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These Robots Have Made 1 Million Autonomous Deliveries
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - February 2nd, 2021 by geraldinebc15

Starship Delivery Robots have now completed 1,000,000 autonomous deliveries around the world.

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SpaceX will fly four civilians into space later this year
Curated from www.engadget.com - February 2nd, 2021 by geraldinebc15

Later this year, SpaceX will put four private individuals into space aboard one of its Crew Dragon craft.

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Top 10 most popular robotics stories of January 2021
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - February 2nd, 2021 by geraldinebc15

Behind-the-scenes looks at Boston Dynamics' dancing robots and Kyle Vogt's comments on LiDAR were the top robotics stories of the month.

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The Role of Collaborative Mobile Robots in Industry 4.0
Curated from roboticsandautomationnews.com - February 1st, 2021 by igor_X

Nowadays, the creation of workspaces in which humans and robots can work together, not only safely but in a more efficient and optimized way, is possible thanks to the called Connected Industry bas…

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Using Lasers to Create Miniature Robots From Bubbles [Video]
Curated from scitechdaily.com - February 1st, 2021 by igor_X

Robots are widely used to build cars, paint airplanes and sew clothing in factories, but the assembly of microscopic components, such as those for biomedical applications, has not yet been automated. Lasers could be the solution. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces h

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Discovery could lead to self-propelled robots
Curated from phys.org - February 1st, 2021 by igor_X

Army-funded researchers discovered how to make materials capable of self-propulsion, allowing materials to move without motors or hands.

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See Boston Dynamics' Spot robot dog play jump rope, pick up laundry and make chalk art
Curated from www.cnet.com - February 1st, 2021 by igor_X

Spot can gather up the dirty clothes you left on the floor, you animal.

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Smellicopter Drone Uses Live Moth Antenna to Track Scents
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - January 31st, 2021 by geraldinebc15

Robots are no match for the sensors insect are born with, but that doesn’t matter if we can just steal them

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3D Fingerprint Sensors Get Under Your Skin
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - January 31st, 2021 by geraldinebc15

New sensor uses ultrasound pulses to map out blood vessels within the fingertip, as well as fingerprints

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Meet Blueswarm, a Smart School of Robotic Fish
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - January 30th, 2021 by geraldinebc15

The robofish, called Bluebots, autonomously synchronize their swimming

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How to get ROS running on Boston Dynamics' Spot robot
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - January 30th, 2021 by geraldinebc15

For robotics developers who want to install ROS on Spot, Clearpath Robotics compiled user documentation that has everything you need to know.

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3D Printing Bone Directly Into the Body
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - January 30th, 2021 by geraldinebc15

A novel ink enables bioengineers to print bone-like material at room temperature with living cells

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How an army of sewer robots can help us fix our clogged pipes
Curated from thenextweb.com - January 30th, 2021 by igor_X

Hidden from sight, under the UK’s roads, buildings, and parks, lie about one million kilometers of pipes. Maintaining and repairing these pipes require about 1.5 million road excavations a year, which causes either full or partial road closures. These works are noisy, dirty and cause a lot of inconv...

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MIT’s new ‘liquid’ neural network learns on the job — so robots can adapt to changing conditions
Curated from thenextweb.com - January 30th, 2021 by igor_X

MIT researchers have invented an adaptive "liquid" neural network that could improve decision-making in self-driving cars and medical diagnosis.

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Fetch’s latest warehouse robot is designed to replace forklifts
Curated from techcrunch.com - January 29th, 2021 by igor_X

San Jose-based robotics company Fetch unveiled its latest robot this morning. The PalletTransport1500 is an autonomous bot designed specifically to replace forklift uses in warehouses. The systems, which are designed to pick up and delivery pallets, are capable of sporting payloads of up to 2,504 po...

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Modded Robot Vacuum Can Whistle While It Works
Curated from hackaday.com - January 29th, 2021 by igor_X

While repairing his Neato Botvac D85, [elad] noticed the little fellow was packing a real speaker and not just a piezo buzzer. Thinking this was a bit overkill just for the occasional beep and bloo…

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Robots got their name 100 years ago today
Curated from newatlas.com - January 28th, 2021 by geraldinebc15

Exactly one hundred years ago, a play premiered that introduced a significant new word to the world – robot. When the first production of Karel Čapek's R.U.R. opened on January 25, 1921, at the National Theater in what is now the Czech Republic, it not only gave a name to the cybernetic machines tha...

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Brain Implants and Wearables Let Paralyzed People Move Again
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - January 28th, 2021 by geraldinebc15

A “neural bypass” routes signals around the damaged spinal cord, potentially restoring both movement and sensation

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Spin will test scooters with remote parking capabilities this spring
Curated from www.engadget.com - January 28th, 2021 by geraldinebc15

Spin will start testing 300 e-scooters that feature remote parking capabilities this spring in Boise, Idaho before bringing the tech to other markets in North America and Europe.

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Walmart will use robots to turn stores into automated fulfillment centers
Curated from www.engadget.com - January 27th, 2021 by geraldinebc15

Back in 2019, Walmart started piloting its first local fulfillment center in Salem, which uses robots called the Alphabot to pick items from shelves. Now, the retail giant is turning more locations into automated fulfillment centers by converting a portion of the stores into warehouses or adding a ...

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How IBM’s Deep Blue Beat World Champion Chess Player Garry Kasparov
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - January 27th, 2021 by geraldinebc15

The supercomputer could explore up to 200 million possible chess positions per second with its AI program

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Hyundai's new interactive robot will meet n' greet customers
Curated from newatlas.com - January 27th, 2021 by geraldinebc15

Given the current importance of physical distancing, it's understandable that both customers and staff at auto dealerships may be leery of getting too close to one another. That's why Hyundai has developed a new artificially intelligent customer service robot.

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German robot being designed to prune fruit trees
Curated from newatlas.com - January 27th, 2021 by igor_X

According to Germany's University of Hohenheim, about 80 percent of the fruit trees in that country aren't regularly pruned – despite the fact that doing so makes them structurally stronger and more resistant to disease. That's why a team at the university is creating a robot to do the job.

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A robot cleaner sings and tells jokes at a hospital in Germany
Curated from www.yahoo.com - January 26th, 2021 by igor_X

CLEAN MACHINE: A robot disinfects floors, sings songs and tells jokes to staff and patients at a hospital in Munich, Germany.

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