The Pigeon Express
The new robot barista at the cafe in Daejeon, South Korea, is courteous and swift as it seamlessly makes its way towards customers. “Here is your Rooibos almonds tea latte, please enjoy. It’s even better if you stir it,” it says, as a customer reaches for her drink on a tray installed within the large, […]
Microsoft is to replace dozens of contract journalists on its MSN website and use automated systems to select news stories, US and UK media report. The curating of stories from news organisations and selection of headlines and pictures for the MSN site is currently done by journalists. Artificial intelligence will perform these news production tasks, […]
The Boston Dynamics robot known as Spot has been deployed to a park in Singapore to remind people they should follow social distancing guidelines during the pandemic, according to a new report from Singapore’s top government technology agency. The new four-legged robot, which was set loose today in Bishan-Ang Mo Kio park, broadcasts a message […]
A fleet of robots on wheels that deliver shopping in the English town of Milton Keynes have seen their popularity surge as residents are stuck indoors due to the coronavirus lockdown. The robots, which come up roughly to an adult’s knee height and look like smooth white plastic boxes mounted on six black wheels, are […]
A pair of computer-programmed machines were roped in to tackle the spread of the novel coronavirus in South Indian state of Kerala. Of the pair of robots one distributes masks, sanitiser and napkins in a bid to check Covid-19 while the other screens details about the World Health Organisations campaign to contain the disease. The […]