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

Video: $16,000 humanoid robot ready to leap into mass production

China’s Unitree Robotics is a relatively recent entry in the general-purpose humanoid robot space, but its $16,000 G1 model is already proving itself to be quite the performer. So much so that the company has now revealed a version that’s ready for mas… Continue reading Video: $16,000 humanoid robot ready to leap into mass production

Video: Google robot paddles human table tennis competitors

Using heaps of data, Google trained a table-tennis-playing robot to take on human competitors and get better as it did so. The results were impressive and represent a leap forward in robotic speed and dexterity. It also looks really fun.Continue Readin… Continue reading Video: Google robot paddles human table tennis competitors

Figure redesigns its humanoid robot from the ground up for slick new F.02

California-based robotics outfit Figure has today announced its second-generation humanoid robot, which is initially being aimed at production lines in commercial settings, but the company is promising a bipedal butler in our homes in the near future.C… Continue reading Figure redesigns its humanoid robot from the ground up for slick new F.02

Water-skimming Ocean-of-Things bugbots run on bacteria-powered fuel cells

Researchers have prototyped sensor-packed robot bugs that mimic biological digestive systems to meet energy needs, employ a Janus interface for a steady supply of nutrients and move on the water’s surface like a water strider.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Water-skimming Ocean-of-Things bugbots run on bacteria-powered fuel cells

Supercon 2023: Jesse T. Gonzalez Makes Circuit Boards That Breathe and Bend

Most robots are built out of solid materials like metal and plastic, giving them rigid structures that are easy to work with and understand. But you can open up much …read more Continue reading Supercon 2023: Jesse T. Gonzalez Makes Circuit Boards That Breathe and Bend

Watch: Vacuum-footed robot dog cleans up the beach

This nifty little quadruped robot has been trained to seek and eliminate litter by researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology, using a vacuum cleaner backpack with nozzles strapped to its ankles.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTag… Continue reading Watch: Vacuum-footed robot dog cleans up the beach

World’s fastest brick-laying construction robot lands on American shores

A robotic truck equipped with a 105-ft (32-m) telescopic boom arm has just journeyed from Australia to Florida. Now the construction robot will get busy churning out up to 10 houses in a bid to become the employee of choice for building entire communit… Continue reading World’s fastest brick-laying construction robot lands on American shores

Better-performing prosthetic foot replicates the bones of the real thing

Imagine if one (or both) of your feet couldn’t conform to uneven walking surfaces, or flex to spring you forward with each step. That’s what it’s like for most people who have prosthetic feet, although an experimental new foot could change that.Continu… Continue reading Better-performing prosthetic foot replicates the bones of the real thing

GR-1 humanoid takes a multi-camera approach to the world around it

Instead of equipping its sharp-looking GR-1 general purpose humanoid with a full next-gen sensor suite including such things as radar and LiDAR, Fourier Intelligence’s engineers have gone vision-only.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: … Continue reading GR-1 humanoid takes a multi-camera approach to the world around it