PEORIA (Heart of Illinois ABC) -- After several weeks of learning how to build and control robots, young members of the Illinois Math Academy put their skills to the test Saturday in a "Sumobot" competition at Peoria Northwoods Mall. Using special building kits, teams of two to three students built ...
It'll be up to robots to keep space stations clean and functional while humans are away
We’ll admit it is a bit of a gimmick, but [Adam Beedle’s] Spider-Bot did make us smile. The little robot can launch a “web” and use it to swing. It is hard to picture, but t…
A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday.
Elephants' trunks are capable of grasping a single blade of grass but can also carry nearly 600 pounds. They are inspiring the next generation of bio-inspired robots.
Among other things, the mantis shrimp is known for having the fastest punch of any animal. Harvard scientists have now built a mechanism that simulates that punch, and they believe that it could lead to new capabilities for human technologies.
Robotic lawnmower startup Electric Sheep Robotics has now officially launched as “an autonomy partner to the landscaping industry”. The company is tackling the industry’s single most pressing…
One of the most fascinating aspects of Boston Dynamics’ transition into a commercial organization is watching the company — and its partners — figure out real-world jobs for Spot. There’s no question that the tech is impressive, but there’s always been the broader subject of usefulness beyond the co...
TOKYO >> Security firm Secom Co. has developed a robot that can use smoke to thwart intruders.
Like so many other aspects of the robotics world, the pandemic has dramatically accelerated interest in the automated kitchen. After all, the food and restaurant industry was deemed essential amid global shutdowns, but finding kitchen staff proved a problem for many, especially early on when questio...
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At Changi General Hospital, more than 50 members of staff are robots, helping with everything from patient care to admin.
We take sides on whether high-tech luxury chairs—with artificial intelligence, ‘brain massage’ tech and undulating air bags—can soothe you as effectively as a licenced massage therapist.
Of the more than 1.8 million cosmetic surgical procedures performed in 2018, the second most popular was liposuction, with more than 240,000 surgeries. Patients with a BMI of 30 or
As Thailand struggles with its worst coronavirus outbreak yet, researchers in the country have developed a machine to draw out COVID-19 vaccine doses more efficiently and optimise lower-than-expected supplies.
Tesla has started to hire roboticists to build its recently announced “Tesla Bot,” a humanoid robot to become a new vehicle for its AI technology. When Elon Musk explained the rationale behind Tesla Bot, he argued that Tesla was already making most of the components needed to create a humanoid robot...
A Washington State University engineer's robotic beetle, which weighs about the same as three grains of rice, earned a Guinness World Record as the lightest crawling robot.
Seafarers working for Japan’s largest shipping line might have further pause for thought about the long term future of their jobs following the latest news from Tokyo today. Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), which has invested more than most lines in research and development of autonomous shipping, is now gea...
"It's intended to be friendly," the carmaker's CEO joked.
Creator and its popular robot-made burgers are back with a new location in Daly City,...
TOKYO: At a Tokyo cafe, Michio Imai greets a customer, but not in person. He's hundreds of kilometres away, operating a robot waiter as part of an experiment in inclusive employment.
Mos Burger tests machine that lets people with disabilities, others serve from afar
If you only think of wheels as round, you’re limiting yourself from experiencing the true wider world of whacky designs. [wadevag] has been experimenting with some such concepts, and has had …
