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Robots
A robot is a machine that is programmed to perform certain tasks autoamtically.
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Quiz
The question this time is: Who originally recorded “Die Roboter”? a) Kraftwerk, b) Kraftzwerg, c) Kraftberg. You could win CDs from Lilabungalow, Ebow, Nena and a serious boxset from the Scorpions. The right answer to our quiz from October 17th, 2015 was c) Haddaway. Congratulations to Fabian Straube from Sülzetal in Germany!
Nigerian kids learn robot tech
DW's Sam Olukoya reports from Lagos, Nigeria on a project helping children from low-income households.
AfricaLink on Air - 29 September 2015
UK to send troops to S. Sudan, Somalia +++ Germany sentences two Rwandan warlords +++ Nigerian school teens build robots
AfricaLink on Air - 29 September 2015: 0705 UTC
UK to send troops to S. Sudan, Somalia +++ Germany sentences two Rwandan warlords +++ Nigerian school teens build robots
AfricaLink on Air - 29 September 2015: 0405 UTC
Uganda withdraws its peace keepers from South Sudan as UK plans to deploy troops to South Sudan and Somalia
Robots print themselves through AI evolution
Experts in Norway are making robots which have designed themselves through a process of artificial evolution.
Who killed hitchBOT?
DW's Sci-Tech desk knows who killed hitchBOT, the world's most beloved hitchhiking robot.
Hitchhiking robot wrecked in Philadelphia
Social experiment robot hitchBOT has ended its latest road trip in Philadelphia as a result of vandalism.
Robots in our everyday lives
Humanoid robots are getting more and more similar to us. And a few actually perform pretty well in our world.
Drones – Busy bees for industry
The Microdrones company from western Germany produces drones for useG by industry.
Tech experts warn against 'killer robots'
More than 1,000 leading scientists have penned an open letter condemning the possibility of an AI arms race.
Japan's robot assistants
Once the preserve of automated factories and research laboratories, androids are stepping out into Japanese society.
Architecture from the printer
Amsterdam could soon see new bridges produced by printers.
Summertime Spectrum (2/3)
This week, another chance to hear a special edition of the show recorded at the Hanover industrial tech fair.
Volkswagen: Robot kills worker installing it
VW has disclosed that a contractor was killed by a robot on an assembly line near Frankfurt.
Swarms of robots are buzzing in Graz
We head now to Graz, Austria - to a story about artificial intelligence. Robots that swarm like bees or form schools like fish - all interacting with each other - have got a host of AI scientists swarming to their computers. They're excited by experiments into CoCoRo - that's Collective Cognitive Robots - at Graz University. Kerry Skyring takes us there.
Robot Pepper set to charm Japan
He can gauge your mood and cheer you up - Pepper, the human-like robot goes on sale to consumers in Japan.
Robots as Ship Inspectors
They crawl, fly or climb. We're talking robots which help inspect all the important parts of a ship from every angle. The information they gather, for instance about corrosion, is passed on to the ship's control room for review.
Industry 4.0
At this year's Hanover Fair, networked production is finally becoming a reality.
The car makes the decisions
The introduction of the autonomous car is not that simple: Who is responsible in case of an accident?
Merkel in Japan, touches on WWII
Merkel touches on war-time past in Tokyo ahead of G7 summit in Bavaria
Meet HitchBOT - the hitchhiking robot
A robot from Canada, named hitchBOT, is now touring Germany. Around 1.2 meters tall, it has a face lit up by LEDs and employs speech recognition technology. DW reporter Christoph Hartmann picked up hitchBOT and took him for a ride through Hamburg.
Spectrum: Smart tech
India's ailing rural healthcare; a hitchhiking robot, and a conversing Barbie; your dog may be smarter than you think.
HitchBOT in Germany
So why is a robot hitchhiking across Germany? A co-creator of hitchBOT explains to DW from Social Media Week in Hamburg.
Tapping into a new source of protein
Scientists in Bavaria have found a new way to extract high-level protein from lupines.
A hitchhiking robot tours Germany with help from strangers
A hitchhiking robot from Canada is touring Germany with a little help from strangers.
Justin, the sensitive robot
Robots are meant to do dangerous, repetitive jobs in isolation. In Germany, occupational safety laws forbid people from even entering their work space, because robots are unable to perceive when they pose a threat to humans. But Justin the sensitive robot is different.
Robot tours Germany
Robot tours Germany
'Science' magazine's top 10 of 2014
Ten scientific discoveries and developments that changed the world in 2014.
Dancing like robots
Find out why these two Danish dancers have become YouTube stars.
Thicker ice in the Antarctic: good news for the climate?
New measurements show Antarctic sea ice is much thicker in places than previously thought.
Drugs: speed development
Researchers in Munich have developed a process to test agents in cells in a very short time.
Philae's landing
ESA has narrowed it down to one landing site for the Rosetta probe to make contact with a comet.
Tomorrow Today Viewer Question
Our viewer Shorinjiryu Bhowmick from Siliguri, India wants to know: Is it possible to build robots that have feelings?
Penguins on wheels
Rolling robots may not be a penguin’s best friend, but what about something more familiar?
'Math is sexy!'
A prize-winning German mathematician explains how math is used in everyday life.
Interview: Invreasing Capabilities of Robots
We speak with philosophy professor Michael Pauen of the Berlin School of Mind and Brain.
Walking by Algorithm - Building robots for disaster aid
The EU-sponsored KoroiBot project has brought together a team of researchers from five countries who are trying to teach robots how to walk like humans.
Mars probe enters orbit
A NASA spacecraft has entered into orbit around Mars after months of travel. The probe is to carry out a one-year mission to investigate how Mars lost its former atmosphere.
Indian robotic surgery
India's healthcare ranks lower than that in China and Brazil. But it's a robotic surgery pioneer.
Spectrum: robot in the palm of your hand
We head down to one of Europe's busiest airports to find out how prepared Germany is for Ebola. Also on the program, India's robot surgery breakthrough. And our reporter Hannah Fuchs tells us about her week with Google Glass.
India's robotic surgery first
Be it life expectancy or infant mortality, Indian healthcare ranks way below that in other BRICs nations, such as China and Brazil, but even Bangladesh. And yet India is a pioneer in robotic surgery. Question is when will be affordable for all?
Myon - A Robot Hits the Stage, Episode 3
The humanoid robot Myon will be playing a leading role in "My Square Lady" at one of Berlin's opera houses, the Komische Oper. For Manfred Hild, the neurobotics specialist who built Myon, it's an experiment. Myon will have to respond to human emotions, express them and evoke them from human beings.
Inside it: A parking robot at Dusseldorf Airport
At Dusseldorf Airport, the parking robot "Ray" has ushered in a new era in the parking garage. Travelers can simply leave their cars at the curb and head straight for the check-in counter. The robot, a driverless transport system, takes over from there. A computer calculates where the cars can be best parked and gives Ray his instructions. Drive It! took a closer look at Ray.
Press freedom and development
Press freedom - PKK abductions - Panic button for activists - traffic robots in the DRC
Traffic robots Kinshasa
Traffic robots safe lives in Kinshasa.
Robots save lives
Intelligent robots regulate traffic in DRC's capital Kinshasa and help save lives.
Exoskeleton World Cup
A paraplegic youth will kick the first ball at the Brazil World Cup with the help of robotic legs.
Cutting edge robotics
Munich's Automatica trade fair showcases people-friendly robots.
Will the #selfdrivingcar make drivers obsolete?
Cars that drive themselves are technically possible - but can robots handle the responsibility?
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