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Sophie Thatcher’s robot companion is the kind of 1960s woman that every incel dreams of. But things are not that simple.

  • Michael Idato

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Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia.

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
“The hive” at the Coles customer fulfilment centre, where robots collect products at great speed.

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
PrimeSolve founder, Tim Hall.

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
Robo dog vacuum.

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
Footage online appears to show an Optimus model talking to an attendee at the event and having a discussion about where it lives and where it was trained.

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
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Musk’s failure to convince his investors and analysts that he has the answers to robotic challenges turned out to be costly.

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
Elon Musk unveils latest iteration of the humanoid ‘Optimus.’
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Lifelike robot walks and talks

Elon Musk unveils latest iteration of the humanoid ‘Optimus.’

Coles chief executive Leah Weckert unveils the customer fulfilment centre in Truganina, Victoria.

Coles promises more ‘perfect orders’ for online shoppers

Two massive new customer fulfilment centres should help you actually get all the items you ordered online, the supermarket giant says.

  • Jessica Yun
Coles’ new Kemps Creek distribution centre is 43 kms from Sydney Airport.

Coles promises fewer empty shelves as warehouse robots come online

The new automated distribution centre in western Sydney will result in the closure of two nearby warehouses by early 2025, with 350 jobs lost.

  • Jessica Yun

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