Sanctuary, a startup developing human-like robots, has raised tens of millions in capital. But experts are skeptical it can deliver on its promises.
The moai, a collection of statues situated along the coast of Easter Island,are well known for their immense size and distinct facial features ,But the mystery of how they got to their current spot has roboticists using machines in an inventive way that sidesteps their limitations
OTSU -- A self-navigating artificial intelligence-equipped robot is doing its bit as part of the night shift crew at a nursing home in this west Japan
An increase in “deaths of despair” across the US has been linked to robot manufacturing which is gradually replacing people in their jobs
Electronics inspired by biology and the brain need benchmarks grounded in the noise and chaos of the real world. Maybe foosball is the right test.
Gulf Coast Burger Co. recently added robots to its Panama City Beach and Destin locations.
This week saw Agriland make the trip to Ardagh in Co. Limerick to speak to Jerome O'Connor and his parents regarding their new dairy unit.
The so-called nano robots developed by researchers at Mexico's National Autonomous University (UNAM) will work together like a swarm of bees, the senior scientist told Reuters, once they make the nearly 240,000 mile (386,000 km) trip from earth aboard a rocket from closely held U.S. firm Astrobotic ...
Well, if any flies try to take out SkyNet, they'll be sorry! Check out this carnivorous Venus Flytrap controlled by a computer!
As America's small businesses and restaurants look to survive in a post-pandemic world, they are increasingly looking for new ideas to increase both productivity and profits. Fox News reporter Kerry Sanders is in Florida where he met Cecilia, a robot bartender who can make up to 17 different drinks ...
In microgravity experiments conducted aboard the International Space Station using NASA’s Astrobee robot system, an international research collaboration from MIT and DLR tested a set of algorithms to enable a successful autonomous rendezvous of a "Chaser" robot with a tumbling "Target".
Keep your cat entertained with this robot toy that rotates and moves at different speeds.
Researchers in Germany have created an artificial thumb with an elastomer exterior and metal interior equipped with a small fish-eye lens that detects pressure – both its magnitude and direction.
In yet another demonstration of bioprinting's abilities, scientists managed to retrofit a robotic arm with six degrees of movement freedom to 3D-print cardiac tissue. The faux heart managed to beat for at least six months, demonstrating the viability of the technology.
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videosVideo Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here’s what we have so far (send us your ev...
Developed by a French start-up, the robotic mower can be used in a 50-unit herd across a property of around 50 hectares and a radius of 20 km. It is powered by polycrystalline cells and equipped with battery storage. The system can operate with a maximum slope of 15% and reach a speed of 300m/h.
An approach that uses hours of video and elements of reinforcement learning can guide a robot vehicle almost two miles without a full map of the surroundings.
For all its ability to advance modern society in basically every appreciable way, science still has yet to explain some seemingly basic concepts. One thing that still has a few holes in our underst…
He showed me a video of a robot that could balance on two wheels, and I thought it was amazing. Plus, it was small and probably wouldn’t destroy my house. Bob and I wondered if we could build something similar. It couldn’t be that hard, right?
The cheese fondue-making robot, called Bouebot, is being developed by a team at Workshop 4.0, based in Sierre.
A new study finds evidence of a causal link between automation and increasing mortality in working-age adults, driven largely by increased “deaths of despair.”
A robotic sous chef created by Dexai Robotics could change the way kitchens look and function.
Over the past 50 years, mechanization has dramatically changed the face of farming across the world. With roots in manual labor, farming today employs huge behemoth vehicles such as combine harvesters
There’s a new tool at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon that aims to keep patients and staff as safe as possible.
