The MIDI format has long been used to create some banging electronic music, so it’s refreshing to see how [John P. Miller] applied the standard in his decidedly analog self-playing robotic xy…
When you think of a robot, you probably don’t think of a ball of underwater algae. But a team of university researchers used a 3D-printed exoskeleton and a ball of marimo algae to produce a m…
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is working with Japan's space agency on a vehicle to explore the lunar surface, with ambitions to help people live on the moon by 2040 and then go live on Mars, company officials said Friday.
The Starship robots not only offer convenience; they also provide users a level of safety during the pandemic.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes a humanoid Tesla robot that's in the early stages of development could one day overtake the company's vehicle business.
Honolulu PD’s $150,000 Boston Dynamics robot dog is doing the hard work of taking temperatures at one of Hawaii’s several outdoor homeless shelters.
Machine was ‘significantly better’ than humans at tricky procedure to connect two ends of intestine
WALTHAM, Mass., January 26, 2022--American Robotics received a new purchase order from Chevron for its fully autonomous, FAA-approved, Scout Systems.
Blue Origin is buying Honeybee Robotics, a company that develops robotic systems for space and other extreme environments.
In the rush to automate warehouses, forklifts are something of a no-brainer. Lifting heavy payloads already requires heavy machinery, and these systems are somewhat notorious for being involved in incidents, with tens of thousands of forklift accidents recorded in the U.S. alone each year. Massachus...
Boston Dynamics isn’t just about robot dogs.
The U.K. company sells its retail automation technology to top retailers including Kroger, Britain's Morrisons and France's Casino.
The huge machine also emits fire. Here's how it works.
The next generation of soft robotics, smart clothing and biocompatible medical devices are going to need integrated soft sensors that can stretch and twist with the device or wearer. The challenge: most ...
Beijing is observing incredibly strict measures to contain COVID in their Olympic Village. Journalists who arrived in advance of the athletes got the first look at the Village's cafeteria, which features robot chefs and servers, plastic partitions at each table, and a rather odd-looking ceiling: Mot...
Dresden, Germany-based Wandelbots has raised a healthy sum in the years since it appeared on our Disrupt Berlin stage, way back in 2017. The following year, the no-code robotic software firm raised $6.8 million, followed by another $30 million in June 2020, as excitement around automation continued ...
Humans will unconsciously mimic the movements of another person when they're interacting, but does the same happen humans face robots?
MTR Corporation sent 10 ‘vaporised hydrogen peroxide’ robots last week to deep clean Mei Foo MTR station, where Omicron transmission took place.
The element of danger that golf needed
The MLB owners and players union are too entrenched to reach a labor agreement. A neutral voice, real or hard-wired, could impose a solution that doesn't allow the sport to do any further damage to itself.
We could all use a hug once in a while. Most people would probably say the shared warmth is nice, and the squishiness of another living, breathing meatbag is pretty comforting. Hugs even have healt…
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Having its world premiere in Sundance, the surreal buddy film about a lonely inventor and his ridiculous robot could be the feel-good oddball comedy the world needs right now.
A local casino has turned to robots to help with staffing shortages.
