Electronics AI Meet Neo Beta: Your new, slightly creepy humanoid robot home assistant The robot's vision and movement can be taken over by a human operator if needed By Jimmy Pezzone, August 31, 2024, 12:03 PM 22 comments
Hardware Electronics Unitree's $16,000 G1 could become the first mainstream humanoid robot So agile, it can put the best human athletes to shame By Zo Ahmed, August 28, 2024, 2:16 PM 23 comments
Electronics Tech Culture Towering patrol bot deployed in Atlanta after brief New York subway stint The 420-pound AI sentinel is designed to monitor crime hotspots By Zo Ahmed, August 26, 2024, 7:39 AM 13 comments
Electronics Tech Culture Meet ADAM, the advanced robotic bartender pouring drinks for Texas Rangers fans Perfecting pours with robotic precision By Zo Ahmed, August 26, 2024, 5:19 AM
Electronics Science Hair-thin battery from MIT could power autonomous micro-robots Zinc-air batteries are smaller than a grain of sand By Skye Jacobs, August 25, 2024, 9:16 AM
Electronics Car Tech Tesla is hiring Optimus robot trainers: earn $48 per hour for wearing motion-capture suits and VR headsets Applicants must meet specific height and fitness requirements By Rob Thubron, August 19, 2024, 9:13 AM
Apple Electronics Apple is developing a $1,000 tabletop robotic arm equipped with an iPad-style display A futuristic smart home command center By Rob Thubron, August 15, 2024, 8:38 AM
Electronics Tech Culture "Robot dogs" to join Ukraine's efforts in high-risk military missions The technology is expected to have a significant impact on operations against Russian invaders By Alfonso Maruccia, August 12, 2024, 12:44 PM 13 comments
Science Space Transformers get real: this origami bot can morph into over 1,000 shapes They could be used as habitats and deployable, configurable space robots By Zo Ahmed, August 12, 2024, 10:19 AM
AI Google Watch Google's DeepMind robot play table tennis against human players Even skilled players enjoyed the robotic challenge By Zo Ahmed, August 11, 2024, 4:25 PM
Security Electronics Ecovacs robot vacuums can be hijacked remotely to spy on you Hacked machines can even propagate the attack to other nearby robots By Zo Ahmed, August 10, 2024, 12:04 PM
Science Electronics Robots can now train themselves with new "practice makes perfect" algorithm Mastering the art of sweeping and clearing out trash By Zo Ahmed, August 9, 2024, 10:08 AM
Electronics Tech Culture From surveillance to denial-of-service: How DHS' new Neo robot dog will change raids The robot takes out IoT devices By Rob Thubron, July 25, 2024, 5:18 AM
AI Car Tech Tesla Optimus robots will soon help the company build its electric vehicles Corporations and the affluent will be the first customers By Alfonso Maruccia, July 24, 2024, 4:04 PM
AI Car Tech Vayu Robotics introduces Lidar-free delivery drone powered by an AI foundation model Will AI algorithms turn robotic delivery drones into a common sight on urban streets? By Alfonso Maruccia, July 24, 2024, 1:12 PM
Electronics iRobot Roomba Combo 2-in-1 features a self-cleaning mop Support for Matter smart home standard is coming later this year By Shawn Knight, July 23, 2024, 1:17 PM
Science Scientists design miracle fabric that turns rigid at the push of a button A potential gamechanger for improving mobility in Parkinson's patients By Zo Ahmed, July 22, 2024, 6:58 AM
Tech Culture Science Two remote submersibles sink to the abyss to take 3D scans and 65K images of the Titanic In addition to scientific and surveying duties, the crew will install a memorial for their mate lost in the Titan disaster By Cal Jeffrey, July 17, 2024, 2:52 PM 7 comments
Industry AI Xiaomi unveils new autonomous smart factory that operates 24/7 without human labor Pumping out 10 million phones per year By Rob Thubron, July 11, 2024, 5:15 AM 15 comments
Science Tech Culture Researchers repurpose algae as horses by having them pull micro-chariots The cells could one day help transport pollutants or nutrients in water By Zo Ahmed, July 10, 2024, 12:07 PM
Electronics Security Amazon shuts down its Astro business robot with an eye on expanding the household version There was likely not enough demand to justify the costs By Skye Jacobs, July 5, 2024, 8:16 AM
Electronics Tech Culture Japan's latest Gundam-style giant robot takes on railway maintenance duties Giant robots need a day job, too By Rob Thubron, July 4, 2024, 6:53 AM
Science Electronics Mind-controlled bionic leg enables amputees to move more smoothly and naturally Helping amputees almost glide up stairs By Zo Ahmed, July 3, 2024, 9:41 AM
Science Hardware "Breakthrough" robot with lab-grown "human brain" promises advancement in brain-computer interfacing Early tests with low-intensity ultrasound show significant improvement in neural network formation By Cal Jeffrey, July 2, 2024, 4:59 PM
Electronics Tech Culture MIT is designing a robot to bag your groceries at the supermarket Humans might still be better at some tasks By Shawn Knight, July 1, 2024, 12:53 PM 12 comments