Watch: Flat out fast two-legged robot designed like a Velociraptor

The fastest any human has ever run on record was Usain Bolt. He was clocked at a ridiculously quick 27.79 mph (44.72 km/h) when he ran a 9.58-second 100-meter dash. Two-legged robots can run even faster, and it looks really weird.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Watch: Flat out fast two-legged robot designed like a Velociraptor

Watch: Incredibly versatile active ball-joint gear is mind-bending

At its core, this system developed at Yamagata University in Japan uses a “simple” cross-spherical gear paired with a monopole gear to control pitch, roll, and yaw. Essentially, the same full range of movement you’d see in a rotator cuff (the shoulder)… Continue reading Watch: Incredibly versatile active ball-joint gear is mind-bending

$599 robot mower handles tough terrain with RTK and cruise control

It’s a competitive field when it comes to robot mowers, but this one may be a cut above most, with a pleasing price point, supreme weather detection, lawn mapping and a host of other features that mean you won’t have to keep watch over it as it goes ab… Continue reading $599 robot mower handles tough terrain with RTK and cruise control

$599 robot mower handles tough terrain with RTK and cruise control

It’s a competitive field when it comes to robot mowers, but this one may be a cut above most, with a pleasing price point, supreme weather detection, lawn mapping and a host of other features that mean you won’t have to keep watch over it as it goes ab… Continue reading $599 robot mower handles tough terrain with RTK and cruise control

Neo Beta humanoid unveiled ahead of limited rollout to people’s homes

Back in February, Norway’s 1X showed off the progress it had made with its pick-and-place workplace humanoid, Eve. Now the OpenAI-backed company has released video footage of its latest prototype, a bipedal butlerbot named Neo Beta.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Neo Beta humanoid unveiled ahead of limited rollout to people’s homes

Fungus learns to drive in “biohybrid” robots

Autonomous vehicles are said to be safer than human drivers – but would you trust a mushroom behind the wheel? A new kind of “biohybrid” robot moves in response to signals from the nervous system of a fungus.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, Technolo… Continue reading Fungus learns to drive in “biohybrid” robots

Window-cleaning robots hang out in New York for world-first deployment

A 45-story office tower in New York has become the first in the world to deploy the Ozmo automated window cleaning system, where a platform dangled from the roof is home to robots that spritz the glass 3x faster than human cleaning crews.Continue Readi… Continue reading Window-cleaning robots hang out in New York for world-first deployment

Engineers building a jet-powered flying humanoid for disaster response

Imagine that you’re injured on a remote mountain path but have managed to contact emergency rescue. The first to arrive on the scene could be a small humanoid robot wearing a jetpack if Italian research bears fruit.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, T… Continue reading Engineers building a jet-powered flying humanoid for disaster response

Watch: Humanoid homebot tackles impressive array of household chores

A few short months after Chinese startup Astribot released jaw-dropping video footage of its humanoid helper, the company has now unveiled a launch video for the S1 – which shows the bot making waffles, feeding the cat, serving tea and shooting hoops.C… Continue reading Watch: Humanoid homebot tackles impressive array of household chores

Cleaning robots keep soldiers from chemical and biological contamination

Nobody wants to go anywhere near chemical or biological weapons, so the US Army is testing a robotic Autonomous Equipment Decontamination System that can decontaminate military vehicles exposed to such nastiness without putting soldiers at risk.Continu… Continue reading Cleaning robots keep soldiers from chemical and biological contamination