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Australia’s robotic submarine program is a year ahead of schedule as the government takes delivery of the first Ghost Shark Extra-Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (XL-AUV) prototype, with three more to follow next year.Continue ReadingCategory: Milita… Continue reading Ghost Shark: The huge stealth advantage of autonomous submarines
No one loves a useless robot more than we do here at Hackaday. But if anyone does it might be [ARC385] with her Bug Bite Bot. A true engineering marvel, …read more Continue reading A Buggy Entry in the Useless Robot Category
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers have developed H2O – Human2HumanOid – a reinforcement learning-based framework that allows a full-sized humanoid robot to be teleoperated by a human in real-time using only an RGB camera. Which begs the ques… Continue reading How blue-collar workers will train the humanoids that take their jobs
They’re AI warehouse robots.
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Apple is reportedly seeing robotics as a new growth opportunity, and the company could be exploring a smart home robot and a new tabletop device with a robotic arm.
The post Report: Apple is Exploring Smart Home Robots After Giving Up on Car Plans appe… Continue reading Report: Apple is Exploring Smart Home Robots After Giving Up on Car Plans
A supersonic drone that will be propelled by a revolutionary new engine has taken to the skies for the first time. When Venus Aerospace’s aircraft does go supersonic on a later date, it will be powered by a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE).Cont… Continue reading Video: Supersonic drone flies with revolutionary detonation engine
Migo Robotics’ Ascender is the world’s first stair-climbing robotic vacuum cleaner and floor mop. People certainly seem to like the idea, as its just-launched Kickstarter campaign has already racked up almost $2 million in pledges.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Going up! Migo Ascender robo-vac is the first to climb and clean stairs
Hobby servos are great, but they’re in many ways not ideal for robotic applications. The good news is that [Adam] brings the latest version of his ServoProject, providing off-the-shelf servos …read more Continue reading Vastly Improved Servo Control, Now Without Motor Surgery
Braille is a method of physical writing used to allow humans to read by touch — most commonly used as a substitute for printed text by those who may be …read more Continue reading Robot Can Read Braille Much Faster Than Humans With New Sensor
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