The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Humanoid robot is star of Geneva conference Sophia smiles mischievously, bats her eyelids and tells a joke. Without the mess of cables that make up the back of her head, you could almost mistake her for a human. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170609/humanoid-robot-is-star-of-geneva-conference Fri, 09 Jun 2017 10:33:19 +0200 humanoid-robot-is-star-of-geneva-conference Swiss Post trials robot parcel deliveries in Bern Robots will be seen on the streets of the Swiss capital next month as Swiss Post signs up to trial parcel delivery by post-bot. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160823/swiss-post-trials-robot-parcel-deliveries-in-bern Tue, 23 Aug 2016 15:00:36 +0200 swiss-post-trials-robot-parcel-deliveries-in-bern Swiss lawyer warns of deadly threat from robots The threat to humans from robots is no longer the stuff of science-fiction according to a Swiss lawyer who has proposed an international treaty to protect us – and the robots – from harm. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160602/swiss-lawyer-warns-of-deadly-threat-from-robots Thu, 02 Jun 2016 12:53:00 +0200 swiss-lawyer-warns-of-deadly-threat-from-robots Scientists urge Davos to 'stop the killer robots' The world must act quickly to avert a future in which autonomous robots with artificial intelligence roam the battlefields killing humans, scientists and arms experts warned the Davos forum. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160123/stop-the-killer-robots-davos-urged Sat, 23 Jan 2016 13:34:34 +0100 stop-the-killer-robots-davos-urged Killers or home helpers: experts see robots ahead From the robot that washes your clothes to the robot that marks homework: the future world of artificial intelligence wowed the Davos elite Thursday, but the rosy picture came with a warning. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150122/killers-or-home-helpers-experts-see-robots-ahead Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:14:00 +0100 killers-or-home-helpers-experts-see-robots-ahead Chirpy robots to sell Nescafé to Japanese Nestlé has hired George Clooney to promote its Nespresso coffee but the Swiss-based food giant is employing a fleet of chirpy robots to sell its Nescafé products in Japanese stores. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141201/robots-sell-nespresso-in-japanese-stores Mon, 01 Dec 2014 11:11:00 +0100 robots-sell-nespresso-in-japanese-stores