Opinion

October 3, 2023

The best non-creepy robots in Europe: a very subjective ranking

I rated the different droids out there — and awarded extra points to any that couldn’t beat me up


Éanna Kelly

4 min read

Sifted loves a list (as many of you have pointed out to us, thank you very much). But sometimes ranking tech by amount of money raised or headcount isn’t the best way to recognise innovation. 

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Éanna Kelly

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