Robot
Nanyang Tech has a new receptionist and she looks too human for most people's expectations.
It is just like all the movies predicted, robots will take over the world - or maybe just the workforce.
In difficult situations between life and death, sometimes inaction is the same as making the wrong choice. Sometimes instead, using your brain less and doing more is the right answer. And it appears that for the hawkmoth Manduca sexta, slowing its thought process may just be the adaptation that it needs to feed in dark of night.
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Art and technology often draw inspiration from nature - it's how you get cool robots that run like cheetahs, for example. Recently, researchers from the University of Illinois took a page out of that book on a tiny scale, creating mini bio-bots that could one day swim through your bloodstream, intelligently delivering medicine right where you need it.
Like everyone else, you're probably looking forward to our robotic future - like Roombas to sweep your floors (and scrub your grills), Google cars to drive you where you want to go, and possibly a H.E.L.P.eR. to wash said Google car. So how about a robot that can pour you a beer, without spilling if you move your cup (and what if that robot could do lots of other party-related tasks)?
