Drone videos of damage from Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, LA was processed automatically by a Carnegie Mellon University AI system.
While crop-spraying drones do have some advantages over full-size piloted aircraft, they're limited by their battery range. Dutch startup Drone4Agro is developing a solution to that problem, though, in the form of a range-extended electric multicopter.
MIT spinoff harnesses optical computing to make neural-networks run faster and more efficiently
Game developers use motion-capture tech to teach Cruise’s autonomous vehicles to understand gestures
Drones may be seeing increased use by police forces, but the things are still limited by relatively short flight times, and the need for certified operators. Public safety tech company Axon has set out to address the problem, by leveraging the existing Fotokite tethered drone.
The robot could one day reduce the need for humans to take on the risky job of climbing coconut trees
Pliant Energy says its C-Ray robot could be a less invasive tool for ocean mining
Sarcos Robotics, which makes wearable and teleoperated robots, has raised funding to commercialize the Guardian XO exoskeleton.
Neuroscience startup Neuralink is on a mission to develop next-generation brain implants that hook machines up to the human mind, and on Friday founder Elon Musk offered a look at the team’s progress. The company’s latest computer chip was demonstrated in the brain of a pig, where it was used to bro...
Momentum Dynamics' inductive energy transfer method gives city dwellers convenient charging without space-invading charging stations
Korean electronics giant LG has adapted its home air purifying technology into a battery-powered, air purifying face mask with twin H13 HEPA filters, multi-speed fans and a UV-LED sterilizing case. But there's still a lot we don't know.
Robots have come to play an important role in surgery, expanding the playbook of doctors and enabling them to carry out procedures with new levels of precision and control. A new tennis-ball-sized machine developed at Harvard University could open up even more pathways in this field, with the abilit...
As the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more people into ordering delivery from restaurants, the restaurant industry has responded by opening more ghost kitchens. And with more restaurants ditching the…
Rokae has unveiled a robotic system for making knives, scissor blades and other metallic objects with sharp edges. The company has partnered with Zhang Xiao Quan, a 400-year-old manufacturer of cu…
Ten years ago, Easton LaChappelle was a teen watching YouTube videos on how to build robot arms from LEGOs. Today, he designs low-cost, 3D printed prosthetic limbs that can be operated with the mind.
Dog-like robots can remotely measure patients’ vital signs and could be used to reduce health care workers’ risk of Covid-19 exposure. The “Dr. Spot” robots, developed by researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, are controlled by a handheld device, and can carry a tablet that allows doct...
Foldable, ballistically launched SQUID drones could one day deploy to Mars
ABB said its Dynamic Assembly Pack for Final Trim and Assembly can swiftly, safely, and accurately automate vehicle equipment installation.
Remember the giant, human-controlled Prosthesis mech suit? We first saw the design back in 2014. It's a 4,000-kg (8,820-lb), 4-meter-tall (13-ft), chromoly steel-framed monster that uses some 170 kW (225 hp) worth of electric motors, hydraulics, springs and suspension units to move its four giant le...
Tiny Naganohara aims to beat the world and operate the first self-driving amphibious bus for tourists
The RF-Diary can track someone's activities while maintaining their privacy.
In this RoboBusiness Direct talk, Embodied CEO Paolo Pirjanian will discuss how the relationship between humans and robots is evolving.
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Manufacturers of orthopedic implants can benefit from the experience of AV&R in surface finishing from other industries such as aerospace.
