Read more robot stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8178/robot.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:22:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71525/japanese-dying-to-get-into-highrise-cemeteries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHigh-tech, high-rise cemeteries are sprouting across Japan as a shortage of land drives up prices in ground-level graveyards. The cemeteries, typically five or six stories high, store the dead in urns which can be retrieved by robots and delivered to mourning rooms by visiting family members with a swipe of...http://www.newser.com/story/71525/japanese-dying-to-get-into-highrise-cemeteries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 3:29:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71453/new-spider-pill-roams-body-hunting-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt sounds like something out of science fiction, but a tiny robotic spider could save your life. Scientists have created a pill-sized camera that, once swallowed, can deploy mechanical legs and roam the body looking for cancer or other maladies, the Daily Telegraph reports. The “spider pill” is controlled wirelessly...http://www.newser.com/story/71453/new-spider-pill-roams-body-hunting-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 10:47:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70247/surrogates-silly-but-suspenseful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCritics are lukewarm about Surrogates , the new sci-fi flick starring a surprisingly hirsute Bruce Willis, in which humans command tricked-out robots who do their work and play for them. It's a "preposterous movie that luxuriates in its own silliness," says Stephanie Zacharek of Salon. There's a "heavy-duty moral," but the...http://www.newser.com/story/70247/surrogates-silly-but-suspenseful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 10:30:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65813/uk-artists-invent-neurotic-robot-band.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCybraphon mimics a neurotic indie band by obsessing over its online presence and knocking out tunes to express its fluctuating moods, Wired reports. Designed by three UK artists, Cybraphon is a musical robot stuffed with an organ, cymbals, a Macbook Pro—and a highly volatile emotion meter. "The Cybraphon has...http://www.newser.com/story/65813/uk-artists-invent-neurotic-robot-band.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 20:24:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65305/experts-fear-robots-will-outsmart-humans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Predator drones bombing villages and robots plugging themselves in, is Hal from 2 001: A Space Odyssey around the corner? Leading researchers met recently in Monterery Bay, Calif., to address such fears. Runaway superintelligence seems unlikely, they concluded, but speech synthesis technology could aid data-hunting crooks, and autonomous robotic...http://www.newser.com/story/65305/experts-fear-robots-will-outsmart-humans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Jul 2009 19:37:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65248/here-comes-the-robot-bride.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Japanese fashion designer has enlisted a humanoid robot to model wedding dresses on the runway, the Sun reports. The robot, “Miim,” took to the catwalk like a pro, strutting and casting glances at the audience like her human counterparts. “We hope she can work in fashion and entertainment,” Miim’s...http://www.newser.com/story/65248/here-comes-the-robot-bride.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 13:38:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64025/robot-learns-to-smile.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's a milestone for robots: One has learned to smile and make realistic facial expressions on its own for the first time, Wired reports. University of California researchers put their Einstein robot in front of a video camera attached to facial recognition software, which gave it feedback as it randomly...http://www.newser.com/story/64025/robot-learns-to-smile.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 8:45:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63938/no-seriously-federer-may-be-a-robot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe late David Foster Wallace once marveled at a Roger Federer forehand, saying, “It was impossible. It was like something out of The Matrix. ” And now that Federer has passed Pete Sampras and holds the Grand Slam record, it’s time to wonder if Wallace was on to something. “Let me...http://www.newser.com/story/63938/no-seriously-federer-may-be-a-robot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 9:33:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55718/sims-creator-leaving-ea-for-think-tank.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe creator of The Sims is departing Electronic Arts to focus on "strange products and ideas," the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Will Wright plans to work full-time at his Stupid Fun Club think tank, which develops ideas for film, games, and TV. Wright says he has already cooked up some...http://www.newser.com/story/55718/sims-creator-leaving-ea-for-think-tank.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 7:14:39 CDT