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Brew, smell, and serve: AI steals the show at CES 2026
AFP, Published on 10/01/2026
» LAS VEGAS - AI took over CES 2026, powering coffee machines to brew the perfect espresso, a device to create your perfect scent, and ball-hitting tennis robots that make you forget it's human against machine.
China's 'robot Olympics' sees humanoids from 16 nations compete in table tennis, football, track
Reuters, Published on 15/08/2025
» BEIJING - China kicked off a three-day long sports showcase for humanoid robots on Friday, looking to highlight progress in artificial intelligence and robotics with 280 teams from 16 countries competing in the World Humanoid Robot Games.
Cold winds sweep Beijing, closing key sites, disrupting travel
Reuters, Published on 12/04/2025
» BEIJING - China's capital hunkered down on Saturday as rare typhoon-like gales swept northern regions, forcing the closure of historic sites and disrupting travel while bringing late snowfalls and hailstone showers in some areas.
Musk: 10 billion humanoid robots by 2040
News Agencies, Published on 29/10/2024
» The world will be home to at least 10 billion humanoid robots by 2040, says the technology billionaire Elon Musk.
Elon Musk issues warning about 'humanoid robots' in AI 'age of abundance'
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» LONDON - The owner of X Elon Musk on Thursday predicted the future with AI would be an "age of abundance" with a "universal high income" instead of a universal basic income but warned of "humanoid robots" that might chase humans.
Robots tell UN conference: ‘We could run the world’
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» GENEVA: A panel of AI-enabled humanoid robots took the microphone on Friday at a United Nations conference with the message: they could eventually run the world better than humans.
UN tries to tackle ‘mind-blowing’ growth of AI
AFP, Published on 06/07/2023
» GENEVA: The mind-blowing growth of artificial intelligence poses many questions that have no answers yet, the United Nations admitted Thursday at its AI summit, attended by some exceptionally lifelike humanoid robots.
AI could replace 80% of jobs 'in next few years': expert
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Artificial intelligence could replace 80 percent of human jobs in the coming years -- but that's a good thing, says US-Brazilian researcher Ben Goertzel, a leading AI guru.
Easter Island begins vaccinating residents against Covid-19
AFP, Published on 09/02/2021
» SANTIAGO: Authorities on Easter Island began vaccinating residents against Covid-19 on Monday, distributing 1,200 doses on the first day.
Robot reminds Japan shoppers to wear masks
AFP, Published on 19/11/2020
» TOKYO - Asking someone to put on a mask is a touchy subject, so one shop in Japan has enlisted a robot to make sure its customers wear them during the pandemic.