church

Church creates 'robot priest' to bless visitors in Martin Luther town

The Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau has built a robot to give out blessings to visitors in Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt as it celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.

technology

Domino’s Pizza to start robot delivery in Germany

The American pizza chain is about to launch its first deliveries via robot for its customers in Germany - no tipping required.

Drone

Robots and drones: deliverymen of the future?

Instead of being greeted by the smiling face of a delivery driver, German customers could soon open the door to a robot or even a drone distributing their parcels.

University

Robot pals to teach refugee kids German

Refugee children could soon be learning German with the help of a tiny humanoid robot, thanks to a new project from researchers at the University of Bielefeld.

Cars

Assembly robot crushes worker at Volkswagen

A worker was setting up a robot at a Volkswagen factory when the machine grabbed him and pressed him against a metal slab, causing lethal injuries.