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Defense officials: Drones, robots will lower soldiers’ risk
Curated from www.sun-sentinel.com - April 7th, 2022 by igor_X

Miniature indoor drones and robots will go a long way to avoiding collateral damage and reducing risk to frontline soldiers in future urban warfare, Israeli and American defense officials said.

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Robots deliver at Endicott College
Curated from www.salemnews.com - April 7th, 2022 by igor_X

BEVERLY — As on many college campuses, there are plenty of places to get a bite to eat at Endicott College. and there’s always DoorDash or Uber Eats.

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Miami Mayor Unveils Laser Eyes Robot Bull Statue at Bitcoin Conference
Curated from www.vice.com - April 7th, 2022 by igor_X

The people behind the status hope it will become the "the most famous, iconic statue in the world.”

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Robot learns to open doors by splitting the task into three easy steps | New Scientist
Curated from www.newscientist.com - April 7th, 2022 by igor_X

Splitting a robot’s AI brain into modules that handle simpler tasks means it can be trained more quickly, but that may come at the cost of adaptability

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3D-printed fingertip for robot feels the way skin does
Curated from cosmosmagazine.com - April 6th, 2022 by igor_X

Scientists have created the sense of touch in a 3D-printed fingertip using a mesh of pin-like papillae (bumps) on the underside of synthetic skin.

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Two Seattle-area students are finalists in NASA design contest for lunar dirt-digging robots
Curated from www.geekwire.com - April 6th, 2022 by igor_X

Dig this — two Seattle-area students were semifinalists in a national contest run by NASA in which kids in grades K-12 were tasked with designing a robot that could scoop up and transport lunar soil.

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Birds Make Better Bipedal Bots Than Humans Do
Curated from www.scientificamerican.com - April 6th, 2022 by igor_X

A new machine called BirdBot balances walking efficiency and speed

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Portland Air National Guard Unit Is First to Test Out Robot Dog for Base Security
Curated from www.military.com - April 6th, 2022 by igor_X

The Quad-legged Unmanned Ground Vehicle has a variety of cameras and sensors on board and can climb up rugged terrain as well as high-step over obstacles.

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Robot scientist finds most breast cancer studies aren't reproducible | New Scientist
Curated from www.newscientist.com - April 6th, 2022 by igor_X

A robot scientist repeated experiments from 74 studies on breast cancer cells, and only 22 yielded the expected result, suggesting researchers may need to report their work more carefully

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Starfield's Vasco is basically a robotic space donkey
Curated from www.pcgamer.com - April 6th, 2022 by igor_X

Or "a utilitarian heavy industrial machine well-suited to the rigors of space travel."

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Robots dress humans without the full picture
Curated from news.mit.edu - April 6th, 2022 by igor_X

MIT CSAIL researchers have trained a robot to put a jacket on a human whose arm it can't see, using a state estimation algorithm to surmise its position and orientation.

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Police investigate suspicious package found outside fire station
Curated from www.cbsnews.com - April 5th, 2022 by igor_X

A bomb robot could be seen handling the package which police said had suspicious writing on it.

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The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore set to open new life-size robotic dinosaur exhibit in May for limited time
Curated from www.baltimoresun.com - April 5th, 2022 by igor_X

According to the zoo, the prehistoric replicas will move their heads, arms and tails, and even spit water.

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Alphabet’s Commercial Drone Delivery Takes Off in Dallas
Curated from gizmodo.com - April 5th, 2022 by igor_X

A handful of companies are officially launching their flying delivery robots. Hooray?

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2 Texas airports employ futuristic robots to help clean up terminals
Curated from dallas.culturemap.com - April 5th, 2022 by igor_X

Some intriguing little creatures are making airport layovers in one Texas city a little more interesting — not to mention cleaner, which is of utmost importance in these COVID times. There ...

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Robot plans floors three times faster on Mohammed VI Tower - Global Construction Review
Curated from www.globalconstructionreview.com - April 4th, 2022 by igor_X

Belgian contractor Besix is using an autonomous robot to trace floor plans in the 250-metre-tall Mohammed VI Tower under construction in Morocco, saying it is a world first for a…

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Robot piano catches on fire while playing “impossible” Black MIDI song
Curated from mixmag.net - April 4th, 2022 by igor_X

Watch the piano play the “world’s hardest song” here

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A new approach that could improve how robots interact in conversational groups
Curated from techxplore.com - April 4th, 2022 by igor_X

To effectively interact with humans in crowded social settings, such as malls, hospitals, and other public spaces, robots should be able to actively participate in both group and one-to-one interactions. ...

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SpaceX private Ax-1 mission's science includes self-assembling robots and light-powered air filters
Curated from www.space.com - April 4th, 2022 by igor_X

Axiom Space's first mission plans a hefty science agenda during eight days on the International Space Station.

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Robots make their way to Bradley University
Curated from www.centralillinoisproud.com - April 1st, 2022 by igor_X

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Pringle Robotics presented two robots to some engineer-based clubs at Bradley University Thursday. The Bradley’s robotics club and the Association of Computing Machinery…

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Tiny robot penguin sets jump rope world record
Curated from mashable.com - April 1st, 2022 by igor_X

They might not be able to fly...but they can JUMP

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Emerging FoodTech: Robots And The Resilient Spirit Of “Techspitality” In The Food Business
Curated from www.forbes.com - April 1st, 2022 by igor_X

The world of automation and robotics has jumped off engineering drawing boards and moved into restaurant dining rooms and kitchens. The time has come to add Food Technology to the growing list of priorities in your food company’s strategic plans.

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Tonga eruption: Robot boat to map explosive volcano's aftermath
Curated from www.bbc.com - April 1st, 2022 by igor_X

A robot boat controlled from the UK is going to survey the Pacific volcano that erupted in January.

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Where’s my jetpack? It was at MARS conference, along with Jeff Bezos and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy
Curated from www.geekwire.com - April 1st, 2022 by igor_X

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy rubbed elbows with the compu-cognoscenti at the MARS 2022 conference, revived after a two-year hiatus.

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