As robots get more and more advanced, it's natural to worry that we'll all soon be replaced by machines in the workplace. But the world's most advanced humanoid robot has hardly allayed our fears. At Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona this week, MailOnline spoke with Ameca the bot, made by British firm Engineered Arts. MailOnline asked the sophisticated machine: 'Will robots take all our jobs?' Somewhat concerningly, the bot replies: 'I don't know, how good are you at your job?' She continued: 'It depends how good you are at it I suppose.'

Mobile World Congress is taking place in Barcelona this week, offering manufacturers an opportunity to show off new gear without needing to hold their own splashy event. So far, we've learned about some new laptops and phones, as well as upcoming AI updates to Android and an internet connectivity announcement from Meta. Here's a look at everything announced at Mobile World Congress that caught our eye. We'll update this story throughout the week. Among the bigger-name manufacturers, Lenovo has arguably had the busiest MWC so far.

Mobile World Congress is taking place in Barcelona this week, offering manufacturers an opportunity to show off new gear without needing to hold their own splashy event. So far, we've learned about some new laptops and phones, as well as upcoming AI updates to Android. Here's a look at everything announced at Mobile World Congress that caught our eye. We'll update this story throughout the week. Among the bigger-name manufacturers, Lenovo has arguably had the busiest MWC so far.

Smartphone users could soon be using their eyes rather than fingers to control the device. A new AI eye-tracking feature unveiled by Chinese phone giant Honor can detect exactly where you are looking on the screen. Able to distinguish between a quick glance and an intentional look, the phone will then carry out the action without the need to touch it. The company has revealed the technology – called'Magic Capsule' – will be available'soon' on its new Magic 6 Pro. While tech firms are increasingly looking for new ways for users to control their devices, from voice commands to hand gestures, Honor claims to be the first to do so with people's eyes.

I try my hand at remote surgery via a special glove, virtual reality and 5G. If there's a phenomenon that's dominated this week's trade show besides the return of a 17-year-old phone, it's the reality that the next generation of cellular technology has arrived. Above the Qualcomm booth flashed the slogan: "5G: From the company that brought you 3G and 4G." If you took a few more steps, you could hear an Intel representative shout about the benefits of 5G. If you hopped over to Ericsson, you'd find a "5G avenue" with multiple exhibits demonstrating the benefits of the technology.

Spotlight on AI & Robotics Innovations at MWC 2019 Every year as the calendar turns from February to March, the world's leading electronics and telecommunications companies, startups, inventors, and a herd of tech journalists and analysts head to the Mobile World Congress. MWC 2019 kicked off February 25 in Barcelona, Spain, and the leading congress of its type has already produced a plethora of news and products built on AI and robotics. MWC 2019: Intel's'network in a box' for smart cities Intel is targeting smart cities deployments by looking into providing a network-in-a-box offering that integrates its Movidius artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator, multi-access edge computing, and a 5G mobile network all into a single offering. "It's essentially a solution that can go into smart city where it sits like a beacon up on a wall," Intel GM of 5G Advanced Technologies Rob Topol told ZDNet at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 in Barcelona. MWC 2019: Huawei Showcases Its 5G, SoftCOM AI Solutions Huawei is presenting its end-to-end 5G products and solutions at MWC 2019, such as simplified 5G sites, architecture, protocols, and operations & maintenance (O&M).

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BMW has unveiled gaze recognition technology that will let drivers to control the inside of the car using only their eyes. A high-definition camera mounted in the dashboard will track a customer's head and eyes to precisely identify what they are looking at - either inside or outside the car. BMW claims drivers will be able to look outside the car windscreen at a restaurant they are passing and learn its menu, opening hours and even book a table. Gaze recognition will be available to customers for the first time in the BMW iNEXT as of 2021 alongside improved gesture and voice recognition in a package the German car manufacturer is calling Natural interaction. BMW claims drivers will be able to look outside the car windscreen at a restaurant they are passing and learn its menu, opening hours and even book a table. BMW claims drivers will be able to look outside the car windscreen at a restaurant they are passing and learn its menu, opening hours and even book a table (artist's impression) A high-definition camera mounted in the dashboard will track a customer's head and eyes to precisely identify what they are looking at - either inside or outside the car (artist's impression) 'Customers should be able to communicate with their intelligent connected vehicle in a totally natural way,' explains Christoph Grote, senior vice President of BMW Group Electronics.

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Not surprisingly, this year's smartphones feature faster processors than those from last year--that happens every year. But what is new this year is the predominance of machine learning features that just about every processor vendor is touting as a way of differentiating their devices. This is true for the phone vendors who design their own chips, the independent or merchant chip vendors who sell processors to phone vendors, and even the IP makers who design the cores that go into the processors themselves. First a little background: all modern application processors include designs (often referred to as intellectual property, or IP) from other companies, notably firms like ARM, Imagination Technologies, MIPS, and Ceva. Such IP can appear in various forms--for example, ARM sells everything from a basic license for its 32-bit and 64-bit architecture, to specific cores for CPUs, graphics, image processing, etc., that chip designers can then use to create processors.