Electronics Tech Culture Boston Dynamics unveils impressive all-electric Atlas robot A generational leap in humanoid robotics By Shawn Knight, April 17, 2024, 1:27 PM 13 comments
Electronics Tech Culture Farewell, Atlas: Boston Dynamics says goodbye to its iconic robot with highlights and bloopers reel Making way for a successor? By Rob Thubron, April 17, 2024, 6:15 AM 7 comments
Electronics Industry Amazon exec: robots and automation will enhance, not replace, human jobs But then he would say that By Rob Thubron, April 12, 2024, 9:19 AM 17 comments
Electronics iRobot redefines value with the new sub-$300 Roomba Combo Essential A successor to the Roomba 600 Series By Shawn Knight, April 4, 2024, 10:59 AM
Electronics Industry More robotic vessels are putting to sea for all manner of reasons Some of these ships only need 16 people to handle tasks that would require 40 or 50 in a conventional vessel By Erika Morphy, March 11, 2024, 5:21 PM
Electronics Elon Musk unveils new footage of Tesla's Optimus robot showing improved mobility and speed Will it be ready for shipping next year? By Rob Thubron, February 27, 2024, 10:20 AM 32 comments
AI Industry AI startup 'Figure AI' scores $675M from Bezos, Nvidia, and others to advance humanoid robots Investors see serious potential in these bots to ease labor woes By Zane Khan, February 25, 2024, 2:57 PM 14 comments
Space Electronics Mini robots and remote surgery offer new solutions for medical emergencies in space One small rubber band cut, a great leap for (space) surgery By Alfonso Maruccia, February 19, 2024, 7:46 AM
Electronics Car Tech BMW will add humanoid robots to its manufacturing plants, raising concerns over potential job losses Starting in Spartanburg, South Carolina By Rob Thubron, January 23, 2024, 9:48 AM 7 comments
Industry Tech Culture Elon Musk issues ultimatum to Tesla: give me more shares or AI and robotics development stops Musk wants 25% of the EV giant By Rob Thubron, January 17, 2024, 5:19 AM 55 comments
Electronics AI Meet LG's multitasking, pet-sitting, AI-powered home robot: more helper, less Terminator An assistant and a companion, apparently By Rob Thubron, December 29, 2023, 10:21 AM 8 comments
Industry Car Tech Tesla factory robot attack on employee highlights company's worker safety issues One out of every 21 workers at the Austin factory were injured last year By Rob Thubron, December 28, 2023, 7:58 AM 30 comments
Electronics Tech Culture Maker of Amazon's warehouse robots insists they won't replace humans Press X to doubt By Rob Thubron, December 27, 2023, 6:51 AM
Tech Culture Electronics Robots will soon roam South Korea's sidewalks But they will need a proper license and legal insurance against incidents By Alfonso Maruccia, November 20, 2023, 7:37 AM
AI Electronics China sets sights on mass-producing advanced humanoid robots by 2025 The plan might not be as unrealistic as it sounds By Rob Thubron, November 6, 2023, 10:17 AM
Electronics Tech Culture US Marines show off rocket launcher-carrying robot dog in demo video You can buy the weaponless version from Amazon for $5,000 By Rob Thubron, October 20, 2023, 6:15 AM
Electronics Industry Amazon introduces humanoid robots to its warehouses, assures workers their jobs are safe Another step closer to a fully autonomous warehouse? By Rob Thubron, October 19, 2023, 10:55 AM 19 comments
Tech Culture AI Working with robots and AI could lead to human complacency, a.k.a. "social loafing" Why work hard when a machine can pick up the slack? By Rob Thubron, October 19, 2023, 8:09 AM
Tech Culture Beyond Gundam: Japan's $2.7 million real-life mech robot is available for preorder "I wanted to create something that says, 'This is Japan'" By Rob Thubron, October 5, 2023, 9:11 AM
AI Science Researchers use AI to design a walking "robot" in seconds What exactly is a robot, anyway? By Shawn Knight, October 4, 2023, 10:38 AM
Electronics Researchers design remote robots to isolate and mute speech in crowded rooms Wireless speaker array could also enhance smart home speakers By Daniel Sims, September 22, 2023, 6:06 AM
Tech Culture Electronics A Japanese city is using avatar robots in classrooms to tackle student absenteeism Not quite Avatar the movies, but still pretty cool By Rob Thubron, September 7, 2023, 9:59 AM 7 comments
Science Space CalTech's autonomous drone that can fly, roll, and walk might be the next Mars rover NASA is testing the RC-sized bot while the research team designs a more powerful full-sized version By Cal Jeffrey, August 31, 2023, 2:51 PM
Electronics This humanoid robot can fly an airplane simply by reading the instruction manual A more advanced version of autopilot? By Shawn Knight, August 24, 2023, 1:12 PM
AI Google Google's new RT-2 AI model allows robots to figure out how to complete tasks without training The new model "can speak robot" and better understand its surroundings By Alfonso Maruccia, July 31, 2023, 1:52 PM