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Robots Take Over Italy’s Vineyards as Wineries Struggle With Covid-19 Worker Shortages
Curated from www.wsj.com - October 5th, 2021 by igor_X

Italian winemakers have increasingly relied on migrant workers for the autumn harvest, but Covid-19 travel restrictions and soaring wage costs are pushing many to turn to machines.

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Why Make A Combat Robot That Walks?
Curated from hackaday.com - October 2nd, 2021 by igor_X

If you watch it on TV or see clips on YouTube, you’ll notice that most combat robots have wheels, which would make sense. They are simple, work well, and if designed right they can take a bit…

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30-foot tall, fire breathing robot ‘wows’ ArtPrize 2021 crowds
Curated from www.mlive.com - October 2nd, 2021 by igor_X

Robot Resurrection was created by Shane Evans of Denver, Colorado.

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Watch this robot chameleon change color instantly
Curated from mashable.com - October 1st, 2021 by igor_X

🎶Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon🎶

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Baby Robot: A system that helps toddlers practice their motor skills
Curated from techxplore.com - October 1st, 2021 by igor_X

Researchers at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya in Barcelona have recently developed Baby Robot, a robotic toy that could be used to enhance the motor skills of toddlers. This system, presented in ...

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In November 2020, Israel's Secret Service Assassinated a Prominent Iranian Scientist
Curated from www.popularmechanics.com - October 1st, 2021 by igor_X

Iran denies that Israel used an AI-assisted, remote-controlled FN MAG machine gun to kill an Iranian nuclear scientist last fall. Here are the facts.

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Scientists drove a robotic surfboard into Hurricane Sam, and the waves were incredible
Curated from www.washingtonpost.com - October 1st, 2021 by igor_X

It marked the first time an uncrewed ocean vehicle penetrated a major hurricane.

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Amazon announced a home robot — here’s what came before
Curated from www.theverge.com - October 1st, 2021 by igor_X

A brief history of home robots.

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8 Adorable Robots That Are Dead Now
Curated from gizmodo.com - October 1st, 2021 by igor_X

Amazon's Astro is not the first "cute" and totally useless robot.

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HERMITS: Mechanical Shells for Reconfigurable Robots
Curated from kottke.org - September 30th, 2021 by igor_X

HERMITS are tiny experimental robots developed by researchers at MIT's Media Lab that can move between different "shells" to gain new capabilities. Inspired by hermit crabs, we designed a modular system for

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Robot vacuum meets its worst nightmare: A spring door stop
Curated from mashable.com - September 30th, 2021 by igor_X

BOING.

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Dozens of Robots Competed to Race Through Underground Caves - Universe Today
Curated from www.universetoday.com - September 30th, 2021 by igor_X

America’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is well known for its challenges.  It held a series of autonomous driving competitions back in the early 2000s that directly led to today’s self-driving cars.  Now that Grand Challenge has evolved into a new one – the Subterranean (SubT) ch...

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Honda reveals eVTOL plans, future robots and dreams of helping colonize the moon
Curated from www.cnet.com - September 30th, 2021 by igor_X

These are some big time aspirations from the carmaker, but it's all part of a plan to tackle other issues beyond traditional transportation.

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Engineer builds an Apex Legends loot robot that actually walks
Curated from www.pcgamer.com - September 30th, 2021 by igor_X

Eat your heart out, Boston Dynamics.

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An autonomous robot may have already killed people – here's how the weapons could be more destabilizing than nukes
Curated from news.yahoo.com - September 30th, 2021 by igor_X

The term 'killer robot' often conjures images of Terminator-like humanoid robots. Militaries around the world are working on autonomous machines that are less scary looking but no less lethal. John F. Williams/U.S. NavyAutonomous weapon systems – commonly known as killer robots – may have killed hum...

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This New Snake-Like Robot Could Help Save Your Life
Curated from interestingengineering.com - September 29th, 2021 by igor_X

A research team has developed snake-like robots that could help save lives! With a wide range of applications, including wearables.

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Kodiak Robotics Unveils Its Next-Generation Autonomous Truck with Plans to More than Double Its Self-Driving Fleet
Curated from www.prnewswire.com - September 29th, 2021 by igor_X

/PRNewswire/ -- Kodiak Robotics, Inc., a leading self-driving trucking company, announced today its fourth-generation autonomous truck. This new truck will...

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Autel Robotics makes four lightweight drone launches in one day
Curated from www.digitalcameraworld.com - September 29th, 2021 by igor_X

Launching its sub-250g Autel Nano and their new Evo Lite in multiple versions, Autel has caught a lot of attention

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Amazon announces Astro the home robot
Curated from www.bbc.com - September 29th, 2021 by igor_X

Astro can patrol the home when you're not there, or be remotely controlled.

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Robot ‘Olympians’ bring home the silver and $1.3million prize
Curated from cosmosmagazine.com - September 28th, 2021 by igor_X

For the first time, the Australian CSIRO Data61 robotics team has placed in the top two for the DARPA Subterranian challenge 2021

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Robot Dogs Hack Chat
Curated from hackaday.com - September 28th, 2021 by igor_X

Join us on Wednesday, September 29 at noon Pacific for the Robot Dogs Hack Chat with Afreez Gan! Thanks to the efforts of a couple of large companies, many devoted hobbyists, and some dystopian sci…

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U.S. Air Force to receive 170 T7 robots
Curated from defence-blog.com - September 28th, 2021 by igor_X

Defense contractor L3Harris Technologies was awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force for T7 multi-mission robotic systems. According to a press release issued 14 September by L3Harris, the U.S. Air Force has chosen company’s robots to help protect its bases around the world. The Air Force awarded...

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3D Printed Research Robotics Platform Runs Remotely
Curated from hackaday.com - September 28th, 2021 by igor_X

The Open Dynamic Robot Initiative Group is a collaboration between five robotics-oriented research groups, based in three countries, with the aim to build an Open Source robotics platform based aro…

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Researchers develop a new robot that can efficiently navigate sidewalks in urban environments
Curated from techxplore.com - September 28th, 2021 by igor_X

To operate efficiently in urban environments, mobile robots and other autonomous systems should be able to move safely on sidewalks and avoid collisions with pedestrians or other obstacles. This is particularly ...

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