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
AI Electronics A creepy collective of nine AI robots showcased at UN news conference There's the uncanny valley, and then there are these... things By Alfonso Maruccia, July 10, 2023, 9:17 AM
Electronics Caltech's M4 bot can transform to achieve eight modes of motion Roll, walk, or fly, this bot can do it all By Shawn Knight, June 28, 2023, 1:26 PM
Hardware AI ChatGPT just designed its first robot, kind of Chatbots are useful, but not smart enough to replace human engineers By Adrian Potoroaca, June 9, 2023, 3:29 PM
AI Electronics Robot chef can learn recipes by watching food videos Deep learning could make deploying automated kitchens cheaper and easier By Adrian Potoroaca, June 5, 2023, 12:51 PM
AI Electronics ChatGPT integration brings speech to Spot the robot dog Cute or terrifying? By Rob Thubron, April 26, 2023, 8:08 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture Electronics NYPD brings back the Digidog robot dog, two years after tearing up its contract with Boston Dynamics "The NYPD is turning bad science fiction into terrible policing" By Rob Thubron, April 12, 2023, 8:34 AM 7 comments
Science Scientists say advancements in human augmentation could give us robotic arms, wings, or tentacles I, for one, look forward to taking on Spider-Man By Rob Thubron, March 3, 2023, 5:20 AM 10 comments
Science Electronics Researchers develop a robotic "finger" to securely scan the human body No need for troublesome x-rays, ultrasounds or CT scanning devices anymore? By Alfonso Maruccia, February 21, 2023, 2:26 PM 7 comments
Electronics Raspberry Pi-powered exoskeleton makes walking faster and easier An extra spring in your step By Shawn Knight, January 30, 2023, 12:53 PM 16 comments
Electronics First AI-powered robot lawyer won't be used in court due to jail threats Objection! By Rob Thubron, January 26, 2023, 10:16 AM 13 comments
Science Scientists create robot that can alternate between solid and liquid states "John Connor?" By Rob Thubron, January 26, 2023, 5:20 AM
Tech Culture Electronics Boston Dynamics' new Atlas video shows how the robot could help construction workers Amazing or scary? By Rob Thubron, January 19, 2023, 5:15 AM 11 comments
Electronics Hotels are turning to automation to cope with unfilled positions Robots are doing jobs humans are no longer interested in By Shawn Knight, December 26, 2022, 11:00 AM 14 comments
Electronics Quadruped robot with magnetic feet can climb walls and traverse ceilings Marvel is designed to make maintenance jobs safer By Shawn Knight, December 16, 2022, 3:35 PM
Electronics San Francisco supervisors pivot 180 degrees on their decision to allow killer robots Last week they voted 8-3 for using lethal robotic force, while this week the vote was 8-3 to ban the tactic By Cal Jeffrey, December 7, 2022, 1:36 PM 11 comments
Electronics San Francisco green lights SFPD rule allowing robotic lethal-force "This is not [like] Robocop." Not yet, anyway By Cal Jeffrey, November 30, 2022, 3:32 PM 9 comments