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“Breaking Bad” Chennai edition: College students arrested for running meth lab out of home
The Anti-Drug Intelligence Unit raided the location after receiving a tip-off, uncovering 250 grams…
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Robots keep getting creepier
Researchers unveiled a smiling humanoid robot with lab-grown, living skin, created by bonding skin …
Jaures Yip
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A robotic police dog named 'Roscoe' created by Boston Dynamics took a bullet and helped avert a fatal shooting, police say
Three robots from Boston Dynamics, one of them a "dog" named "Roscoe," helped police in a SWAT stan…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Robots and AI are being used to help women get pregnant. Is this the future of IVF?
Conceivable Life Sciences is automating IVF labs to make fertility care less arbitrary. Its robotic…
Blake Dodge
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Boston Dynamics just unveiled a fully electric, freakishly flexible humanoid robot
Boston Dynamics retired its hydraulic Atlas robot this week before unveiling its new fully electric…
Sarah Jackson
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I am very sad for the NYPD's useless and purgatory-bound subway robot
Launched in September 2023, the robot is now sitting alone as it awaits its fate.
Sophie Kleeman
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A robot crushed a man to death after it mistook him for a box of vegetables: reports
A robotic arm used for packing bell peppers lifted a worker and pushed him against a conveyor belt …
Joshua Zitser
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Your move, creep: San Francisco may soon allow police robots to use deadly force against humans
A draft policy for the San Francisco Police Department would allow robots to use deadly force in ce…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Singapore is obsessed with getting robots to serve you. Here's where you can find them.
The city-state even had robots patrolling parks to nag people to put on masks or maintain social di…
Matthew Loh
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San Francisco has backtracked on a policy that would have allowed police robots to use deadly force, following backlash
San Francisco officials have amended a policy that would have allowed police to use robots to kill …
Beatrice Nolan
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Boston Dynamics' talking robot dogs have different personalities now, from '1920's Archaeologist' to 'Shakespearean Time Traveler'
"Shakespearean Time Traveler" only speaks in rhyming couplets, while another personality, which Bos…
Kylie Kirschner
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People are poking fun at NYC Mayor Eric Adams for trying to make a heart sign with the city's new armless patrol robot
"@NYCMayor with the robocop, which cannot make the heart with the mayor because it has no arms," po…
Kai Xiang Teo
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These robot dogs can't bark but they can speak in full sentences thanks to ChatGPT
Boston Dynamics' robot dogs can now verbally respond in "plain English" when asked to describe thei…
Aaron Mok
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Singapore sends out robots to search for 'undesirable' public behavior, like smoking or breaking COVID-19 rules
Singapore said the robots, called "Xavier," can report bad behavior to law enforcement and display …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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NYPD's robot dogs are back after backlash. NYC Mayor Eric Adams says 'we cannot be afraid' of the technology.
The NYPD said it will deploy the robots, known as 'Digidogs,' during life-threatening situations li…
Aaron Mok
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In this Jaipur society, robots lead Diwali celebrations by lighting sparklers and bursting crackers
Residents of Gulmohar Garden Society here experienced a unique Diwali this year as they celebrated …
PTI
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The NYPD has terminated its contract with the maker of a 'creepy' robot dog, following a fierce backlash over its use in policing
Amid public outrage, New York officials have scrapped a $94,000 deal with the "Digidog" maker, Bost…
Zahra Tayeb
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Boston Dynamics' lifelike Spot robot is now on sale for $75,000. See what it can do here.
For now, Spot is only available to US customers, and they can expect orders to be fulfilled in six …
Mary Meisenzahl
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A robot will help police maintain social distancing while enforcing lockdown in Varanasi
Vishal Patel, a third year student of mechanical engineering at the Ashoka Institute in Varanasi…
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Robot dogs that could patrol the US-Mexico border would not 'take over' due to their 4-hour operating capacity, CEO says
Officials praised the robots' potential as a "force multiplier" that could help and support Border …