Scientists create robot with ‘biological nose’ able to detect smells

Tel Aviv University researchers say their bot can identify several smells with a level of sensitivity 10,000 times higher than common electronic devices

(Picture: Tel Aviv University)

Humans aren’t the only species at risk of losing their jobs to machines — dogs could be next.

Israeli scientists claim to have created a robot with a “biological nose” for smelling odours. This could see droids replace sniffer and disease-detection dogs in the future.