New Robots To Explore New Areas Of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant

During a press event on January 23rd, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) demonstrated two new robots at the mock-up facility at Japan Atomic Energy Agency’s Naraha Center for Remote Control …read more Continue reading New Robots To Explore New Areas Of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant

Robot dinosaurs let loose to demonstrate hunting techniques

Scientists have long puzzled over why some dinosaurs had feathers and wings long before they evolved the ability of flight. Experiments with a robot dinosaur may now have revealed the answer – they used them for hunting.Continue ReadingCategory: Scienc… Continue reading Robot dinosaurs let loose to demonstrate hunting techniques

Attention, multitaskers – scientists create a belly-controlled third arm

There have doubtless been times when you’ve had both hands full, and wished that you had a third arm. Well, scientists have discovered that a robotic third arm can in fact be quite easily controlled via movements of the diaphragm muscle.Continue Readin… Continue reading Attention, multitaskers – scientists create a belly-controlled third arm

Figure’s humanoid robots are about to enter the workforce at BMW

Figure has signed its first commercial deal, and is sending its general-purpose humanoid robots off to start real-world work at BMW’s manufacturing plant in South Carolina. Founder and CEO Brett Adcock talks us through this rubber-meets-road moment.Con… Continue reading Figure’s humanoid robots are about to enter the workforce at BMW

Busted: Elon Musk admits new Optimus video isn’t what it seems

Elon Musk has Xeeted out a video of Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot folding a t-shirt – which would be great, but then followed up with a second Xeet clarifying that the video is far less impressive than it looks – after being called out by observers.Co… Continue reading Busted: Elon Musk admits new Optimus video isn’t what it seems

Housekeeping robot quickly learns a range of autonomous chores

Stanford and Google DeepMind researchers have presented an open-source housekeeping robot, and trained it relatively quickly to sauté shrimp, rinse out pans, put pots away in a kitchen cabinet, and clean up wine spills – but it has greater ambitions.Co… Continue reading Housekeeping robot quickly learns a range of autonomous chores

Figure’s humanoid can now watch, learn and perform tasks autonomously

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

Hypershell exoskeleton aims to liberate adventure from human limits

One of the most outlandish Kickstarter projects of 2023 is about to spawn a product series meant to create a new breed of superhuman outdoor adventurer. The Hypershell Omega motored onto Kickstarter last March as a real wild card, a wearable set of AI-… Continue reading Hypershell exoskeleton aims to liberate adventure from human limits

US Navy receives first long-range robotic submarine

The US Navy has taken delivery of its first giant robotic submarine. Boeing’s Extra Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV), also known as “Orca,” has completed acceptance tests including extensive surface and underwater trials.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading US Navy receives first long-range robotic submarine