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Communicating what autonomous vehicles ‘see’ can improve pedestrians’ trust and public acceptance. Can it also lead to widespread adoption of robots in cities?

The lines of ethical principles are often blurred when it comes to embracing ubiquitous machines.

We discover what actually happens when you place an order online - and how much of the work is really done by robots

A lot goes into creating the perfect crumpet, as writer Saffron Otter discovered when she went behind-the-scenes at the biggest bakery in Europe where 36,000 are made an hour

A fleet of robots are cruising around the Near West Side, bring meals and other goods to students and faculty at the University of Illinois Chicago.

And your other questions answered about the machines rolling through campus.

Human rights advocates worry about use of armed robots

Dr Douglas Blackiston describes xenobots as 'computer-designed life forms' and says they could help researchers learn more about various human diseases.

For their first trip to a celebrated robotics contest for high school students from scores of countries, a team of Ukrainian teens had a problem. With shipments of goods to Ukraine uncertain, and Ukrainian customs officers careful about incoming merchandise, the group only received a base kit of gadgetry on…