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Scientists create cube robots that can shapeshift in space | Engadget
Curated from www.engadget.com - February 24th, 2022 by igor_X

ElectroVoxels are cheap to make and use electromagnets for reconfiguration..

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Letter from the editor: Food robot story inaccurate, retraction issued
Curated from www.thelantern.com - February 23rd, 2022 by igor_X

The Lantern has retracted a story about campus robots delivering food to students cold, which was published to the website Monday. We learned the reporter fabricated and falsified information and quotes in this story. This type of inaccuracy does not represent The Lantern, and the story was removed ...

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As Competition To Automate Warehouses Heats Up, RightHand Robotics Raises $66 Million
Curated from www.forbes.com - February 23rd, 2022 by igor_X

It's a tough technical challenge to pick up individual items in a warehouse. RightHand Robotics' advantage: CEO Yaro Tenzer, a Harvard robotics postdoc, and his cofounders had won a Darpa challenge with their gripper before founding the company.

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Verdant aims to be the (robotic) king of carrot weeders
Curated from techcrunch.com - February 23rd, 2022 by igor_X

Agtech is a massive industry aching to be disrupted by robotics. It’s a big category that’s going to require a number of solutions to various problems, though lately it’s been hit by a number of false starts. Abundant Robotics, for instance, went under, only to be resurrected by a new brand currentl...

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A labriform swimming robot to complete missions underwater
Curated from techxplore.com - February 23rd, 2022 by igor_X

Developing robots inspired by animals and other biological systems has become a key research focus for many roboticists worldwide. By artificially reproducing biological mechanisms, these robots could ...

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Amazon’s Astro robot is already bringing people beer
Curated from www.theverge.com - February 23rd, 2022 by igor_X

This "Alexa on wheels" is now in people’s homes.

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Aldi launches in-store pizza robot for hungry shoppers
Curated from www.smartcompany.com.au - February 22nd, 2022 by igor_X

Hot lunches are big business, and one Aldi store in Sydney has employed a brand new robot to get a pizza the action.

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Which would YOU rather performed your surgery... robot or human?
Curated from www.dailymail.co.uk - February 22nd, 2022 by igor_X

Official figures show a record 6.07million patients are now on NHS waiting lists for operations. And an unprecedented 20,000 people are having to endure waits of more than two years.

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Sorting robots clean green waste from impurities - RECYCLING magazine
Curated from www.recycling-magazine.com - February 22nd, 2022 by igor_X

Wiedag AG, a partner to J. Grimm AG, gives new purpose to all garden and kitchen waste, turning it into wood chips, natural fertiliser, biogas or digestate. Before it is reused, sensor-based robots ensure that the product is of the right quality.

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How robots and remote-editing helped photograph the Winter Olympics
Curated from thenextweb.com - February 22nd, 2022 by igor_X

The technology used by Getty Images helped the photo agency overcome the challenges of COVID protocols at the Winter Olympics.

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Dummy The Robot Arm Is Not So Dumb
Curated from hackaday.com - February 21st, 2022 by igor_X

[Zhihui Jun] is a name you’re going to want to remember because this Chinese maker has created quite probably one of the most complete open-source robot arms (video in Chinese with subtitles,…

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NTT Communications working on data center robot
Curated from www.datacenterdynamics.com - February 21st, 2022 by igor_X

Will help reduce the number of human workers at a facility - if it can move beyond its current basic form

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German army soldier-tinkerer creates rolling ‘machine gun’ robot
Curated from www.stripes.com - February 21st, 2022 by igor_X

The 20-inch-tall machine may vaguely resemble a robot vacuum cleaner on off-road tires, but its battlefield simulation equipment makes it a capable stand-in for enemy forces stalking the students at the German army’s officer school.

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Take a look inside a robot fast-food kitchen with fully autonomous ovens, freezers, and cleaning systems that don't require any staff
Curated from www.businessinsider.com - February 21st, 2022 by igor_X

Hyper Robotics' first robot kitchen was built for a Pizza Hut location in Israel, which can make 50 pizzas an hour.

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Could a Robot Make Your Next Burger King or McDonald's Meal?
Curated from www.thestreet.com - February 21st, 2022 by igor_X

Burger franchise White Castle is installing an autonomous kitchen assistant named Flippy 2 in 100 locations.

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Uncanny Valley: the moving one-man play – starring an animatronic robot
Curated from www.theguardian.com - February 21st, 2022 by igor_X

It was a play that gave us the word “robot” – and now an android is the performer in a groundbreaking new production. But can it make us laugh – and cry?

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Video Friday: Robotics After Hours
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - February 21st, 2022 by igor_X

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

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New robot companion helps seniors shop and get exercise
Curated from trib.com - February 18th, 2022 by igor_X

A first-of-its-kind robot has been invented by robotics company Piaggio Fast Forward to help older people conduct their daily lives and stay active. Named Gita, it's a new concept of

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Your Robot Vacuum: 5 Ways to Use It Better
Curated from www.cnet.com - February 18th, 2022 by igor_X

Get the most out of your robot vacuum cleaner with these five easy tips.

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Robot shark making a big splash in Shanghai
Curated from global.chinadaily.com.cn - February 18th, 2022 by igor_X

Researchers at China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, a State-owned defense contractor, have developed and made the world's first robot whale shark.

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MPHS robotics to rumble at state
Curated from www.skyhinews.com - February 18th, 2022 by igor_X

For the first time, the robotics team at Middle Park High School is headed to state.

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Navy Chief Sees Robot Ships Alongside Aircraft Carriers Within Five Years
Curated from www.defenseone.com - February 17th, 2022 by igor_X

The service may create a new enlisted specialty to operate them.

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Robots have arrived in Detroit, and they come bearing salad
Curated from www.crainsdetroit.com - February 17th, 2022 by igor_X

A new pilot initiative is sending robots to the streets of Detroit. But this is far from RoboCop. The robots — which hail from a Silicon Valley company — will instead be delivering salads from Planted Detroit, a "controlled environment agriculture farm," in Detroit's Islandview…

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No leash, no poop as robot dogs take to Chinese streets
Curated from www.scmp.com - February 17th, 2022 by igor_X

Robots that are designed to act like dogs are becoming more common on Chinese social media, but it remains to be seen if they will catch on.

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