Science Focus Education Pack: Robots
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- Future Technology
Meet the robots taking on tasks we'd rather not
One day we’ll look back at the world before our robot overlords took over and wonder why we got them cleaning windows and flipping burgers…
- Planet Earth
Could we send a robotic probe to Earth’s core?
It’s a long journey to the centre of the Earth, but getting there isn’t just a hard slog for us humans.
- Future Technology
Wild ideas in scienceRobots will never think like us
Artificial intelligence keeps getting smarter: it can thrash us at games, classify images and drive cars. But it can never imitate human thought.
- Future Technology
Five of the smartest robots in history
Robots are everywhere these days, but how close are they to thinking for themselves? Here are five intelligent robots showing the evolution of AI.
- Science news
Boston Dynamics’ latest Atlas robot seen in the wild
If the dystopian future you read about in sci-fi involved robots that stumbled and staggered through the forest then watch out – Atlas is about!
- Future Technology
Dr Lucy RogersWhat makes a robot a robot?
Robot expert Dr Lucy Rogers casts aside any Hollywood depictions of skull-crushing Terminators and looks at the real-life robots that are making a positive impact in our lives.
- Future Technology
Inspired by nature: Welcome to the world of swarm robots
Why have one robot when you could have a thousand all working together? Ian Taylor checks out the latest advancement in robotics...
- Future Technology
What is the most advanced robot around today?
Honda Motor Corporation’s Asimo has been dubbed the world’s most advanced robot - but is that really the case?
- Future Technology
Origami meat robot developed to catch swallowed batteries
Robot made from pig intestine uses magnetic fields to move and treat damage caused by electric current.
- Future Technology
Retro robots13 old androids doing run-of-the-mill things
Robots have revolutionised industry, medicine and space travel, but they haven't always had such lofty ideals - here are a few retro robots from history doing everyday tasks.
- Future Technology
Where does the word 'robot' come from?
Unlike 'Frankenstein', the word 'robot' managed to escape its science-fiction origins as it entered our language.
- Future Technology
Uncanny valley6 robots so creepy they'll haunt your dreams
We don't have to rely on sci-fi when it comes to creating scary robots - scientist have been building terrifying (although incredibly useful) robotic humans for years.