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BBC Click's Paul Carter looks at some of the best tech stories of the week.

Could a robot help children manage their chronic illnesses? Researchers in the UK have built one that seems to do just that, starting with children learning to manage their diabetes.

Researchers looks at current studies that are using AI to tackle the COVID-19 crisis and suggests some promising future research…

Draganfly is partnering with the University of South Australia to rapidly commercialize technology for monitoring public health conditions.

Many of the landmines and bombs dropped in Cambodia during the Vietnam War remain unexploded, which is a huge problem that is not easily solved for those tasked with clearing them away. Scientists have developed a new AI-powered tool that could make things a lot easier, with an ability to detect bom...

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread in some parts of the world, UVD Robots is seeing different responses, as well as knockoff products.

If you see a drone fly by in the future, it could be looking for evidence of COVID-19. The University of South Australia (UniSA) and Canada-based drone technology specialist Draganfly Inc have teamed up to develop a "pandemic drone" platform that uses special sensors and computer vision to find peop...

By Matt Wicks, Chief Robotics Solution Architect Smarter robots will be critical to handling DC order volumes, speeds, and complexities Today’s distribution center (DC) operations are struggling to keep pace with the speed and complexity of modern e-commerce. U.S. online distribution volume grew fas...

Panama City-based Medcom is using robotic cameras from Telemetrics to help it to reduce operating costs and increase production of TV sports content.

The founders of two Boston robotics startups started The Ventilator Project, a non-profit building a low-cost ventilator specifically for COVID-19 patients.

By Matt Wicks, Chief Robotics Solution Architect Robotics are making their way into warehouses and distribution centers around the world, but it’s not an end-all. It takes a complete end-to-end solution, which means investing in the right type of robotics combined with a holistic approach to integra...

Engineers at Stanford have developed motorized exoskeletons that can be strapped to a user’s legs to make running easier. In its current form it might not be something you’d wear down to the park for a jog, but it could eventually find use as a form of last-mile transportation.

Exosuits, exoskeletons and power-assist suits are mostly a thing of science fiction, used for battling alien menaces or lifting extremely heavy obstacles. Mostly. Now companies like Panasonic are making the case for actually using one. The reality is less about batting away threats and more about su...

COVID-19 could accelerate development of autonomous vehicles, making them a crucial part of responding to future pandemics.

"It can do things that your muscles can't do."

Materials company is eager to use its AM technology to help solve critical manufacturing challenges and supply-chain issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last year, logistics behemoth UPS made some real headway in its ambitions to get package delivery drones in the air when the Federal Aviation Administration certified its Flight Forward program for unlimited flights. Now the company has joined forces with German drone maker Wingcopter to get a new b...

A simulation engine developed at MIT uses relatively small datasets to create photorealistic scenarios to train self-driving cars on worst-case situations.

In the recent past, most chemical plants relied on employees to enter confined spaces like storage tanks. They had to use sprayers to clean chemical residue from the sides of the tank and sludge ac…

In a preprint paper, Google and University of California, Berkely researchers propose a framework for helping robots navigate around obstacles and humans.

Ford announced the details of its current manufacturing efforts around building much-needed medical supplies for front-line healthcare workers and COVID-19 patients. Its efforts include building Powered Air-Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) with partner 3M, including a new design that employs existing p...

To help students who are stuck at home keep on learning, there's a new glut of free educational material available in Minecraft. Mojang has added an Education category to the Marketplace, which includes a bunch of lessons from Minecraft: Education Edition.

To avoid exposing employees, drivers, and customers to COVID-19, the renovated CaliBurger restaurant in Pasadena is using robots and other technologies.

Despite budget overruns — and a pandemic — NASA is determined to get its next Mars rover called "Perseverance" off the ground in July.