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Before Olympics Ended, People Waited 7 Hours to Buy This Mascot
The 2022 Winter Olympics have come and gone, and NBCLX storytellers Ngozi Ekeledo and Fernando Hurtado ranked their three favorite things they saw while covering the games for NBCLX. We hear more about figure skaters’ designer outfits, service robots and mascot Bing Dwen Dwen.
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Meet Cecilia, the AI Bartender Who Can Mix Drinks and Tell Jokes — If You're Patient
The next time you go to a bar, you may be greeted by a different type of bartender — her name is Cecilia.ai and she’s the first robot interactive bartender in the world.
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Robots Drop Meals From Ceiling at 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Beijing’s meal operations are right out of a sci-fi movie. Robots hang from the ceiling, replacing human servers, to avoid person-to-person contact during the 2022 Winter Games.
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Robots Drop Meals From Ceiling at Winter Olympics
A scene out of a sci-fi movie is made real at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Trays with food careen down from the ceiling in an effort to minimize person-to-person contact.
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The First Olympics to Rely on Artificial Snow and Other Things We've Learned in Beijing
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will be the first to rely solely on artificial snow, one Olympic venue had a previous life and robots are dropping meals from the ceiling in Beijing. Those are some of the things NBCLX’s Ngozi Ekeledo and Fernando Hurtado have learned during their time in Beijing, and they have video to prove it.
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Little Robots Like This Are Fulfilling More Food Orders as Demand for Delivery Grows
Robot food delivery is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Here’s how existing models work.
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Sea Robots Are Rolling for Aquarium of the Pacific
Explore what’s ahead in the realm of underwater autonomous robots at the Long Beach-based institution, and get to see robots up-close, too.
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Israeli Firm Unveils Armed Robot to Patrol Volatile Borders
An Israeli defense contractor has unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot it says can patrol battle zones, track infiltrators and open fire
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Inside the Robot Cafe Operated by People with Disabilities
Dawn Avatar Robot Cafe in Japan is staffed by robot waiters that are controlled remotely by people with disabilities.
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4 Tech Innovations We Didn't Need This Week
Robots, VR workplaces, and more robots? Just…no. Is advancing technology this way the best use of our time right now?
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Robot Versions of Tokyo Olympic Mascots Show Off Dance Moves
Japan’s robot pair of Olympic and Paralympic mascots, Miraitowa and Someity, respectively, stopped by one of the NBC workspaces to deliver a show-stopping performance.
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Security Robots Expand Across US, With Few Tangible Results
A prominent security robot company has cited little public evidence or specific, detailed examples of crimes that have been thwarted by its machines.
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This Swiss Robot Can Disinfect Airplanes Using UV Light
Swiss tech company UVeya created a robot that can disinfect an airplane in 13 minutes using ultraviolet light.
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These Robots Have Rhythm: Boston Dynamics' Dancing Androids Video a Hit
A new video by technology giant Boston Dynamics showing four of its robots dancing to the 1962 hit “Do You Love Me?”
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Giant Moving ‘Gundam' Replica Unveiled in Japan
A 60-foot moving ‘Gundam’ replica was unveiled at a new attraction in Yokohama, Japan
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Walmart Abandons Shelf-Scanning Robots, Lets Humans Do Work
Walmart is laying off the robots it had deployed in about 500 stores to keep tabs on what’s on and not on the shelves.
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More Than Robots: How This STEM Program is Teaching Students Valuable Life Lessons
Erica Newton Fessia, the VP of global field operations for FIRST, talks about her STEM organization, their virtual robotics challenges and teaching kids other life skills.
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Programmed for Fun, ‘Robin the Robot' Will Play With Patients at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital
A nearly 4-foot-tall robot named Robin is set to begin zipping around the hallways of UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital soon to charm and delight young patients. The robot — which has large eyes like the movie robot WALL-E and a sleek plastic body — has interacted with one patient, and officials hope to increase the number of patients as employees…
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Could Robots in Restaurants Help Reduce the Risk of COVID-19?
Hetty Chang reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2020.
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Hotel Hospitality Robot Shines in Coronavirus Pandemic
A hotel robot once considered a novelty has come in real handy during the coronavirus pandemic. Gordon Tokumatsu reports June 23, 2020.