Collaborate Disseminate
Astro is leaving its job to spend more time with family. From a report: Amazon informed customers and employees Wednesday morning that it plans to discontinue its Astro for Business program, less than a year after launching the robot security guard for… Continue reading Amazon Discontinues Astro for Business Robot Security Guard To Focus on Astro Home Robot
Nearly six months ago, Figure announced its gleaming silver humanoid robot had got its first job working at a BMW manufacturing plant. It’s been training up for the occasion, and new video shows how far this general-purpose worker has come.Continue Rea… Continue reading Video: Figure 01 humanoid trains for its first job assembling BMWs
Biocomputing is one of the most bizarre frontiers in emerging technology, made possible by the fact that our neurons perceive the world and act on it speaking the same language as computers do – electrical signals. Human brain cells, grown in large num… Continue reading ‘Brain-in-a-jar’ biocomputers can now learn to control robots
After a successful proof-of-concept pilot in 2023, Agility recently announced that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with GXO Logistics, Inc. to start using Digit robots in GXO’s warehouses.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: A… Continue reading Agility’s humanoid robots are now handling Spanx
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CBC News: A device federal public servants call “the little robot” began appearing in Gatineau office buildings in March. It travels through the workplace to collect data using about 20 sensors and a 360-degree … Continue reading Public Servants Uneasy As Government ‘Spy’ Robot Prowls Federal Offices
Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, “These ol’ human faces just aren’t expressive enough?” Perhaps what you need is the Qudi Mask 2, a gadget that lets you wear all your emotions on your robot-screen head while, if you wish, hiding your ide… Continue reading Bizarre digital mask guarantees people will keep their distance
“Police and search and rescue forces worldwide are increasingly using robots to assist in carrying out their operations,” writes Interesting Engineering. “Now, the Dutch police are looking at employing AI-powered autonomous robot dogs in drug lab raids… Continue reading Dutch Police Test AI-Powered Robot Dog to Raid Drug Labs
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) showcased a remote-controlled robot on Tuesday that will retrieve small pieces of melted fuel debris from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant later this year. The robot, developed by Mitsubish… Continue reading A Robot Will Soon Try To Remove Melted Nuclear Fuel From Japan’s Destroyed Fukushima Reactor
Will Major League Baseball games use “automated” umpires next year to watch pitches from home plate and call balls and strikes?
“We still have some technical issues,” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday. NBC News reports:
“We haven’t made… Continue reading Technical Issues’ Stall MLB’s Adoption of Robots to Call Balls and Strikes
Have you ever wished for an automaton that can get the party started, raise the roof, and all that? You’ll want to meet [DJ Pfeif]’s Flippin Rhobot, then. He’s a …read more Continue reading Hype Robot Rocks Out With The Twitch Chat