Robots

Back to the Future: Truth is stranger than sci-fi

Technology we would now struggle without -- such as Google and Wikipedia, social networking sites Facebook and Twitter, smartphone GPS, and online shopping, would have been hard to envisage when the movie came out.

Oct 15, 2015, 15:43 PM IST

Robots play soccer in tech contest

Robots scoring goals and competing for titles at the Robot Olympiad 2015 held here was an amalgamation of fun and hi-tech learning.

Sep 28, 2015, 18:10 PM IST

Will robots too show some manners?

Even as the possibility of robots replacing peacekeeping personnel in highly tense civilian encounters grows, a new research has revealed that people expect such robots to be gentle and polite while engaging with humans.

Sep 22, 2015, 14:38 PM IST

Technology gap gives foreign firms the edge in China robot wars

In a cavernous showroom on the outskirts of this port city in northeastern China, softly whirring lathes and svelte robot arms represent Dalian Machine Tools Group`s (DMTG) vision of an automated future for Chinese manufacturing.

Sep 21, 2015, 12:30 PM IST

PCs to fade away, robots to serve people by 2045

About 30 years ago the personal computer began to make its way into regular use and it went on to transform society and the way humans live their lives.

Jan 25, 2015, 20:37 PM IST