Robots
Walmart files patent for autonomous robot bees
Synthetic Polleniser could help depleting bee population
Open-source healthcare design “could make the world a better place”
MantaDroid offers “graceful” alternative to existing underwater robots
Wild robots could replace vanishing species, says Robotanica curator
Sony uses artificial intelligence to bring Aibo robot dog back to life
Ying Gao’s dresses become animated “in the presence of strangers”
Ex-Google engineer establishes new religion with ambition to develop an AI god
Invasive lionfish humanely stunned and caught by RSE Guardian LF1 robot
Kino “living jewellery” roams across the body as a tiny personal assistant
10 movies demonstrating the changing role of robots
Central Saint Martins graduate creates misbehaving robots designed purely to annoy you
Robotic swans used to monitor quality of Singapore’s drinking water
Security robot bullied and forced off the street in San Francisco
Jason Bruges Studio installs “cast” of 20 robots across Hull for UK City of Culture celebrations
Frank Kolkman creates death simulation machine using virtual reality
Saudi Arabia to invest $500 billion in fully automated city spanning three countries
Saudi Arabia becomes first country to grant citizenship to a robot
13 Ways with Water exhibition explores “the world’s most abundant material”
Elon Musk among tech leaders urging ban on killer robots
Small swimming robot spots pipe leaks before they do serious damage
ETH Zurich unveils plans for robot-built house in Dübendorf
Robot ordered to write lines as punishment for crime it hasn’t committed yet