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Here’s what happened when AI and humans met in a strawberry-growing contest

Do they really need the human touch?

Scientists study moving worm “blobs” to create robot swarms

Robot developers adapt the behavior of worm “blobs”.

Soft fabric robot grips objects like an elephant’s trunk

The new tool may someday be used in work that needs a light touch.

Tiny parasite-like robots are the future of pain relief

Researchers design microdevices that can gradually deliver medicine by latching on to intestines.

COVID-19 is accelerating the pace of automation and the need for UBI

The pandemic has given us an early glimpse at how truly disruptive the fourth industrial revolution may be, and the measures we’ll need to support human dignity.

An Intelligence That Can See Its Own Future Created by Scientists

UC Berkeley researchers create a robot that learns by playing and can predict the future of its actions.

Want to survive job automation? Don’t think like a robot

Here’s why coding skills alone won’t save you from job automation.

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Here’s why MIT scientists want to develop a robot drinking buddy

It’s not just for the lols. If you’re up for some soul-searching, they need you to contribute to this MIT research survey…

Humans could be marrying robots by 2050, claims robot expert

Author and robot expert Dr. David Levy explains how marriage with robots will come in the next several decades as technological and societal transformations take place.