10/6/2020: Tiny robots coax nerve cells to grow connections - NFL Postpones First Game Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

Today's Article: Tiny robots coax nerve cells to grow connections
From: Sciencenews.org
Readability Score: 11.3

Can we grow new neurons & brains?

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Today's Alternate Article: NFL Postpones First Game Due To COVID-19 Pandemic
Readability Score: 9.4 

6/12/2020: To Lure Back Tourists, Cyprus Says It Will Cover Costs If They Contract Coronavirus - Robots dish out the drinks at reopened Dutch restaurant

Today's Article: To Lure Back Tourists, Cyprus Says It Will Cover Costs If They Contract Coronavirus
From: NPR
Readability Score: 13.5

Fearing few tourists, Cyprus goes guarantor should you catch the coronavirus to entice travel.

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Readability Score: 9.4

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1/14/2020: Welcome to Walmart. The Robot Will Grab Your Groceries - Surprise! Exam scores benefit from months of regular sleep

Today's Article: Welcome to Walmart. The Robot Will Grab Your Groceries.
From: The Wall Street Journal
Readability Score: 11.9

Will robots make shopping for groceries easier? What will the replaced humans do for work?

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Readability Score: 6.7

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9/30/2019: Microsoft chief Brad Smith says rise of killer robots is 'unstoppable' - How One Kid Stopped the Contamination of a River

Today's Article: Microsoft chief Brad Smith says rise of killer robots is 'unstoppable'
From: The Telegraph
Readability Score: 12.2

Killer robots: should they exist, should they be used in battle, and who should decide?

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Readability Score: 9.7

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3/25/2019: Here’s what robots destroy when they compete with humans - Stomach Of Dead Whale Contained 'Nothing But Plastic'

Today's Article: Here’s what robots destroy when they compete with humans
From: Marketwatch.com
Readability Score: 11.9

Will humans work willingly with robots?

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10/25/2018: 'Cobots' are here to help workers, not replace them - Injured Turtle Gets a Lift with his own Custom LEGO Wheelchair

Today's Article: 'Cobots' are here to help workers, not replace them
From: The Press Herald
Readability Score: 13.0

Robots have long been part of science fiction, but they are becoming more common in the workplace all the time. New models of collaborative robots, or 'cobots,' are working side-by-side with human workers. Is this progress, or peril for workers?

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9/24/2018: Why the U.S. Is Backing Killer Robots - Microchip Implants for Employees? One Company Says Yes

Today's Article: Why the U.S. Is Backing Killer Robots
From: Popular Mechanics
Readability Score: 11.9

Robot warriors: blessing or curse?

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Readability Score: 7.8

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