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This week, the word “robot” celebrates its 90th anniversary, first appearing in Karel Capek’s play R.U.R.. What better way to toast the machines than with a list of our favorite robots ...
The biggest non-existent companies are a diverse lot, making everything from candy bars and narcotic “spices” to man-killing robots and jet-propelled pogo sticks.
Many fictional robots have transcended their coded function to achieve a state which resembles the human experience. by Emily Gaudette. March 18, 2016.
The latest additions to the Robot Hall of Fame don't fit the usual industrial mold for mechanical manipulators - and one of them would strongly object to being included in the club. Nevertheless ...
As with all fictional robots, Murderbot has a lot more to say about humanity than its opaque helmet and synthetic components let on. Through its titular SecUnit, Murderbot tells a story about the ...
A classic example you’d find is one of the entrants in our list of the best fictional companies, the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co ., an American seafood restaurant chain which was in fact inspired by ...
This competition isn't just for fictional robots: Internet voting is being conducted to select robot laureates in four categories, from a field of 12 nominees.
A classic example you’d find is one of the entrants in our list of the best fictional companies, the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co ., an American seafood restaurant chain which was in fact inspired by ...
The 10 Greatest (Fictional) ... practitioner of Robopsychology she was called in to solve problems no other engineer or scientist in the vast US Robots and Mechanical Men could.