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The 2022 Winter Olympics have come and gone, and NBCLX storytellers Ngozi Ekeledo and Fernando Hurtado ranked their three favorite things they saw while covering the games for NBCLX. We hear more about figure skaters’ designer outfits, service robots and mascot Bing Dwen Dwen.

The next time you go to a bar, you may be greeted by a different type of bartender — her name is Cecilia.ai and she’s the first robot interactive bartender in the world.

Beijing’s meal operations are right out of a sci-fi movie. Robots hang from the ceiling, replacing human servers, to avoid person-to-person contact during the 2022 Winter Games.

A scene out of a sci-fi movie is made real at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Trays with food careen down from the ceiling in an effort to minimize person-to-person contact.

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will be the first to rely solely on artificial snow, one Olympic venue had a previous life and robots are dropping meals from the ceiling in Beijing. Those are some of the things NBCLX’s Ngozi Ekeledo and Fernando Hurtado have learned during their time in Beijing, and they have video to prove it.

Robot food delivery is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Here’s how existing models work.

An Israeli defense contractor has unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot it says can patrol battle zones, track infiltrators and open fire

Dawn Avatar Robot Cafe in Japan is staffed by robot waiters that are controlled remotely by people with disabilities.

Robots, VR workplaces, and more robots? Just…no. Is advancing technology this way the best use of our time right now?

Japan’s robot pair of Olympic and Paralympic mascots, Miraitowa and Someity, respectively, stopped by one of the NBC workspaces to deliver a show-stopping performance.

A prominent security robot company has cited little public evidence or specific, detailed examples of crimes that have been thwarted by its machines.

Swiss tech company UVeya created a robot that can disinfect an airplane in 13 minutes using ultraviolet light.

A new video by technology giant Boston Dynamics showing four of its robots dancing to the 1962 hit “Do You Love Me?”

Clogged aisles at the supermarket aren’t what any of us want these days. A lot of the congestion comes from “order pickers,” a name used by the grocery industry for those who fulfill your online orders. With demand for online delivery growing, some major grocery chains are going high-tech to free up aisle space and lower operating costs. “The...

With demand for grocery delivery growing, some stores are going high-tech to free up aisle space and lower operating costs. Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan reports.

A 60-foot moving ‘Gundam’ replica was unveiled at a new attraction in Yokohama, Japan

Walmart is laying off the robots it had deployed in about 500 stores to keep tabs on what’s on and not on the shelves.

Erica Newton Fessia, the VP of global field operations for FIRST, talks about her STEM organization, their virtual robotics challenges and teaching kids other life skills.

Artificial intelligence and robotics are becoming more important during the coronavirus to help bridge divides between people forced to social distance. The CEO and COO of the Boston-based AI company Neurala explained why.

No Human, no problem. Take a look at this robot pour drinks at a bar in South Korea.