See why tech companies are paying people to do chores

Tech firms aim to trigger a robot revolution with video of humans doing housework. Gig workers are paid up to $25 an hour to ...

The Robot Revolution Needs Human Help—and It’s Creating a New Gig Economy

Millions spent on humanoid robots depend on gig workers recording daily tasks, signaling a shift in AI training and work.
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New AI model helps robots learn unseen tasks with less training

Teaching a robot arm to pick up a new object used to require thousands of practice runs. Google DeepMind says it has cut that ...
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Humanoid robot able to do complex tasks with little code added

Aug. 20 (UPI) --A humanoid robot can now perform complex tasks with a large behavior model without needing hand programming for each task. Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute announced ...
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Nine Tasks Robots Can Do That May Surprise You

SoftBank's humanoid robot "Pepper" can lead funerals. Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO/Alamy Live News News of a Japanese robot conducting Buddhist funerals got us thinking about how our robot-filled ...
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Why humanoid robots are learning everyday tasks faster than expected

Last September roboticist Benjie Holson posted the “Humanoid Olympic Games”: a set of increasingly difficult tests for humanoid robots that he demonstrated himself while dressed in a silver bodysuit ...

After running and dancing, Chinese robot firms target household chores

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, April 21 (Reuters) - Humanoid machines slowly picked up litter and sorted out bouquets of ...
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Autonomous Alfie: New humanoid robot for complex industrial tasks unveiled

Munich-based company RobCo recently unveiled a new industrial humanoid robot – named Autonomous Alfie ...