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A world where robots with skills like these are part of our everyday reality may not be as far-fetched as you’d imagine. 

A world where robots with skills like these are part of our everyday reality may not be as far-fetched as you’d imagine. 

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Amy Wong and Alvin Eng

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If you’ve watched the Iron Man movies, you will be familiar with Jarvis, the advanced AI assistant of Marvel superhero Tony Stark. 

The omnipresent assistant, whose name stands for Just A Rather Very Intelligent System, flawlessly manages Stark’s empire, controls advanced technologies and provides real-time data analytics. 

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