Robots were often considered a foe, fears of its inability to co-exist with humans was in the air. It was considered a revolution which looks good only in movies. The 21st century witnessed the world turn into a matrix. The sale of robots have soared to 37 percent in 2021 compared to 2020, With machines filling the voids in different sectors caused by the pandemic, also providing some entertainment along the way.

Tracing the road ahead in robotic evolution, Welcome to the Matrix!

In a bid to learn about Historical events from the minute details of the ancient frescos, scientists use machine learning and robots to study them.

Robots to study ancient frescos: Machine learning project explores possibilities

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.

You may have seen droids that look like cats and dogs, but ever wondered why innovators are taking design cues from the animal kingdom? Watch how and why mechanical creatures are being created to mimic their flesh-and-blood counterparts.

Tech It Out: Robots that imitate animals

Forget losing your job to robots, Scientists have created robots that can reproduce. 'Xenobots' are capable of 'self-replicating' themselves. They are made up of stem cells taken from frogs. Astounded? Watch this report by Palki Sharma for the details.

Gravitas: These robots can produce babies; Xenobots capable of self-replicating

Northern American businesses are ordering robots to meet consumer demands amid a labour shortage in the country. But are robots coming after the jobs of humans? Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: US companies hire robots to fill jobs amid labour shortage

When Florida gave restaurants the green light to reopen indoor dining earlier this year, restaurateurs like Carlos Gazitua were euphoric. They hoped it would resuscitate their businesses, many of which were on life-support after the shutdown.

Desperate for workers, restaurants turn to robots

The trial of patrol robots has sparked privacy concerns in Singapore. These robots are designed to blast warnings at people who are seen engaging in "undesirable social behaviour".

Singapore: Patrol robots seeking 'undesirable social behaviour' spark privacy concerns

Designed with the help of a group of Indonesian university lecturers to entertain a village, a homemade robot has found a new use during the pandemic - bringing food, and hopefully a smile, to self-isolating residents who have contracted COVID-19.

Robot delivers food, "get well soon" messages to Indonesians in COVID-19 isolation

Methodically inspecting this farmer's field for weeds and pests, this labourer doesn't complain or even break a sweat. That's because it's a four-wheel robot, dubbed "Tom", that uses GPS and artificial intelligence to digitally map the field. Tom's creator, Small Robot Company, is part of a wave of "agri-tech" startups working to transform production in a sector that's under economic strain, due to market pressures to keep food cheap, a rising global population and uncertainties over climate change

Rise of the Robots: British startup launches crop-monitoring bot

Google's parent Alphabet unveiled a new "moonshot" project to develop software for robotics which could be used in a wide range of industries. To expand beyond its main search and advertising business, Google in 2015 established Alphabet as a holding company overseeing various "other bets", ranging from its autonomous vehicle unit to helium balloons that provide solar-powered internet services in remote areas.

Google's parent Alphabet launches new robotics software company Intrinsic

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

Robots will now be able to sense nearby objects, courtesy of researchers in Singapore who have developed a “smart foam” material. The artificially innervated foam, or “AiFoam”, allows robots to repair itself when damaged, in a mechanism similar to how human skin repairs itself.

In pics: 'Smart foam' helps robotic arm sense nearby objects and repair self

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

Are killer robots the next threat faced by humanity? A United Nations report claims that a killer drone trailed and attacked a human being without directives to do the same.

First instance of 'killer robot' attacking human without orders recorded in Libya: UN report

Will you accept a robot for a President? People in 30 countries - including China, US, and UK want to replace lawmakers with Artificial Intelligence. What does this tell us about our future? Palki Sharma brings you a report.

Gravitas | Study: People want to replace lawmakers with A.I.

North American companies boosted spending on industrial robots in the first quarter as they scrambled to keep up with surging demand in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

North American companies buying more robots to keep up with demand

In France, soldiers recently trained to fight with robots when cadets ran drills with robot dogs and tanks at a military school Inside a building, this robot leads a group of cadets to the rooftop.

Robot soldiers are the new combat weapons in age of technology

"Camello", the autonomous delivery robots created by local technology company OTSAW are giving a helping hand to around 700 households in a residential area for a trial, one-year period. They will bring shoppers items they've bought online from a nearby supermarket as well as online shopping parcels, at no extra cost.

Too tired to carry groceries? Singapore robots will bring them to you

This the most common theme in sci-fi movies, but in Russia robots has already started to replace human in offices to do simple task and robot developer feel that we are just a decade away from having all robot offices. It already has started that a Robot verifies documents at a Russian passport office.

Robot verifies documents at a Russian passport office

The company that has become a viral sensation for its eery dog-like robots is out with an update to its latest creation. Boston Dynamics announced it has added a human-like arm to its "Spot" robot. A video released by the company shows the robot opening doors, flipping light switches and even digging a hole to plant a tree. They even taught a group of Spots how to play jump rope.

Have you seen robot playing jump rope? This dog-like robot gets human-like arm

Robots help students in Manila, Philippines attend graduation remotely. Watch this video to know more.

Robots help students attend graduation remotely

A team of friendly robots is giving a much-needed boost to both staff and residents at a German care centre for the elderly, including by helping to enforce coronavirus hygiene measures.

Robots boost morale and help with hygiene at a German care home

Robots will destroy 85 million jobs at mid-sized to large businesses over the next five years as the COVID-19 pandemic quickens changes in the workplace likely to exaggerate inequalities. Watch report.

COVID-19 pandemic speeds labour shift from Humans to robots

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