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The word “robot” was not used in literature until 1920, when Czech playwright Karel Capek wrote the play R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) that debuted a year later and made it to New York City in ...

LAS VEGAS – Intelligent logistics robots and social robots are having a transformative impact on healthcare. Health systems across the globe are experiencing workforce shortages, and robotics holds ...

Robots don’t need humans watching their every move. But the employees responsible for ensuring the robots perform properly must be technologically adept, another sign of the changing requirements of ...

A robot visited a Cincinnati department store in 1977, attempting to sell coats and make friends. He wasn’t always a success. The robot was named Sam Struggle Gear. He told the reporter there were 25 ...

Previous generations thought of robots as pure science fiction. Today, robots are a ubiquitous reality, and robotics is a thriving and fast-growing industry. Modern robots are not necessarily the ...