Baidu's electric vehicle (EV) firm Jidu Auto will be one-generation ahead of Tesla in terms of autonomous driving technologies, Baidu chief executive Robin Li said in a statement on Monday.
At Gifford Youth Achievement Center, kids in grades 3 to 10 learn how to code and build robots. The class may return in fall for the after-school program
Amazon has built a vast robotics ecosystem through acquisitions, investments, and internally developed products.
Billionaires like Musk say automation is a social boon. What they mean is that it maximizes their power and control
Amazon is acquiring iRobot for $61 a share, an all-cash deal that values the Roomba maker at $1.7 billion, the companies announced Friday.
A model for autonomous underwater robots could help them navigate previously-unexplored waters
What is the state of the robotics and automation sector at 2022's midpoint? ABI Research’s Lian Jye Su has a few thoughts, five in fact.
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a climate-focused VC firm linked to some of Earth’s wealthiest individuals, has joined a $44 million bet on solar startup Terabase Energy. Terabase aims to rapidly build new solar farms “at the terawatt scale,” CEO Matt Campbell said in a statement. The startup claims i...
Tesla has teased its Optimus humanoid robot prototype with a new image ahead of a full unveiling planned for September 30th. Earlier this year, CEO Elon Musk announced “Tesla AI Day #2” with “many cool updates” on August 19. The original “Tesla AI Day” held last year was an event focused on the comp...
GXO Logistics Inc. closed out its first year as an independent company with revenue and earnings growth in the second quarter of 2022, the company reported Aug. 2.
Robotic ships have officially joined the US Navy. The Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) announced on July 22 that the Navy's Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) uncrewed minesweeper has been awarded Initial Operating Capability (IOC).
FedEx continues to embrace automation to streamline operations and drive long-term efficiencies.
Wall space is the new floor space
The Expedition 67 crew kept busy aboard the International Space Station today readying free-flying robots, preparing sample returns, and transferring cargo.
The first robot tractor developed in the Netherlands by manufacturer AgXeed was recently delivered to P. van Osch Groenteproducties.
ForwardX is expanding globally and is deploying warehouse logistics AMRs at its first customers in North America.
Two identical remotely-operated manipulators used to maintain the Joint European Torus fusion energy machine at the Culham Science Centre in Oxfordshire, UK, are being tested in a series of practice 'rescue missions', where each saves its stranded twin.
“Having a robot is not simple, but we are very comfortable using it. We have been using it every day from morning to night.”
Colleges and universities are increasingly signing contracts to become testbeds and early adopters for consumer-facing robots.
A robot with a pair of grippers on its arms can untangle long, knotted cables. The technology could be used to fit electrical cables in aircraft or offer hou...
A surgical robot developed by a UNL-developed company will be configured for an experiment aboard the International Space Station in 2024.
A Tokyo clothing maker created a wearable fan for pets to make their walks a little cooler amid an unbearable Japan heatwave.
Multiple sources said there have been "significant" layoffs at Seegrid. One now former-employee said it was due to a company restructuring.
JAKA Robotics seeks Japanese production know-how for edge in home market
