Machines are learning things fast and replacing humans at a faster rate than ever before. Fresh development in this direction is a robot that can taste food. And not only it can taste the food, it can do so while making the dish it is preparing!

Robot which can cook and taste food is here!

As robots begin to dominate our everyday lives, Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) researchers have taught a robot how to learn a new pick-and-place task with the help of human demonstrations.

How robots are learning new skills from humans

Optimus Prime? Nope, just a giant robot doing railway repair in Japan

The use of robots in factories and other industries for carrying out a number of menial jobs is not rare but researchers have been able to take a huge step in using robotics for far bigger functions.

Japanese robot learns how to peel banana without causing any damage - Watch

A dog-like robot has been deployed to roam around the ruins of ancient Pompeii. It is identifying structural and safety issues and also inspecting tunnels dug by relic thieves.

Dog-like robot Spot employed to help manage ruins of ancient Pompeii  

Gita, a robot designed by Piaggio Fast Forward, helps senior citizens do shopping and other chores and even lets people sit on it if they need to catch a break. The robot follows people like a loyal pet.

Gita – A robot that helps senior citizens do shopping, lets you sit on it

Robots are the future. Well, quite literally. For the first time, a robot has successfully performed keyhole surgery on pigs on its own, without the human help, said a team of US researchers.

Now, robot conducts surgery on pigs successfully without any help

It may have seemed like an obscure United Nations conclave, but a meeting this week in Geneva was followed intently by experts in artificial intelligence, military strategy, disarmament and humanitarian law.

Killer robots aren’t science fiction. A push to ban them is growing.

Robots may be frightening, such as the renowned military robot dog equipped with a weapon, and they can provide services, such as delivery robots, but they can also help people connect more deeply.

'Avatar' in real life? Japan's alter-ego robots for people with social anxiety

In a first, scientists from the University of Vermont, Tufts University, and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have created self-replicating living robots.

Never seen before: Scientists say 'living robots' they created can reproduce on their own

From the rubble of Iraq's war-ravaged city of Mosul arises the sight of androids gliding in a restaurant to serve their amused clientele. The futuristic servers are the result of technology developed in part in the northern city formerly the stronghold of the militant Islamic State group.

Robot waiters take Iraq's Mosulites back to the future

NASA is scheduled on Saturday to launch a probe toward clusters of asteroids along Jupiter’s orbital path. They are known as the Trojan swarms, and they represent the final unexplored regions of asteroids in the solar system.

Why NASA is launching a robotic archaeologist named Lucy

Researchers in California unveiled a bipedal robot on Wednesday that combines walking with flying to create a new type of locomotion, allowing it to jump, skateboard and walk on a slackline.

Meet Leo, a robot with multiple skills

Amazon announced a dog-like household robot called Astro and also a deal with Disney to imbue its voice-controlled tech in resorts. The company is taking steps to make its virtual assistant Alexa bigger part of consumers' lives.

Amazon launches dog-like robot that can monitor your home

Singapore has started trialing robots to patrol public areas and deter poor social behaviour in its latest effort to further augment its strong portfolio of surveillance tools.

Singapore trials patrol robots to deter bad social behaviour

Self-driving startups like Cruise and Pony.ai have begun testing their driverless cars in some parts of California in the past year, with an additional feature: Human operators.

A secret weapon for self-driving car startups: Humans

A pasta order comes in and the robotic arm springs into action at the Roboeatz eatery in Riga. After five minutes of gyrations, a piping hot plate is ready. The Riga cafe, located under a crumbling concrete bridge, is designed in such a way that customers can observe the robotic arm at work.

Robo-Chef 'cooks-up' the future, pasta in five minutes

The Jellyfishbot flickered a yellow glow amongst white boats docked at a southern French port, as the robotic sea-cleaning boat gobbled up plastic bags, discarded drinks bottles, and even used surgical masks floating on the water. At the port of the French city of Cassis, the remote-controlled electric powered boat weaves around the harbour sucking the trash into a net that it trails behind its hulls.

Meet Jellyfishbot, the robot that eats trash on the sea

Nature has inspired some of the best robots; innovations in robotics are bringing us synchronized swarms of robot fish, and drones with flapping dragonfly-like wings.

Watch: A cockroach-inspired robot that can't be squashed; withstands 1 million times its weight

A new kind of pizzeria opened in the Beaubourg district of central Paris, and it comes with a twist: the service, from order-taking to cutting slices and putting the pizzas in boxes, is provided by robots. After "eight years of research and development, we managed to create this technology of the first pizza-making robot in the world," explains inventor Sébastien Roverso.

Paris gets a taste of pizza-making robots

'Come for the show, Stay for the Pizza': Now, robots start baking pizza in Paris

After seven long years of fanfare, Japan’s SoftBank has decided to suspend production of its humanoid robot Pepper. The chatty and famous Pepper robots were used in different hotels and stores to greet people.

Japan's SoftBank discontinues famous Pepper robots

We've seen robots perform all kinds of mundane tasks - be it cooking, serving or vacuuming. But can they help you with your beauty regime?

Tech It Out: Robot that paints nails

The Hong Kong team behind celebrity humanoid robot Sophia is launching a new prototype, Grace, targeted at the healthcare market and designed to interact with the elderly and those isolated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meet Grace, the healthcare robot COVID-19 created

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