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Reading classic science fiction can be a frustrating experience, particularly if you're old enough to remember when everything seemed possible. Now, after fifty years, we know the moon landing hasn't ...

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In its earliest days, when it needed a definition because there was little to point to as exemplars, science fiction was defined by the inclusion of hard science content. That is, you asked "what-if": ...

Fantastically complex technological systems now criss-cross Earth, harnessing nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, applied cognitive science and, of course, robotics. How do we ...

Too tired to read the little ones a bedtime story after a long day? Japanese researchers may have had the time-poor parent in mind when they developed Ninomiya-kun, a robot capable of reading aloud ...

We're pretty sure the CUBO must come from a combination of the words "cute" and "robot" (or perhaps, cueball?) because this is just the most adorable little thing that we've ever seen. IZI Robotics ...

Cryptocurrency giant seeks to build on sprawling investment portfolio with bet on German humanoid robotics group ...