Incredible footage shows the moment a British Paralympian swimmer with cerebral palsy stands up and takes her first steps wearing a robotic exoskeleton. Grace Harvey, 21, was able to take the special walk with the help of state-of-the-art technology developed in Japan -- giving her a day she will never forget. In the video, the swimmer from Ware, Hertfordshire, smiled nervously as she took her'first' tentative steps. She went on to giggle when a bystander said'You're running, Grace.' Swimmer Ms Harvey holds the European record for the 200 metre (656 feet) Individual Medley and is presently the British number one in the 100 metre (328 feet) backstroke event. She is currently training in the city of Suzuka, Japan, ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in August.

People with six fingers on each hand may have trouble buying gloves, but new research shows they are better at many tasks than those with just five. Researchers found makers of robots should consider giving their creations six fingers. In a study, two people, a German mother and son, both with six fingers on each hand, were given a variety of physical tasks to carry out. They found that they could carry out many tasks, such as tying a shoelace, with just one hand, rather than two. In a study, two people, a German mother and son, both with six fingers on each hand, were given a variety of physical tasks to carry out.

It's a stunning demonstration of what self driving car can (and can't) do. This incredible footage shows Devbot, an autonomous racing car being developed to star in its own AI race series, hurtling around the streets of Rome with no driver at the wheel. It goes head to head with pro-drifter Ryan Tuerck on the closed road circuit, which was later used for the Formula E Rome race - and fails to beat the human driver. Now you see it... pro-drifter Ryan Tuerck (pictured) competed against the Roborace Devbot car's AI - driving the car himself before leaving the car to it Now you see it... pro-drifter Ryan Tuerck (right) competed against the Roborace Devbot car which can also drive itself (left) The Devbot electric car used in the race can be piloted by a human or by AI. The all-electric DevBot weighs about 2,200 pounds, and boasts 550 horsepower. Because the car is electric, that power comes on instantaneously, and each wheel has its own motor.

Could this small robot piloting a drone be the next stage in artificial intelligence? An amusing video shows an Aldebaran Robotics Nao V5 asking its'papa' if it can play with the drone. The man agrees and the robot sets to its task but all does not go to plan as it proceeds to fly the drone far away out of sight. The drone is eventually brought back but only after crashing into trees, causing minor damage. The thrilling footage was shot in Duluth, Minnesota by local retired state trooper and freelance software developer Scott Blais.

In an incredible display of friendship, a meerkat has been captured roping a robot into babysitting duty. In the clip, which will be aired on the BBC One series'Spy in the Wild' this week, a mechanical meerkat is taken in and accepted into a colony of the animals. The incredible footage shows how meerkat mothers band together to raise their young, which can number as many as 18 a year. In an incredible display of friendship, a meerkat has been captured roping a robot into babysitting duty. In the clip, which will be aired on the BBC One series'Spy in the Wild' this week, a mechanical meerkat is taken in and accepted into a colony of the animals At first sight they look exactly like the real thing – cute, cuddly and in some cases terrifying creatures of the wild.