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Willo launches its tooth-brushing robot for kids
Curated from techcrunch.com - April 13th, 2021 by igor_X

Are you 100% sure that your children are brushing their teeth properly? A New York-based startup called Willo has been working for several years on a device that should transform the tooth-brushing experience for children. Willo isn’t a new toothbrush — electric or not. It’s an oral care device that...

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GR park care robot gets its name: Turfy McTankface
Curated from www.woodtv.com - April 13th, 2021 by igor_X

The Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department has a new team member: Turfy McTankface.

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Russia's lifelike robots that could be after your job
Curated from newseu.cgtn.com - April 13th, 2021 by igor_X

From afar they are almost indistinguishable from humans and are being used to provide simple services in businesses.

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YouTuber Teaches Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog to Pee Beer on Command
Curated from www.complex.com - April 13th, 2021 by igor_X

In a viral video watched by nearly 7 million people so far, YouTuber Michael Reeves taught the Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog to pee out beer on command.

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Domino’s to launch robotic pizza delivery service in Houston
Curated from www.theguardian.com - April 13th, 2021 by igor_X

Delivery service will eventually expand to other locations as part of partnership between pizza company and startup Nuro

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Run out of milk? Robots on call for Singapore home deliveries
Curated from www.reuters.com - April 12th, 2021 by igor_X

Hoping to capitalise on a surge in demand for home deliveries, a Singapore technology company has deployed a pair of robots to bring residents their groceries in one part of the city state.

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New Hasbro Optimus Prime Toy Is A Robot That Transforms & Walks On Its Own
Curated from screenrant.com - April 11th, 2021 by igor_X

A new Transformers toy is available for pre-order.

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Scratch-Built Robot Arm Looks Like Something Off The Factory Floor
Curated from hackaday.com - April 11th, 2021 by igor_X

[Jeremy Fielding] is rightly impressed with the power and precision of industrial robot arms. The big arms that you see welding cars on assembly lines and the like are engineering feats in their ow…

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Video Calls Get Even Worse With This Realistic Robot Eye Webcam
Curated from gizmodo.com - April 9th, 2021 by igor_X

This is terrifying.

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Grasping at hidden objects
Curated from techcrunch.com - April 9th, 2021 by igor_X

Happy Robotics Week, to those who celebrate. I know a lot of us are unable to be with our loved ones this year, which means no robotics tree, robotics baskets full of robot eggs and green robot beer. Still, the National Robotics Week organization is putting on a bunch of virtual events across 50 sta...

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Forget Boston Dynamics. This robot taught itself to walk with AI
Curated from www.technologyreview.com - April 9th, 2021 by igor_X

Slick, viral videos from Boston Dynamics are impressive but teaching a robot to walk by itself is a lot harder.

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Laid off by the pandemic, some workers find robots took their job
Curated from www.nbcnews.com - April 9th, 2021 by igor_X

After social distancing measures forced layoffs in labor-intensive factories, manufacturers turned to automation, despite the high cost. Now, they aren't going back.

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DARPA Prepares for the Subterranean Challenge Final
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - April 8th, 2021 by geraldinebc15

Three years of underground robotics competitions culminate in a final event in September with $5 million in prize money

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Warm feelings about human-looking robots can turn icy when bots blunder
Curated from techxplore.com - April 8th, 2021 by igor_X

If a robot worker makes a mistake on the job, or annoys customers, businesses may not give it a pink slip and a cardboard box for its office belongings, but companies may be forced to shut down these ...

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This Wobbly Robot Wants to Be Your Pet’s New Playmate
Curated from www.wired.com - April 8th, 2021 by igor_X

This robotic toy promises to keep your pets entertained while you’re busy.

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Boston Dynamics' Spot robot tested in combat training with the French armyoet | Engadget
Curated from www.engadget.com - April 8th, 2021 by igor_X

Boston Dynamics robotic dog Spot was one of several robots tested by the French army during training sessions at a military school in the northwest of France.

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Video Showing 'Robot Army' Of Dogs Released By Chinese Robotics Company
Curated from www.iflscience.com - April 6th, 2021 by igor_X

We hope you are ready to welcome your robot overlords, because it appears that day has finally arrived. Luckily, those robots are not in terminator form, b

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the SN-3 nova is a maintenance robot dog by amin akhshi
Curated from www.designboom.com - April 6th, 2021 by igor_X

   

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Don't Worry, This Chainsaw-Equipped Robot Arm Is, Uh, Perfectly Safe
Curated from gizmodo.com - April 6th, 2021 by igor_X

What could possibly go wrong?

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Are Digital Humans the Next Step in Human-Computer Interaction?
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - April 6th, 2021 by geraldinebc15

The growing population of avatars that use AI smarts to interact with us is a major clue

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Festo's BionicSwift
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - April 6th, 2021 by geraldinebc15

To execute the flight maneuvers as true to life as possible, the wings are modeled on the plumage of birds. The individual lamellae are made of an ultralight, flexible but very robust foam and lie on top of each other like shingles. Connected to a carbon quill, they are attached to the actual hand a...

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Picking robot finds objects by "seeing through walls"
Curated from newatlas.com - April 6th, 2021 by geraldinebc15

Robots are now regularly used in applications such as picking purchased items from shipping warehouses … but most of them still can't see through walls. That said, a new bot is essentially able to do so, with a little outside help.

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Robot dogs arrive at Tyndall AFB
Curated from lompocrecord.com - April 5th, 2021 by igor_X

The first official semi-autonomous robot dogs were delivered to Tyndall Air Force Base March 22 for integration into the 325th Security Forces Squadron.

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Robot guide dog could help people who are blind navigate | New Scientist
Curated from www.newscientist.com - April 5th, 2021 by igor_X

Guide dogs are expensive to train, so robots could provide a cheaper alternative to help people who are blind

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