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China’s robotic dogs still a novelty to most – as firms grapple with military using tech as weapons | Science & Tech News
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From Beijing to Hangzhou, the sight of robotic dogs in a park is becoming more and more common. Climbing stairs? No problem. And what about hills? They can do that too. Josh Yuan showed us his robo-dog in one of Beijing’s fanciest shopping districts, guiding it through a crowd of curious onlookers with a handheld…
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‘It means that every day is the best day in surgery’: Robotic arm assists with knee replacement | Science & Tech News
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Will robots rule the world? Maybe. But right now I’m watching one carry out orthopaedic surgery, and it’s not frightening – it’s fascinating. Scrubbed in and masked up, Sky News was invited to see a robotic arm assist with a full knee replacement at Walsall Manor Hospital. It’s the first time that this type of…
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Amazon unveils new Sparrow robotic arm to sort products in warehouses | Science & Tech News
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Amazon has unveiled a new robot that can handle and distinguish between millions of items in its warehouses. Named Sparrow, the large mechanical arm has been described by the company as the first system of its kind “which can detect, select, and handle individual products in our inventory”. It will join existing robotic limbs deployed…