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Twenty-two teams from South Dakota and Wyoming competed in the VEX Battle on Saturday at Douglas High School in Box Elder. Jason Boeding, Career and Technical Education teacher and robotics

Columbus Regional Health has started using new technology that includes a human-controlled robotic arm in an effort to help detect and diagnose lung cancer — Bartholomew County’s top cancer killer.

The robot revolution is coming!

MOSUL: From the rubble of Iraq's war-ravaged city of Mosul arises the sight of androids gliding back and forth in a restaurant to serve their amused clientele. "Welcome", "We wish you a good time in our restaurant", "We would be happy to have your opinion on the quality of the service", chime the a...

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BEAM robotics, which stands for Biology, Electronics, Aesthetics, and Mechanics, is an ethos that focuses on building robots with simple analog circuits. [NanoRobotGeek] built a great example of th…

They’re a long way from taking human jobs.

The technology is already enabling consultants to work at multiple sites at once, saving vital time

The project, led by Tel Aviv University, worked by using machine learning and artificial intelligence to quickly analyse very small changes in muscle movements during lie-telling.

An insect-inspired technology helps break a 25-year-old paradigm in robotics.

 

The task of designing solutions for homebound populations is particularly acute in Japan, where over a quarter of its population is unable to work due to physical disabilities, mental illness, or old age

We're seeing an increasing number of robotic devices that are created to perform tasks which would put soldiers in danger, or take them away from other more important duties. The Rook UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) is one of the latest, and it features full-time six-wheel-drive.

A company called Iron Ox is finishing up construction on its 530,000 square-foot property that includes a greenhouse and production barn.

Instead of using sophisticated sensors to detect their surroundings and navigate safely, drones and robots could listen for reflections of their own mechanical noises

Robots Speed Up Chemical Weapon Disposal Process

It took a combination of visual effects, motion-capture performance, and an animatronic actor to create the breakout star of the Apple TV+ sci-fi drama Finch.

Ohio-based studio Outpost Office has created a temporary "performance venue" that was drawn by robots on grass using water-soluble paint.

Plastics are bad, m’kay, and a lot of the world is pretty god-awful at reducing, re-using and recycling. Single-use plastics are among the worst environmental evils out there, and Zume is leaping to the rescue. The company is working to create a sustainable, viable and economic alternative to a lot ...

TRU Community Care in Lafayette was host this week to the unveiling of a brand new technology in the medical field – a humanoid robot that can perform basic medical tasks. 

The idea of using only big robots in big pharma is changing. Instead of relying entirely on room-sized liquid handling, there is plenty of room for smaller platforms. In fact, the smaller devices can simplify the task of getting analytics closer to a production line, which is a crucial challenge on ...

A recycling plant is using machines to stop valuable materials in building waste being incinerated.

A lab experiment investigated how college students respond to touch from a humanoid robot during conversation. The findings, published in the journal PLOS One, revealed that students who received touch from the robot (pats on the hand) felt more positive affect during the interaction. Moreover, the ...

A robot-assisted surgery was completed in Israel using the Da Vinci surgical system, by which the surgeon sits at a console and controls the robot.