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Because sloths move very slowly – when they move at all – they burn relatively few calories, thus requiring little food. Scientists have now applied that principle to a sluggish but energy-efficient robot, known appropriately enough as the Sl… Continue reading Sloth-inspired robot saves power by taking things slow
Headlamps are certainly handy when it comes to engaging in night-time outdoor activities, but some models do have their limitations. The Spanish-designed Carbi is designed to address those problems, plus it has a few interesting bonus feature… Continue reading Carbi aims to light up the world of headlamps
If you’ve perused our website over the past several days, then you’re doubtless aware that we attended the International Conference on Robotics and Automation last week in Montreal. It was a fantastic event, and we’re pleased to now present w… Continue reading In photos: Rascally robots and kindred contraptions, at ICRA 2019
There are already swim-tracking wearables such as watches, that track basic data such as the number of pool-lengths swum. Toronto-based TritonWear is taking things considerably further, however, with its just-announced Triton 2 – the device t… Continue reading Swim wearable uses AI to track and improve performance
Although we’ve been seeing a lot of robots that are designed to deliver packages to peoples’ homes, most of those bots are stymied by houses’ front steps. Tokyo-based Amoeba Energy is developing a solution, in the form of a tracked robot that… Continue reading Soft-bodied robot could soon be climbing up to your door
Although fishing from a boat can be way more effective than casting from the shore, many anglers don’t want to tow a motorboat behind their vehicle, or mount a kayak on its roof. That’s where the KingFisher comes in. It’s a modular fishing tr… Continue reading Modular trimaran kayak does the splits for transport
Several years ago, California-based Willow Garage introduced a two-armed wheeled robot known as the PR2. It was designed for use in robotics research, but unfortunately the company has since gone out of business. Quebec-based Kinova Robotics has stepped in to fill the gap, however, with its Movo.
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If you like unsettlingly animal-like robots, then you’re probably already familiar with Boston Dynamics’ SpotMini. Well, it’s now in for some competition. Last week at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Chinese manufacturer Unitree Robotics showed off its Laikago quadruped.
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Continue Reading Unitree’s Laikago joins the growing robo-dog pack
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Starting at the end of next year, some of Vienna’s walk-light push-buttons will be disappearing from the city’s pedestrian crossings. Instead, a new system will be trialled, that uses cameras and computers to visually detect when people wish … Continue reading Smart pedestrian crossing system forgoes buttons for cameras
You might think that most new robots are designed to head off into factories or other workplaces, but the fact is that many of them are made to be used in the lab, by robotics developers. That’s the case with EVE r3, although its successor ma… Continue reading Norwegian robot is made to help scientists – and seniors