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A nice secondary effect of writing this newsletter is getting an influx of responses when I write on a specific topic. Last week it was agtech. I expressed a bit of disappointment in the category. So many robotics firms have either failed or been acquired. That’s just kind of how it goes, here in ro...

Farming is a challenge under even the best of circumstances. Almost all conventional farmers use some combination of tillers, combines, seeders and plows to help get the difficult job done, but for…

Starship Technologies has hundreds of machines from coast to coast that deliver food and other items through an ordering app.

In her directorial debut documentary, Gillian Jacobs explores an international community of high-school students competing to build robots.

The Commodore Conyers College and Career Academy kicks off its robotics competition season this week in a Columbus competition. The 35-member team will finish up the regional contests with the

This project has enough ingenuity to take you to the moon and back.

We first heard about the child-like iCub humanoid robot back in 2011, when it was nominated to take part in the Olympic Torch Relay. The latest and greatest version, the iCub 3, was the star of a recently-announced (and pretty impressive) telepresence demonstration.

It can already replicate photos of equal quality to those seen on Zillow.

Robotic legs with an unconventional design inspired by flightless birds can run 300 per cent more efficiently than the same device would if designed traditio...

The Smart Tap system was created in 2016 and employs blockchain technology to link the future of draft beer with the future of transactions.

We’re still pushing the limits of legged robots.

Not going to lie, IUNU (pronounced “you knew”) is not the easiest name (further confusing matters is the presence of a robot called “LUNA”). But the agtech firm is involved in a solid business and just got a nice vote of confidence in the form of a Series B round. Today’s news finds the Seattle-base...

One of the most interesting things about following food robotics startups over the past couple of years is tracking all of the different tasks companies are looking to automate, from prep to delivery. Bay Area-based Bear isn’t the only firm attempting to bring robots out in front of the the counter,...

Chipotle is working with Miso Robotics on developing a machine that would cook and season the restaurant chain's tortilla chips.

Ford’s Advanced Manufacturing Center has developed an interface that allows machines from different suppliers to speak to each other in the same language and operate parts of the production line autonomously. Automakers have been incorporating robotics into their manufacturing processes for decades ...

After thousands of hours of work the robotics team at Mount Vernon Township High School unveiled their new robot Monday.

Pretty mesmerizing.

TERAKI and Foodora plan to begin deliveries in the coming months, after they receive approval from Stockholm authorities. 

ESCANABA — High school robotics competition is returning to Escanaba this week. The FIRST Robotics Rapid React Competition is being hosted by the Escanaba RoboMos at Escanaba High School March 17-19. For the first time since 2018, First Robotics teams across the world are gearing up for in-person co...

As global demand soars, extractive industries are embracing automation.

It may seem far out in the future: Robots milking cows. But a Dodge County farmer is one of the first in the state to purchase a robotic milking arm.

The astute TechCrunch reader will quickly note that we’ve been covering Intuition Robotics for five years now, dating back to the eldercare robotics’ crowdfunding campaign way back in February 2017. Most of the coverage since then has found the Israeli company raising even more money across various ...

Japanese fashion magnate Yusaku Maezawa is buying robotics startup Groove X, which makes an "affectionate" companion robot, saying on Tuesday he was drawn by its ability to "make people feel happy".

The global industries have leveraged advanced robotics with the integration of RPA automation to generate some of the bizarre robots and ugliest robots to show advancements of robotics in future.