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Robotics students find creative way to learn during pandemic
Curated from www.katc.com - October 18th, 2020 by igor_X

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Flippy, the $30,000 automated robot fast-food cook, is now for sale with 'demand through the roof' — see how it grills burgers and fries oni...
Curated from www.businessinsider.com - October 18th, 2020 by igor_X

Flippy can cook 19 items, including Impossible Burgers, chicken wings, and hash browns, replacing the need for staff to do so.

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Better, faster stronger: NASA looks to improve its wearable robotic arm -- GCN
Curated from gcn.com - October 17th, 2020 by igor_X

NASA is looking for partners to help it improve Armstrong, its wearable robotic device that augments strength and flexibility in the wearer’s shoulder and upper arm.

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Firefighters Are Using Drones That Drop Fireballs
Curated from futurism.com - October 17th, 2020 by igor_X

Firefighters across the West Coast are dropping special fireballs from drones to keep an unusually severe wildfire season under control.

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Watch a tiny robot back flip through a real colon - Futurity
Curated from www.futurity.org - October 17th, 2020 by igor_X

A microrobot as small as a few human hairs can do flips through the colon to deliver drugs. Check out the video to see it in action.

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Robotics Online
Curated from www.robotics.org - October 17th, 2020 by igor_X

A spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) has been given responsibility for a EUR?100 million project by the European Space Agency, ESA. ClearSpace SA now heads a consortium developing the first debris removal mission in the Earth’s orbital field.

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University of Leeds develops robot aided, semi-autonomous colonoscopy
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - October 17th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Researchers at the University of Leeds found that probes guided by robot arms and magnets could make colonoscopies easer and more accessible.

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Magnetic microbot somersaults through the colon to deliver drugs
Curated from newatlas.com - October 17th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Using tiny robots to deliver drugs is promising pathway when it comes to limiting side effects and increasing effectiveness, and some take a more theatrical approach than others. Scientists at Purdue University have come to the party with a back-flipping microbot that can tumble its way through the ...

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The LAFD just hired America's first firefighting robot
Curated from www.engadget.com - October 17th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

The RS3 is America's first firefighting robot. It was action earlier this week when it put out a fire in downtown LA.

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The 'Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin' is an autonomous robotic cart made in Mequon
Curated from www.jsonline.com - October 16th, 2020 by igor_X

The Mobile Autonomous Robotic Cart from MuL Technologies won the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group contest.

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Smoothie-making bot at Walmart signals the rise of the robot fast-food worker
Curated from finance.yahoo.com - October 16th, 2020 by igor_X

You know that food preparation robots are going mainstream when they pop up in Walmart. Blendid's new smoothie-making robot kiosk in Fremont is only the latest.

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GM to run robot cars in San Francisco without human backups
Curated from apnews.com - October 16th, 2020 by igor_X

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit says it will pull the human backup drivers from its vehicles in San Francisco by the end of the year. Cruise CEO Dan Ammann said...

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Scientists develop 'mini-brains' to help robots recognize pain and to self-repair
Curated from techxplore.com - October 16th, 2020 by igor_X

Using a brain-inspired approach, scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a way for robots to have the artificial intelligence (AI) to recognize pain ...

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Video Friday: Poimo Is a Portable Inflatable E-Bike
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - October 16th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

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Walking robot gets a helpful new set of wheels
Curated from newatlas.com - October 16th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Walking, legged robots may excel at climbing over obstacles, but wheels are still more efficient for travelling over smooth ground. That's why engineers at ETH Zurich have added powered wheels to their existing ANYmal quadruped robot.

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Piestro teams with Kiwibot for robotic pizza making and delivery
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - October 16th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Piestro, which has been raising money through crowdfunding campaigns, has integrated its pizza-making robot with Kiwibot's delivery robot.

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How robots made this food commercial look effortless
Curated from www.vox.com - October 15th, 2020 by igor_X

For beautiful food, sometimes you need a robot.

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Aided by teeny platinum legs, these microscopic robots are marching into the future
Curated from mashable.com - October 15th, 2020 by igor_X

One nano step for these pioneers, a giant leap for robotics.

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The threat of 'killer robots' is real and closer than you might think
Curated from techxplore.com - October 15th, 2020 by igor_X

From self-driving cars, to digital assistants, artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming an integral technology in our lives today. But this same technology that can help to make our day-to-day life ...

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The robot dolphin that could replace captive animals at theme parks one day
Curated from www.reuters.com - October 15th, 2020 by igor_X

Darting around the pool as a group of swimmers stands in the shallow end, the dolphin looks much like those that jump through hoops and perform acrobatics at theme parks.

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The Long Arm of NASA: The OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Gets Ready To Grab An Asteroid Sample
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - October 15th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Careful maneuvering will be required to recover material from the dawn of the solar system

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Autonomous electric crop duster gets approval for US demos
Curated from newatlas.com - October 15th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Although there are now a few different crop-spraying multicopter drones, fixed-wing drones are faster and have a longer battery range. That's where the recently US-certified autonomous electric Pelican crop duster comes into the picture.

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Lunar exploration challenge for mini robot payloads enters second phase
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - October 15th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

In "Honey, I Built the NASA Payload, The Sequel," NASA and HeroX are seeking people to join 14 teams competing to build lunar robot payloads.

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Enhanced computer vision, sensors raise manufacturing stakes for robots as a service
Curated from techcrunch.com - October 14th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Firms developing computer vision technology for standard robots, developments in 3D vision and so-called “Robots as a Service” are defining the next wave of automation.

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