News for 'Robot'

X-37B Takes Off On Secret Mission

X-37B Takes Off On Secret Mission

Rediff.com29 Dec 2023

It's the vehicle's first launch atop a SpaceX Falcon heavy rocket which is capable of lifting it far higher than ever before.

Meet The 15-Year-Old AI Whiz Kid

Meet The 15-Year-Old AI Whiz Kid

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

'It was the early days of my 5th standard school vacation, and my mother asked me, 'Robotics classes or swimming classes for the weekends?' I chose robotics classes because technology fascinated me.'

A Formula For Start Up Success

A Formula For Start Up Success

Rediff.com10 Jan 2025

'80% of start ups fail because they don't have a support system to help them in the very early phase.' 'It's not just an idea that takes an entrepreneur through the initial three years of journey.' 'What plays a definitive role in making a start-up successful is idea+team+capital+mentors+access to a larger ecosystem.'

Robotics start-ups come of age in India

Robotics start-ups come of age in India

Rediff.com11 Sep 2009

Robotics start-ups in India are finally making their presence felt. Be it the education or industrial and commercial segments, these start-ups are standing up and getting noticed for their inventions.

Smell tracking robots to help in environmental spills

Smell tracking robots to help in environmental spills

Rediff.com11 Feb 2013

Emulates the behaviour of a silkmoth.

Why 38% of IIT Graduates Are Unemployed

Why 38% of IIT Graduates Are Unemployed

Rediff.com28 Nov 2024

Out of 24,230 IIT and NIT grads, about 8,000 students didn't find any takers during campus placement drives this year.

China's 1st household robot by 2005

China's 1st household robot by 2005

Rediff.com25 Jun 2005

China's first humanoid robot, which can perform some household chores, including providing security, is expected to be available by the end of the year, a media report said on Saturday.

Winter Olympics sidelights: Robots take to the slopes on sidelines of Games

Winter Olympics sidelights: Robots take to the slopes on sidelines of Games

Rediff.com12 Feb 2018

The virus had broken out in the lead-up to the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang last Friday and led to some 1,200 security staff being quarantined. Organisers had to call in military personnel to replace them.

Desi robot heralds new age for Indian science

Desi robot heralds new age for Indian science

Rediff.com21 Mar 2006

An exceptional feature of the PP robot has web integration, which means that it can be connected to the Internet, enabling remote assistance and diagnostics.

The highlight of Endhiran/Robot

The highlight of Endhiran/Robot

Rediff.com24 Sep 2010

No, we're not talking about Rajnikanth.

Rajnikanth screens Robot for Bollywood

Rajnikanth screens Robot for Bollywood

Rediff.com5 Oct 2010

A look at Rajnikanth's rare trip to Mumbai to show off his new release Robot to the Hindi film industry

Soon, robot cops for real in India

Soon, robot cops for real in India

Rediff.com26 May 2008

IIIT-A has been working on Effective Human Robot Interaction Technology, which enables robots mimic human beings' interaction with each other for quite some time. The researchers are of the view that it would enable robots being acceptable for wider application areas like identification of criminals and terrorists.

Wheelchair-bound Ajit Jogi to get robotic legs

Wheelchair-bound Ajit Jogi to get robotic legs

Rediff.com4 Mar 2012

A team from Rex Bionics of New Zealand will be visiting him at Raipur on March 16 to enable him use this contraption, he said on Sunday.

Robots rising in auto factories but no labour replacement yet

Robots rising in auto factories but no labour replacement yet

Rediff.com6 Jun 2015

An average of 30-40 per cent automation is standard across all big automobile plants in the country

Why Kamal Haasan said no to Rajinikanth's Robot

Why Kamal Haasan said no to Rajinikanth's Robot

Rediff.com26 May 2016

Check out the reason.

Should Shriya star opposite Rajni in Robot?

Should Shriya star opposite Rajni in Robot?

Rediff.com17 Apr 2008

With the heroine in Shankar's Robot still undecided -- the makers are swinging between Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Deepika Padukone -- we can't help but wonder why they aren't considering the stunning Shriya Saran.

A flying robot may soon replace CCTV camera

A flying robot may soon replace CCTV camera

Rediff.com12 May 2011

Users simply need to point to a place on Google Maps on its touch-screen controller and the robot flies there at 30mph to record high quality video that can be beamed to an iPhone in real-time.

Now, a dancing robot that can groove to your tunes

Now, a dancing robot that can groove to your tunes

Rediff.com13 Sep 2012

Researchers at Georgia Technology developed the gyrating Robotic dock that looks like a bizarre futuristic table lamp, but in fact is a fully featured dancing robot called 'Shimi'

Having Robots for 'Make in India' is not a bad idea

Having Robots for 'Make in India' is not a bad idea

Rediff.com29 May 2015

For Make in India's success, Modi govt msut remove policy paralysis.

What Rajni can't, Rajni and the Robot can!

What Rajni can't, Rajni and the Robot can!

Rediff.com1 Oct 2010

With the mother of all Indian movie climaxes, Robot is a frame by frame explanation of why Rajni is India's biggest star.

Now,a robot that lets users feel physical contact!

Now,a robot that lets users feel physical contact!

Rediff.com7 Apr 2010

Lead scientist Prof Dzmitry Tsetserukou of Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan, said the iFeel-IM robotic device was designed to add a human touch to the ethereal world of cyberspace.

ISRO To Sign Off 2024 With SpaDex

ISRO To Sign Off 2024 With SpaDex

Rediff.com23 Dec 2024

India is marching towards becoming the fourth country in the world to have space docking technology.

7 Lessons To Be An Entrepreneur

7 Lessons To Be An Entrepreneur

Rediff.com10 Jan 2025

'Before you work on your business plan, before you build your team, you should have a clear idea about what your product is, who your customer is, how valuable the product is, and whether the market is deep and wide.'

Meet Iris, India's first AI teacher

Meet Iris, India's first AI teacher

Rediff.com13 Mar 2024

'To tell you the truth, we did not expect Iris to make such waves, to get so much attention.'

Rajni's Robot is now Enthiram

Rajni's Robot is now Enthiram

Rediff.com5 Sep 2008

The Shankar-Rajnikanth Tamil film Robot is now Enthiram. The film is said to be based on the popular writer, late Sujatha's novels En Iniya Iyanthira and Jeeno.

Rajni's Robot is now Enthiram

Rajni's Robot is now Enthiram

Rediff.com5 Sep 2008

The Shankar-Rajnikanth Tamil film Robot is now Enthiram. The film is said to be based on the popular writer, late Sujatha's novels En Iniya Iyanthira and Jeeno.

Robot: Not Rahman's best, to say the least

Robot: Not Rahman's best, to say the least

Rediff.com2 Sep 2010

Which is a pity, because Robot's storyline -- which seems a bit like Bicenntenial Man, starring Robin Williams -- is all about a mechanical creation discovering human emotions.

Scientist develops robot to detect, defuse bombs

Scientist develops robot to detect, defuse bombs

Rediff.com27 Sep 2006

The robot, fitted with a camera and an X-ray film, could carry and defuse a bomb weighing up to 20 kg from a distance of 500 metres.

The Strange Hoopla Over AI

The Strange Hoopla Over AI

Rediff.com22 Nov 2024

The purpose for which AI should be used cannot be left to AI developers, asserts Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta (retd).

BARC develops robotics-based automated vehicle

BARC develops robotics-based automated vehicle

Rediff.com14 Sep 2011

The imported machine costs around Rs 3 crore (Rs 30 million) while the BARC-developed AMTS would cost Rs 50 lakhs (Rs 5 million).

Chinese scientists create 'robot' pigeon

Chinese scientists create 'robot' pigeon

Rediff.com19 Mar 2007

Robot birds will be put in use for rescue, photography, mapping, and even national defence.

It's official:  Rajni signs Robot

It's official: Rajni signs Robot

Rediff.com8 Jan 2008

rediff.com broke the news a few days ago that the Sivaji duo Shankar and Rajnikanth will be working together in Robot again.

Robotic rover will stamp India's mark on moon

Robotic rover will stamp India's mark on moon

Rediff.com13 Aug 2010

'We do understand that, first of all, it is a demonstration of the Indian presence on the surface of the Moon,' the BBC quoted Aleksandr Zakharov, a leading scientist at the Space Research Institute (IKI) in Moscow, as saying.

Aim to make India core in global energy revolution: Ola Electric

Aim to make India core in global energy revolution: Ola Electric

Rediff.com1 Jul 2024

In March 2021, Ola Electric founder Bhavish Aggarwal was seen surveying an empty 500-acre land surrounded by shoe factories, temples, bakery shops, coconut trees and dusty roads in Pochampalli town of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. Many excavators and workers were busy at the construction site to build the Ola Futurefactory for electric vehicles.

Into the future! Robots COOK up a storm in this restaurant

Into the future! Robots COOK up a storm in this restaurant

Rediff.com19 Aug 2014

It's more teatime than Terminator -- a restaurant in China is electrifying customers by using more than a dozen robots to cook and deliver food.

I too need rest, I am not a robot: Kohli

I too need rest, I am not a robot: Kohli

Rediff.com15 Nov 2017

Kohli has played seven Tests, 26 ODIs and 10 T20 internationals in 2017, the most by any player in the Indian team.

A restaurant where robots cook and serve food

A restaurant where robots cook and serve food

Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

A sci-fi restaurant in China has employed robots to work as waiters, cooks, entertainers and receptionists.

'The love story is the most difficult genre'

'The love story is the most difficult genre'

Rediff.com19 Jan 2024

'I know people tell me aur picture karo, but it's so difficult to find scripts that actually offer the audience something new.'

Rajnikanth's Robot eyes box office jackpot

Rajnikanth's Robot eyes box office jackpot

Rediff.com4 Oct 2010

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.

Robonaut 2:  The robot who will fly to space

Robonaut 2: The robot who will fly to space

Rediff.com1 Nov 2010

The humanoid robot, which resembles the torso, head and shoulders of a person, was designed by NASA and General Motors to work alongside astronauts to complete chores and repairs aboard the International Space Station.