As AI moves into the physical world, is Canada missing the boat on robotics?

Canada is lagging in robotics adoption, industry watchers say, especially outside of the auto sector. At the same time, ...

Can you teach a robot empathy? This SFU researcher is trying to find out

Dr. Angelica Lim, an associate professor of computing science at Simon Fraser University, leads a team that is trying to make ...

Doctors can now perform robotic procedures from afar. What that means for rural Canadians

Even from a few kilometres away, Dr. Vitor Mendes Pereira is able to perform a critical diagnostic procedure, thanks to an ...
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Canada in robot trucking vanguard, with one driverless semi already here

MONTREAL — If it’s daytime, odds are a lone box truck is cruising the streets between Toronto and Brampton, Ont., with no one behind the wheel. Bristling with more than two dozen cameras, radars and ...
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Social companion robots become members of the family

Social companion robots are no longer just science fiction. In classrooms, libraries and homes, these small machines are designed to read stories, play games or offer comfort to children. They promise ...