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Greek City of Trikala First in Europe to Deploy Delivery Droids

The Greek city of Trikala will be the first in Europe to pilot fully automated 'delivery droids' in the city center. The project is a collaboration of e-Trikala, the University Research Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (EPISEY) and the...

Ancient Greeks Predicted Robots, Claims Stanford Historian

Ancient Greeks not only created the foundations of modern civilization, but they also predicted robots and other future technological innovations, according to a book on the subject. Stanford University historian Dr. Adrienne Mayor, in Gods and Robots argues that Greek...

Robots Making French Fries Faster, Better Than Humans

An automation company in Southern California has rolled out robots, arguably believed to be faster and better than humans, that automate the process of making French fries. Miso Robotics Inc in Pasadena recently rolled out the Flippy 2 robot which...

Greek Post office Adds Mini Robots to Sorting System

Hellenic Post is expanding the use of autonomous mini robots with the addition of 45 new ones to its distribution network.

Chess Robot Breaks Finger of 7-Year-Old Opponent

A chess robot grabbed and broke the finger of a seven-year-old opponent in Moscow because the boy ‘violated’ the safety rules of the game by taking his turn too quickly. Local media outlets have reported that the chess-playing robot was...

World's Largest Robotics Festival to Be Held in Athens in April 2020

Europe's largest festival and competition revolving around robotics, called the Robotex Festival, will be held in Athens on April 4-5, 2020, at Athens' Serafeio Conference Center, it was recently announced. The robotics event is widely believed to be the...

Wikipedia Robots Fight Over Alexander the Great

Humans and software robots (bots) fight over the content of the Alexander the Great entry in Wikipedia, according to new British scientific research. The research show that bots behave more like humans than one would expect, "unleashing" a war in...

Ancient Greek Robotic Technologies on Display

On the first floor of the Herakleidon Museum Annex on Apostolou Pavlou Street in central Athens there is an automatic maid that looks like it came out of Star Trek. Surprisingly, it was made hundreds of years ago by Philon...

White Paper Creates New Jobs

Robots and computers will create new jobs and will also ensure the viability of many sectors in the Australian industry, Greek scientist Dr. Peter Kambouris maintains. Kambouris is an executive member of the Australian Research Organization (CSIRO) and also a...