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From headless robodogs to drone pilots who can outclass any human, watching the mesmerising military tech on show here is to watch a terrible beauty being born – one that could annihilate us all

The researchers questioned AI's ability to truly understand and empathize with patients’ values.

The Autocado created by Chipotle and Vebu Labs could cut the prep time for the burrito chain's guacamole in half.

Simbe Robotics this week announced that it’s also received fresh funding. The $28 million Series B follows a $26 million Series A.

MIT scientists developed tiny, soft-bodied robots that can be controlled with a weak magnet. The robots, formed from rubbery magnetic spirals, can be programmed to walk, crawl, swim — all in response to a simple, easy-to-apply magnetic field.

Technology developed by defense contractors to spy on America's foes is now being put to work to vaporize weeds on farms in the Pacific Northwest. Using what the company calls "death rays," the LaserWeeder can kill up to 5,000 weeds per minute.

Mars rovers have teams of human experts on Earth telling them what to do. But robots on lander missions to moons orbiting Saturn or Jupiter are too far away to receive timely commands from Earth.

Nine humanoid robots gathered at the United Nations’ 'AI for Good' conference in Geneva for the world’s first human-robot press conference. Read the story he...

Foxconn set to manufacture Telexistence’s next-generation ‘GHOST’ robot | 2023-07-07 16:23:00

From Mass Effect’s evil Reapers to Earthbound’s Octobots, here are some games that let you fight the future

This week, researchers at MIT CSAIL are showcasing PIGINet, which is designed to bring task and motion planning to home robotic systems.

Robots presented at an AI forum said on Friday they expected to increase in number and help solve global problems, and would not steal humans' jobs or rebel against us.

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Robot developer inaho Europe has developed a new version of its tomato harvesting robot.

A team of students from area schools including Kirby School, Pacific Collegiate School and Santa Cruz High took home fifth place at the world championship MATE ROV competition, which challenges stu…

A Baltimore County dentist's newest assistant has a very steady hand, helping make some procedures a lot easier and more precise.

It is reported that ByteDance, the China-headquartered parent company of popular video-sharing app TikTok, is developing robots, hoping to explore the possibility of LLM integration and applications with robots. The company also plans to expand its team to over a hundred members.

First they’re a curiosity — then a welcome if slightly odd-looking presence as they roll along corridors at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

Biodegradable soft robots made from brown seaweed and hydrogels enable the exploration of fragile environments with minimal environmental impact.

SINGAPORE — A huge drone hums and hovers above the canopy of a tree. Just as one might start to think that the show is over, the action begins. Slowly, a robotic arm with a sheet of sampling paper attached at the end drops down from the drone. On reaching the canopy, the arm rubs […]

Tokyo-based robot startup Telexistence raises $170M in Series B funding from investors, including SoftBank and Foxconn.

Unmanned ground vehicle technology has been progressing, but familiar obstacles remain.

Nadine, a social robot powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) with human-like gestures and expressions, could have an important future role to play in tending to the sick and elderly, according to a professor who helped invent it.

The United Nations will convene this week for the AI for Good Global Summit 2023, a highly anticipated event that brings together experts from companies such...