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Humanoid robots arent a new concept. Perhaps the first appearance of a humanoid robot was Elektro, who appeared at the 1939 World Trade Fair in New York. Elektro danced, counted to ten, smoked and rav

New super thin notebook comes with 64GB SSD, multitouch, and amazingly it doesn’t cost the earth.

Earlier walking robots had a more serious side: to discover more about the human brain. Shakey, for example, emerged from the Stanford Research Institute (now SRIs artificial intelligence centre) in 1

Helps you walk even when you are legless.

This isn't the first time we've looked at the tiny Esky-esque PictureMate from Epson and at the time as a standalone product it garnered a Recommended award. It's good to see it do the same in a comparative environment, walking off with a second recommendation from the Labs team.

The other alternative camp of AI research that sprang up in the 1980s decided that the whole idea of high level abstract intelligence and complex models of the world was a bad idea - or at least too a

TU Delft researcher hails 'breakthrough' device.

Easy to track user's location, warn researchers.

Jacinta Thomler shows, you the ins and outs of buying almost anything online. Realising that your old computer is in serious need of an upgrade, you surf the Web to find the model

Want to skip the Christmas crowds, or nab a once in a lifetime bargain? Online shopping could be the answer. Tim Dean looks at the glory and the pitfalls.

The latest high-tech gadgetry for when you’re tangling with nature

A laptop backpack that's touch, water resistant, and good enough for hiking or walking around town.

You don’t have to be a pirate to download music anymore. If you’ve been walking the Dark Side and want to go legit, we've reviewed the best online services available today - they'll change the way you listen to music.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Bittorrent megasite Mininova have begun trialling torrent filtering software that will allow the site to automatically block material from a list, flagged by copyright holders.

GPS is about far more than in-car navigation. Join us as we get running and cycling with seven of the latest recreational satnav marvels

Battle that waistline while filing accounts.

Robot, heal thyself.