The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Small talk with Luna: German robots increasingly in contact with customers Smart robots can chat about the weather and answer customers' questions. Now some companies in Germany are testing which tasks human-like robots can take on and the expectations are high. https://www.thelocal.de/20181129/smalltalk-with-luna-the-robot-in-direct-contact-with-customers Thu, 29 Nov 2018 17:17:36 +0100 smalltalk-with-luna-the-robot-in-direct-contact-with-customers German 'thought car' could be driven on Sabbath, Rabbi says A German-designed car that can be driven by thought alone could allow Jews to drive on the Sabbath, a young Rabbi and artificial intelligence scientist says. https://www.thelocal.de/20110412/34339 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:50:00 +0200 34339