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Here Come the Fast-Food Robots | National Review
Curated from www.nationalreview.com - April 22nd, 2024 by igor_X

As unions push California fast-food wages ever higher, workers may find themselves being replaced.

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$300,000 robotic micro-factories pump out custom-designed homes
Curated from newatlas.com - April 21st, 2024 by igor_X

Construction is the world’s largest industry, contributing 13% of global GDP. It is also the most inefficient, least digitised and most polluting industry. Now AUAR has begun rolling out an ingenious end-to-end solution based on its micro-factory.

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Chinese Automaker Deploys 94 AMRs at Beijing Assembly Plant
Curated from www.assemblymag.com - April 21st, 2024 by igor_X

BEIJING—Chinese automotive OEM Xiaomi Automobile Co. has successfully deployed 94 autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at its assembly plant here.

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Mercy Hospital surgeon teaches high school students world of robotic surgery
Curated from www.cbsnews.com - April 21st, 2024 by igor_X

A unique experience for high school students, taking a step into the world of robotic surgery. Mercy Hospital hosted students to learn the ins and outs of the future of surgical medicine.

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Care home residents react to robot pets
Curated from www.bbc.com - April 21st, 2024 by igor_X

A care home in Derby introduces responsive robot pets to provide comfort to its residents.

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Robots cook up meals in new autonomous, AI-powered restaurant
Curated from baynews9.com - April 21st, 2024 by igor_X

Robots serve up meals in autonomous, AI-powered restaurant

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Labor costs, shortage, increasing reliability: Why we're seeing more robots inside plants
Curated from www.dailyitem.com - April 21st, 2024 by igor_X

Long used mostly for the “dull, dirty and dangerous” tasks in manufacturing, robots are increasingly considered “desirable” amid rising labor costs and shortages, strike risks and the need for flexibility

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US military stages first ever human versus robot dogfight
Curated from www.dailymail.co.uk - April 21st, 2024 by igor_X

A manned F-16 was put up against the X-62A VISTA (Variable In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft) above Edwards Air Force Base in California last September.

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Creator movie showcasing robots you’ve never heard of
Curated from cosmosmagazine.com - April 21st, 2024 by igor_X

The 2023 film The Creator uses old footage of robots from the 1950s, and viewers probably don’t even notice.

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New Talking Security Camera Has Robot Gun to Shoot People With Teargas
Curated from futurism.com - April 21st, 2024 by igor_X

A Slovenian startup plans to make robotic home security cameras that can yell preset threats at intruders and shoot them with teargas.

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Video Friday: SpaceHopper
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - April 20th, 2024 by igor_X

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

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Undergraduates to design robots for Appalachia’s challenges at WVU summer research program
Curated from www.wvnews.com - April 19th, 2024 by igor_X

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — Starting this summer, undergraduate students will perform hands-on, cutting-edge robotics research that solves real-world problems in Appalachia while working in the five robotics labs at

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Moxi, healthcare robot created in Austin, completes 500k deliveries
Curated from cbsaustin.com - April 19th, 2024 by igor_X

Diligent Robotics' AI-powered Moxi robots assist nurses in 30+ hospitals, handling menial tasks like deliveries, saving time and reducing burnout.

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When senior living robots become trusted confidants
Curated from www.mcknightsseniorliving.com - April 19th, 2024 by igor_X

The study's lead author, Yuhang Hu, a PhD student at Columbia Engineering in Hod Lipson’s lab. Credit: John Abbott/Columbia Engineering Imagine a resident

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Uber- and Nvidia-backed Serve Robotics ends Nasdaq debut down 22%
Curated from siliconangle.com - April 19th, 2024 by igor_X

Uber Technologies Inc.- and Nvidia Corp.-backed sidewalk delivery robots company Serve Robotics Inc. made its debut on the Nasdaq today, and unfortunately for investors, it wasn't a great debut as sha

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Video: Bio-inspired aquatic robot shoots through the water like a penguin
Curated from newatlas.com - April 19th, 2024 by igor_X

Penguins are fast, fantastic swimmers, so why not make an underwater robot inspired by them? That's just what German underwater tech company EvoLogics has done, with its new-and-improved Quadroin AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle).

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A humanoid robot is on its way from Mobileye founder | TechCrunch
Curated from techcrunch.com - April 19th, 2024 by igor_X

Mentee Robotics hasn’t been in stealth, exactly. The Israeli firm caught a small wave of press at the tail end of 2022, following Tesla’s initial humanoid

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Engineers design spider-like robot that may be used to explore caves on Mars
Curated from techxplore.com - April 19th, 2024 by igor_X

A team of roboticists and mechanical and aeronautical engineers at Stanford University has developed a spider-like robot for possible use in exploring caves or lava tubes on Mars. In their paper published ...

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Using sim-to-real reinforcement learning to train robots to do simple tasks in broad environments
Curated from techxplore.com - April 19th, 2024 by igor_X

A team of roboticists at the University of California, Berkeley, reports that it is possible to train robots to do relatively simple tasks by using sim-to-real reinforcement learning to train them. In ...

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San Diego County high school robotics teams compete for the world championship in Houston
Curated from www.kpbs.org - April 19th, 2024 by igor_X

The FIRST Robotics World Championships are being held in Houston this week, with nine local teams traveling to Texas to compete.

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Robots can make jobs less meaningful for human colleagues | TechCrunch
Curated from techcrunch.com - April 19th, 2024 by igor_X

Much has been (and will continue to be) written about automation’s impact on the jobs market. In the short-term, many employers have complained of an

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Make robots hairy
Curated from www.theverge.com - April 19th, 2024 by igor_X

Long, flowing locks, please.

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Non-Destructive Robotic Disassembly of EV Batteries
Curated from www.azorobotics.com - April 18th, 2024 by igor_X

Researchers from the UK presented a robotic platform designed to automate the non-destructive disassembly of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (EV) battery packs. By employing industrial robots equipped with various end-effectors and sensors, the platform efficiently extracts battery modules while pre...

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Does the future of boxing lie in humans versus robots? Possibly
Curated from www.newscientist.com - April 18th, 2024 by igor_X

Feedback pores over new research that suggests "robot-human boxing" would reduce brain injuries by reducing the number of live opponents involved

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