China's humanoid robot boom

In this episode, host Mariko Oi speaks to BBC Beijing correspondent Stephen McDonell and BBC cyber correspondent Joe Tidy ...

Ann Droid: Diane Morgan’s robot comedy is 'fresh and funny'

‘Unexpectedly poignant’ show about “the challenges of growing old’ ...

'We had to get out of the way': The backlash over delivery robots

The first time Chicago resident Josh Robertson saw a delivery robot trundling down the sidewalk on his street he was ...

Ann Droid review – Diane Morgan and Sue Johnston’s fresh, funny robot comedy is just wonderful

It’s silly, singular and occasionally tearjerking: this tale of a mechanical companion to an elderly widow is shot through with love and care ...

BBC Ann Droid viewers say same thing minutes into new comedy

The new series has caused a stir online. BBC’s six-part comedy Ann Droid kicked off on Friday night (July 17) as viewers ...
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Ann Droid: Cunk's Diane Morgan to Play Awkward Robot in BBC Sitcom

Diane Morgan – who plays Philomena Cunk! – stars as a social humanoid robot created to keep elderly people company and monitor their health in the new BBC sitcom Ann Droid (w/t). Written by Morgan and ...
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Dundee and US surgeons achieve world-first stroke surgery using robot

Doctors from Scotland and the US have completed what is thought to be a world-first stroke procedure using a robot. BBC News can reveal Prof Iris Grunwald, of the University of Dundee, performed the ...