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Channel 4’s alternative Christmas message to be AI-generated and delivered by a robot

The Christmas Day message will be delivered by Ameca, one of the world’s most advanced robots

Wales Online

Jetsons-style robots are invading Chicago-area hospitals, amid worker shortage

It’s not polite to stare. Especially in the hospital.

Chicago Tribune

Micro-suicide drones a real Xmas t(h)reat

Some lucky boys and girls are going to find micro-suicide drones in their stockings this Christmas! Get your orders in now!

Bangkok Post

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Watch How The Ford F-150 Lightning Is Built Using Autonomous Robots

YouTuber JerryRigEverything paid a visit to Ford’s factory in Dearborn, Michigan to see how the electric truck is made.

InsideEVs

Facing searing heat and labour shortages, NT mango growers trial new ways to harvest fruit

Finding workers willing to pick mangoes under the hot NT sun is difficult. Some farmers are turning to harvesting at night and preparing for a future of using robots.

ABC News

We need to prepare our kids for life with robots

One day Artificial Intelligence will be all around us, and our workforce of the future needs to be prepared to build these tools, operate alongside them and understand how they work

Evening Standard

Seattle startups bring robots to coffee, pizza prep

Jarvis moves slowly, yet meticulously, from one station to another to make a cup of cappuccino. Jarvis makes the espresso, pours the milk, steams the foam and puts it all together, topping it off with a carefully drawn foam leaf.

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Robots Set Their Sights on a New Job: Sewing Blue Jeans

Will a robot ever make your blue jeans? There is a quiet effort underway to find out — involving clothing and technology companies, including Germany’s Siemens AG and Levi Strauss & Co. "Clothing is the last trillion-dollar industry that hasn’t been automated," said Eugen Solowjow, who heads a project at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Is Elon Musk preparing to replace Twitter janitors with robots? That’s what one man who was just fired is saying

“People worked without worries,” one of the janitors said of Musk’s takeover. “Now we are afraid.”

Fortune

Robots are coming—and it doesn’t look pretty for workers. Get ready for long hours, less pay, and fewer jobs

A new study examining the effects of robots and automation on the Chinese labor market shows workers are under fire.

Fortune

Police backtrack on 'killer robots' proposal after backlash to plan to blow suspects up

San Francisco police had proposed using robots to deliver explosives against armed suspects when lives are at risk. Critics compared the plans to something out of a dystopian sci-fi film

Daily Mirror

We Should All Be Nervous About Killer Police Robots

The San Francisco Police Department assured the public it had "no plans to arm robots with guns." But assurances aren't guarantees.

Reason

Starship robot delivered food to my door - it was adorable but I won't use it again

Alex Evans tried out the Starship robot delivery service that is popping up in towns and cities across the world - and he wasn't a fan

Wales Online

The Bad News for Trump Piles Up

Plus: Warnock wins, over-the-counter Narcan closer to reality, San Francisco backtracks on killer robots, and more...

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France 24

Trump Organization convicted of tax fraud in New York court

As Donald Trump eyes a return to the White House, a jury has found the Trump Organization guilty of 17 counts of tax fraud. The company paid less in tax by compensating executives with "off the books" perks such as luxury apartments. In addition to a fine, the Trump Organization…

Evening Standard

San Francisco pauses plans for killer police robots

The police department said it had no plans to arm the robots with guns

Daily Mirror

San Francisco police bans the use of 'Robocop' killer robots to fight crime after backlash

A vote that allowed San Francisco police to use robots to incapacitate dangerous suspects has been banned following backlash and warnings over the automation of policing

The Guardian - US

San Francisco lawmakers vote to ban killer robots in drastic U-turn

City’s police department prohibited from using the 17 robots in its arsenal for lethal force after board of supervisors vote

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San Francisco supervisors bar police robots from using deadly force for now

San Francisco had been considering a policy to allow police robots to use deadly force in certain extreme cases. The Board of Supervisors sent the issue back to a committee for further discussion.

The Independent UK

San Francisco police can't use deadly robots for now

San Francisco supervisors have voted to put the brakes on a controversial policy to let police use robots for deadly force

Wales Online

Cute delivery robots spotted queueing to cross road at traffic lights

They asked a passer-by to press the button so they could make their journey safely

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sony Says it Has Technology for Humanoid Robots, Just Looking for Use

Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate Sony Group Corp said on Tuesday it has the technology to make humanoid robots quickly once it has identified how they could be effectively used. "In terms of technology, several companies in the world including this one has enough technology accumulated to make them swiftly…

Leeds Live

I got a Leeds Co-op Starship robot to deliver food to my door and it was adorable - but I wouldn't use it again

I won't become a regular customer

Leeds Live

Watch funny moment new Leeds Co-op delivery robot tries to use zebra crossing

Starship Technologies explained why the robots may sometimes need a bit longer to cross in a new area

The Independent UK

US police rarely deploy deadly robots to confront suspects

The unabashedly liberal city of San Francisco became the unlikely proponent of weaponized police robots this week after supervisors approved them for limited use

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