Robots
Don't worry about the robots
Tesla's boss Elon Musk apparently works 120 hours a week. Working on projects for the betterment of human beings. Meanwhile, a Guardian columnist reassuringly tells us not to worry about robots… Audio
Robots and racism: Are robots too white?
Dr Christoph Bartneck from Canterbury University joins us to talk about a new study showing humans have the same racial biases towards robots as they do towards other humans Audio
Robots - Nao and the Bristlebots
A humanoid robot called Nao, and swarms of bio-inspired little robots that behave like social insects, wowed crowds at Dunedin's International Science Festival. Video, Audio
Our Changing World for 19 July 2018
A humanoid robot called Nao and tiny bristlebot robots charmed kids at the International Science Festival in Dunedin, and using pyrolosis to make biofuels from sawdust. Audio
Jo Cribb - Don't Worry about The Robots
Automation and digital technology are changing the world of work and threatening to hugely change, or overtake, many traditional jobs and professions. A new book, Don't Worry about the Robots, by Dr… Audio
Insight: Is NZ Ready for Artificial Intelligence?
Join the robots
Artificial Intelligence is already here but it's expected to get better, more superior and more autonomous - but that doesn't mean humans won't be needed alongside the technology. Audio
Robots delivering your room service
The Panel addresses the threat of robots taking over. This time they're delivering room service and other things at hotels. Audio
The human touch - AI & dexterous manipulation
Wave one has come, wave two is hitting us now, but when wave three comes it will be revolutionary! Jeremy Wyatt is a Professor of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Birmingham… Audio
What are humans good for in a world where robots are eating our jobs?
Professor Darl Kolb considers life among the robots in this instalment of the University of Auckland's Raising the Bar event. Audio
Robots could soon take over dangerous forestry jobs
Some of the most dangerous and labour intensive jobs in the primary sector could soon be done by robots.
The future of AI and robotics
The International Robotics Exhibition is underway in Tokyo this week, with 130,000 visitors expected to attend the world's largest robotics fair. This Way Up technology correspondent Peter Griffin's… Audio, Gallery
Living with Robots
University of Auckland's Professor of Connectivity, Darl Kolb, on what life will be like for humans as robots have an increasing presence in our lives. Darl Kolb's main research interest has been in… Audio
Robots in healthcare
Psychology professor Dr Elizabeth Broadbent's fascination with robots began as a child reading Isaac Asimov. She has been working with robots for almost a decade, studying the use and design of… Audio
The future of robots is soft
Trevor the caterpillar and Julie the dragonfly are soft robots that can walk and flap using electricity that powers artificial muscles, without a printed circuit board in sight. Video, Audio
Expert Feature: The Future of AI
More and more systems are becoming autonomous - not just self driving cars. So how do we deal with this new world, the practicalities, the ethics and avoid the potential pitfalls? Dr Ian Watson is a… Audio
Making Underwater Robots
A team of three Auckland kids is taking on the USA in an underwater robot competition next month. Audio, Gallery
A tree on a chip: powering robots of the future
Professor Peko Hosoi from MIT has made a 'tree on a chip' to help power the robots of the future. Audio
Robots taking your job
Recruitment firm director Kate Ross discusses which jobs are disappearing. Audio