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12 pivotal moments in the history of robotics, from Isaac Asimov to self-driving cars
By Edd Gent published
From Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics to bipedal machines you can buy today, here are 12 important milestones in the development of robots.

Biological computers could use far less energy than current technology — by working more slowly
By Heiner Linke published
Human biology is vastly more energy efficient than today's computing.

Watch China's 4-legged 'Black Panther 2.0' robot run as fast as Usain Bolt
By Rory Bathgate published
Researchers in China have developed a unique running stance for their four-legged robot, which allows it to move at far greater speeds than similar machines.

'Neuroergonomics' aims to monitor workers' brains to boost productivity. Is that... okay?
By Paul Brandt-Rauf published
Neurotechnology raises many high-stakes ethical questions. Setting ground rules could help protect workers and ensure that tasks are adapted to the person, rather than the other way around.

Why is DeepSeek such a game-changer? Scientists explain how the AI models work and why they were so cheap to build.
By Ben Turner last updated
DeepSeek's V3 and R1 models took the world by storm this week. Here's why they're such a big deal.

Alibaba claims its AI model trounces DeepSeek and OpenAI competitors
By Ben Turner published
Chinese cloud giant Alibaba says that its Qwen2.5-Max artificial intelligence model outperformed its rivals at OpenAI, Meta and DeepSeek.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 smashes the sound barrier — becoming the 1st civil aircraft to go supersonic in US history
By Rory Bathgate published
By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger travel.

DeepSeek stuns tech industry with new AI image generator that beats OpenAI's DALL-E 3
By Patrick Pester published
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has released a new image generator, Janus-Pro-7B, which the company says is better than competitors.

New glowing molecule, invented by AI, would have taken 500 million years to evolve in nature, scientists say
By Patrick Pester published
An artificial intelligence model has created a new protein that researchers say would have taken 500 million years to evolve in nature — if nature were capable of producing such a thing.
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