Robots
Robots took on humans in a half-marathon. Runners shouldn’t worry just yet
One robot fell at the starting line and lay flat for a few minutes before getting up and taking off. Another crashed into a railing, causing its human operator to fall over.
- Eduardo Baptista
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Virtual disruption: The unicorn reimagining military tech
Billionaire Palmer Luckey’s defence tech start-up is betting on a robotic, data-driven vision of future conflict, and its Australian operations are up and running.
- Chris Zappone
This horror movie about toxic men will make you laugh. You’ll need to
Sophie Thatcher’s robot companion is the kind of 1960s woman that every incel dreams of. But things are not that simple.
- Michael Idato
- Opinion
- AI
A billion humanoid robots: Nvidia’s plan for world domination of tech
Nvidia’s growth has been extraordinary. But replicating the meteoric rise in earnings and value for a company its size becomes arithmetically near impossible.
- Elizabeth Knight
- Exclusive
- Supermarkets
Robots have been taught to help pack groceries. But they’ll never do this
The machines know which item should never go to the bottom of the bag, along with the groceries that should never be packed with fruit.
- Madeleine Heffernan
Robot versus human: How will you plan for retirement?
Millions of Australians will soon have to make the choice between a robot or a human to help guide them through retirement.
- Hannah Hammoud
Dyson invents domestic dog robot to do all your chores
The handy housekeeper can be used to clean a home or a commercial environment such as a hotel.
- Joe Pinkstone
Lifelike Tesla robot has conversation saying it wants to become more human
The interaction was so authentic that it prompted speculation online that the machine may have been controlled remotely by a human.
- Joe Pinkstone
- Opinion
- Electric vehicles
Elon Musk’s vision of robotaxis and humanoid robots triggers a $99.6 billion sell-off
Elon Musk’s Tesla gave investors and analysts a briefing on plans to roll out robotaxis and humanoid robots. They weren’t convinced and dumped their Tesla shares.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
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