Robot that can check on loved ones and pets is one of plethora of devices announced at big launch eventAmazon has launched its long-awaited home robot, named Astro, that can autonomously drive around your home packed with cameras and a screen. Astro ca…
‘Flying’ microchips could ride the wind to track air pollution
Researchers have created a winged microchip around the size of a sand grain that may be the smallest flying device yet made. They’re designed to be carried around by the wind and track pollution.
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The Scientist and the A.I.-Assisted, Remote-Control Killing Machine [ungated] – “Israeli agents had wanted to kill Iran’s top nuclear scientist for years. Then they came up with a way to do it with no operatives present.”[1,2] [T]here really was a kill…
Simbe’s robots will be deployed across midwestern grocery chain, Schnucks
St. Louis-based grocery chain Schnucks (one of those “With a name like Smucker’s, it has to be good” situations, one imagines) announced this week that it will be deploying technology from Simbe Robotics across its 111 U.S. locations. The deal comes a year and a half into a global pandemic that has substantially increased interest […]
When America Had an Atomic Mecha Warrior Robot
“Fix an atomic rocket engine? Clean up spills of radioactivity? Rescue H-bomb victims? That’s what the Beetle is for.” This costly mechanical beast had a single purpose: to service and repair the USAF’s atomic-powered aircraft. Beetle’s specs might se…
Tesla Bot is the company’s troubled Autopilot system in humanoid form
CEO Elon Musk says prototype should be ready “sometime next year.”
Humanoid ‘Tesla Bot’ likely to launch next year, says Elon Musk
Billionaire Tesla chief gives no indication of any progress in actually building such a machineElon Musk said he would probably launch a humanoid robot prototype next year dubbed the “Tesla Bot”, which is designed to do “boring, repetitious and dangero…
Bedrock modernizes seafloor mapping with autonomous sub and cloud-based data
The push for renewable energy has brought offshore wind power to the forefront of many an energy company’s agenda, and that means taking a very close look at the ocean floor where the installations are to go. Fortunately Bedrock is here to drag that mapping process into the 21st century with its autonomous underwater vehicle […]
Boston Dynamics shares an incredible behind-the-scenes look at robot-building
Humanoid robot learns parkour, takes some gnarly slams, and gets repaired.
When robots screw up, how can they regain human trust?
New study shows tactics robots can use to redeem themselves in the workplace.