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Think Computers Can Replace Humans as Test Graders? Think Again.

A computerized essay reader ‘doesn’t care if you say the War of 1812 started in 1945′, criticizes one reviewer.

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McSushi Anyone? Sushi Robot Cranks Out 3,600 Pieces an Hour

Sure, sushi machines are nothing new, but even the most high-powered machines are just as fast as a skilled chef. Enter 2012, though: the SushiBot has emerged to steal their jobs.

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Watch: Woman or Machine? Sophisticated Japanese She-Bot Blurs the Line

At Hong Kong’s “Robots in Motion 2012″ Expo, one of the world’s most sophisticated (and beautiful) robots came to life

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Reading While Eating for March 9: The Future Is Now

Friday’s links take a look at robots in space and “futuristic” women.

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South Korea Rolls Out Robotic Prison Guards

In prisons of the future, watchtowers and barbed wire may be just a formality. South Korea is debuting robot wardens with the power to stop jailbreaks.

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Reading While Eating for May 16: Getting the Week Started

In honor of Monday, today’s links sympathize with the slow-starting and celebrate the forward thinking.

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Reading While Eating for April 21: Clever and Creative

Innovative and unique ideas take center stage in today’s links.

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Reading While Eating for April 14: And Now You Know

Grilled Cheese Month? Cats birthing dogs? Ducks alternative to condoms? Today’s links offer you some fun facts we bet you haven’t encountered before

Massive robotic clouds will float above Qatar to shade the stadiums.

Robotic Clouds Will Provide Shade During Qatar World Cup

Organizers have taken heat over the potentially dangerous summer temperatures in Qatar. But the Arab emirate has come up with a futuristic solution, and as usual, cost is not an issue.

A robot waiter cycles past customers at a robot restaurant in Jinan, Shandong province December 21, 2010.

China’s Robot Waiters: No Tipping Necessary

A restaurant that opened this month in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong uses robots for waiters, boosting efficiency and providing further proof that human beings are superfluous. Machines don’t grumble over tips. And they can’t spit in your food.