Late last week, Google research scientist Fei Xia sat in the center of a bright, open-plan kitchen and typed a command into a laptop connected to a one-armed, wheeled robot resembling a large ...

At least, it will if you throw it with the strength and precision of Shaolin monk Feng Fei. Fei demonstrated his ability to throw a needle hard enough that it pierces a pane of glass, popping a ...