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Most robots walk like they’ve soiled themselves; this one walks with a crazy amount of personality. Disney is getting very good at combining the art of character animation with the science of bipedal robotics, and the results are … adorable.Continue … Continue reading Disney’s super-cute new bipedal robot demonstrates the power of style
Researchers have developed a prototype robot that is able to perform a breast examination and sense lumps that may indicate cancer. While still in the early stages, they say their robot could improve the likelihood of catching breast cancer early.Conti… Continue reading Your next breast exam could be performed by a robot
As Tesla’s Optimus robot shows off new capabilities in pick ‘n’ place sorting and one-legged yoga balancing, Singaporean company Fourier Intelligence has released new video showing the production process for its super-strong GR-1 humanoid.Continue Read… Continue reading Fourier and Tesla show off impressive humanoid robot progress
We are living at the dawn of the general-purpose robotics age. Dozens of companies have now decided that it’s time to invest big in humanoid robots that can autonomously navigate their way around existing workspaces and begin taking over tasks from hum… Continue reading Toyota upends robot learning: New AI masters complex tasks in hours
Agility Robotics is well into construction of a 70,000-sq-ft (6,503-sq-m) facility in Salem, Oregon, with the capacity to produce more than 10,000 units per year of the company’s Digit humanoid robot – which will work alongside humans on the factory fl… Continue reading “World’s first humanoid robot factory” will ship Digits in 2024
Most robots use electric actuators, but this little fella packs a lot more punch. Researchers have created a new type of minuscule combustion engine that gives this tiny frog robot explosive leaping abilities, as well as fine movement control.Continue … Continue reading Soft micro-combustion actuators unlock explosive robot motion
The robot revolution began long ago, and so did the killing. One day in 1979, a robot at a Ford Motor Company casting plant malfunctioned—human workers determined that it was not going fast enough. And so twenty-five-year-old Robert Williams was asked to climb into a storage rack to help move things along. The one-ton robot continued to work silently, smashing into Williams’s head and instantly killing him. This was reportedly the first incident in which a robot killed a human; many more would follow.
At Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 1981, Kenji Urada died in similar …
Although robotic lawnmowers have come a long way, many still require users to lay down perimeter wires and clear the lawn of any obstacles. Such is not the case with the Neomow X, though, as it utilizes LiDAR SLAM technology.Continue ReadingCategory: A… Continue reading Neomow X uses LiDAR SLAM smarts to robo-mow your lawn
[Ivan Miranda] isn’t afraid to dream big, and hopes to soon build a 3D printed giant robot he can ride around on. As the first step towards that goal, he’s …read more Continue reading Big 3D Printed Hand Uses Big Servos, Naturally
While the concept of automotive “autopilots” are still in their infancy, pretty much any aircraft larger than an ultralight will have some mechanism to at least hold a fixed course …read more Continue reading Next-Gen Autopilot Puts a Robot at the Controls