways robots are helping humans: Robodogs to magnetic slime
Jul 10, 2025 · In numerous settings around the world, robots – often teamed with artificial intelligence (AI) – are helping humans with a range of tasks.
Humanoid robots offer disruption and promise. Here's why
Jun 16, 2025 · Companies and individuals alike can benefit from humanoid robots, but society and industry will require clear guardrails to embrace this transformation.
3 ways autonomous farming is driving a new era of agriculture
Jan 20, 2022 · Agriculture is undergoing a digital transformation, with autonomous farming increasing productivity and sustainability and responding to labour shortages.
How 7 'smart toys' are protecting kids' data and safety
May 18, 2021 · The seven finalists for the Smart Toy Awards are: ROYBI, Intelino, Leka, Twin Science, CoderMindz, PlayShifu and LEGO. The winner will be chosen 22 May.
How AI, robotics and automation will shape future diagnostics
May 28, 2024 · Artificial intelligence and data analytics will improve diagnostics, with “smart laboratories” emerging for better and more accurate automation.
This AI pet responds like a real animal | World Economic Forum
Jan 29, 2026 · Moflin, a palm-sized AI pet, is among the winners of the Smart Toy Awards. Just like a real pet, Moflin's AI has an "emotional model" that allows it to react to the way it's treated. This …
These smart mini-robots could soon clean and inspect pipes
Dec 5, 2022 · A mini-robot, called Joey, has been developed that can independently find its way through underground pipes. The robot is cheap to produce, smart, small and light – allowing it to move …
Why we need to rethink the role robots have in society
Aug 14, 2018 · Despite these dire warnings, we continue to press ahead in robotics and AI research. Why? Because there is a dissonance between the sci-fi debate and the future role of robots in our …
How robotics and AI solutions could reshape heavy industry
May 20, 2025 · Heavy industry remains one of the last frontiers of automation, yet a new center demonstrates how AI and robotics can transform how we build physical infrastructure.
Here's what China's latest robot restaurant looks like
Jul 1, 2020 · The world's first ever 'robot restaurant complex' has opened in Guangdong province, China. The restaurant has over 40 robots, capable of serving and cooking over 200 dishes.