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A Woman Is Photographed In An Intimate Moment By Her Robot Vacuum, The Images End Up On Facebook
Curated from www.wecb.fm - April 25th, 2024 by igor_X

It’s one of those modern day nightmares you never think will happen to you until it does: being photographed in a private moment by your

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Trine football robots compete in Decathlon
Curated from www.trine.edu - April 25th, 2024 by igor_X

It wound up being more of an exhibition than a competition, but Trine University’s robotic football team still got to show off its moves.

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Viral Photo of Dog Humping a Robot Dog Is Sadly Fake
Curated from gizmodo.com - April 25th, 2024 by igor_X

It may feel like a perverse vision of the future, but it's not real.

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Stop making robots cute!
Curated from www.dazeddigital.com - April 25th, 2024 by igor_X

From Boston Dynamics’s new humanoid, Atlas, to the global proliferation of computerised canines, our future overlords are getting a bit too cute for comfort

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Why can't robots outrun animals?
Curated from techxplore.com - April 25th, 2024 by igor_X

Robotics engineers have worked for decades and invested many millions of research dollars in attempts to create a robot that can walk or run as well as an animal. And yet, it remains the case that many ...

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Chipotle says its Autocado robots are coming soon
Curated from qz.com - April 25th, 2024 by igor_X

The fast food chain also said during its first-quarter earnings call that it raised prices by 7% in California after the state's minimum wage law took effect

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Robotics firm estimates tons lost at the MRF level
Curated from resource-recycling.com - April 24th, 2024 by igor_X

Of the aluminum cans, PET, HDPE and PP that reach a MRF, 27% ends up still going to disposal, according to a recent report from Robotics supplier EverestLabs.Continue Reading→

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International Space Station Astronauts To Test Robotic Octopus Arms | Aviation Week Network
Curated from aviationweek.com - April 24th, 2024 by igor_X

Each linkage features special adhesive similar to the feet of a gecko that allows the arms to grip objects.

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Podcast: Say goodbye to 'robot wranglers'
Curated from www.smartindustry.com - April 24th, 2024 by igor_X

In this episode of Great Question, Michael Bearman of Vecna explores how to solve robot issues remotely without local intervention from humans.

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Will Fearless and Tireless Robots Lead to More Terrifying Wars? - War on the Rocks
Curated from warontherocks.com - April 24th, 2024 by igor_X

While developing the nuclear bomb, Robert Oppenheimer and his colleagues expressed concerns about the possibility of igniting the Earth’s atmosphere.

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Is There a Human Hiding behind That Robot or AI? A Brief History of Automatons That Were Actually People
Curated from www.scientificamerican.com - April 24th, 2024 by igor_X

When human labor is hidden under the veneer of a robot or AI tool, that’s “fauxtomation”

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Video: Ingenious EEWOC robot uses a tape measure to climb quickly
Curated from newatlas.com - April 24th, 2024 by igor_X

A new wheeled robot is able to climb metal structures in a very clever and unique way – it uses an extendible tape-measure limb. Descendants of the bot may one day find use inspecting or even repairing things like towers, bridges, power stations and ships.

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Tesla may start selling its Optimus humanoid robot next year, says Elon Musk
Curated from electrek.co - April 24th, 2024 by igor_X

Elon Musk announced that Tesla may start selling its Optimus humanoid robot next year. The automaker plans to use the...

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You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000
Curated from arstechnica.com - April 24th, 2024 by igor_X

Thermonator, the first "flamethrower-wielding robot dog," is completely legal in 48 US states.

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The Husqvarna DXR 95 is its most compact demolition robot ever produced
Curated from www.equipmentjournal.com - April 23rd, 2024 by igor_X

Husqvarna Construction’s new DXR 95 demolition robot is designed to deliver power, while remaining easily portable.

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The robot Spot is already inspecting the wheelset axles of DB Cargo's freight cars
Curated from www.railway.supply - April 23rd, 2024 by igor_X

At the wagon maintenance depot in Mainz-Bischofsheim, they are testing the quadruped robot Spot, which has been equipped with equipment for identifying freight

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Japan to draw up routes for roads dedicated to robot trucks
Curated from www.theregister.com - April 23rd, 2024 by igor_X

Digital reform conference sees PM repeat calls to get online government services right at last

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Robotic Surgeons Are Gaga for New da Vinci Robot
Curated from www.mddionline.com - April 23rd, 2024 by igor_X

Questions about early physician feedback on Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci 5 robot dominated the company's recent earnings call.

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New Ink Can 3D Print Soft Robots That Need No Mechanical Joints
Curated from www.technologynetworks.com - April 23rd, 2024 by igor_X

EPFL researchers are targeting the next generation of soft actuators and robots with an elastomer-based ink for 3D printing objects with locally changing mechanical properties, eliminating the need for cumbersome mechanical joints.

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Anzu Robotics launches Raptor drone series as DJI alternative
Curated from dronedj.com - April 23rd, 2024 by igor_X

Anzu Robotics' Raptor and Raptor T industrial drones have all the qualities to be a great, affordable DJI alternative.

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People, not design features, make a robot social | Cornell Chronicle
Curated from news.cornell.edu - April 23rd, 2024 by igor_X

Researchers who develop social robots – ones that people interact with – focus too much on design features and not enough on sociological factors, like human-to-human interactions, the contexts where they happen and cultural norms involving robots.

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Smith-Cotton robotics team clinches world title
Curated from www.komu.com - April 23rd, 2024 by igor_X

Smith-Cotton's Team SCREAM makes history as the first Missouri team to win the FIRST Robotics World Championships, showcasing their prowess in robotics competition at the highest level.

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Until they become self aware: Israeli startup unveils AI robot capable of house chore
Curated from www.ynetnews.com - April 23rd, 2024 by igor_X

Founded by Prof. Amnon Shashua, Mentee Robotics is set to release a new AI robot that can understand human instructions in simple language and carry out multiple tasks around the house; It will be available for purchase in 2025

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Israel’s military is using robot dogs from Philly’s Ghost Robotics
Curated from billypenn.com - April 23rd, 2024 by igor_X

Anti-war protesters are calling on UPenn to evict the firm from Pennovation

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