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Typically, when we want to tell a robot where to go, we either pre-program a route or drive it around with some kind of gamepad or joystick controller. [Robotcus] decided …read more Continue reading Voice Controlled Rover Follows Verbal Instructions To Get Around
This charmingly Japanese robot acts as a gaming buddy, taking the other controller and playing against you while chatting about what’s happening on screen. It’s designed to stave off loneliness, and teach increasingly isolated gamers to be social.Conti… Continue reading AI robot buddy aims to teach gamers social skills
Figure’s Brett Adcock claimed a “ChatGPT moment” for humanoid robotics on the weekend. Now, we know what he means: the robot can now watch humans doing tasks, build its own understanding of how to do them, and start doing them entirely autonomously.Con… Continue reading Figure’s humanoid can now watch, learn and perform tasks autonomously
Though we’re still waiting for full-throttle robot servants to help around the home, we can at least employ automated vacuum cleaners to keep floors looking fresh. Samsung is steaming into CES 2024 to offer a first look at a brand new robovac and mop.C… Continue reading Samsung’s latest robot vacuum cleaner steams away stubborn stains
Once upon a time, the poor humans of the past had to lug around suitcases and trunks with their own arms. Then, some genius figured out that you could just …read more Continue reading Infrared Following Robot Built As Proof-of-Concept For Autonomous Luggage
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch, written by Brian Heater: Back in mid-September, a pair of Massachusetts lawmakers introduced a bill “to ensure the responsible use of advanced robotic technologies.” What that means in the simplest a… Continue reading Massachusetts Lawmakers Mull ‘Killer Robot’ Bill
A four-legged robotic dog called HOUND has demonstrated an unprecedented level of agility and speed, clocking the fastest 100-meter dash ever achieved by a quadruped robot and setting a new Guinness World Record in the process.
Category: Robotics, Technology
Tags: Robot, Quadruped, World Records, World’s Fastest, KAIST, Guinness
Continue reading Robo-dog sets new 100-meter sprint Guinness World Record
Tesla has completely overhauled its humanoid robot. The Optimus Gen 2 is 10 kg (22 lb) lighter, 30% faster, a lot smoother and more capable, and it looks much more human in the way it moves. It’s also got new hands and feet, and some of Elon’s style.Co… Continue reading Tesla’s Optimus Gen 2 humanoid: A lot more Model S than Cybertruck
Five years after founding Atari in 1972, Nolan Bushnell started work on a chain of pizza restaurants with singing animatronic robots and videogames — called Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre. While 600 of the restaurants still operate today, “… Continue reading Animatronic Robots Make Their Last Stand at Atari Founder’s ‘Chuck E. Cheese’
The Atlantic writes:
Failing a CAPTCHA isn’t just annoying — it keeps people from navigating the internet. Older people can take considerably more time to solve different kinds of CAPTCHAs, according to the UC Irvine researchers, and other resea… Continue reading Are CAPTCHAs More Than Just Annoying?