Collaborate Disseminate
A small research group from the University of Michigan has developed a three-legged skating/shuffling robot called SKOOTR that rolls as it walks, can move along in any direction and can even rise up to overcome obstacles.Continue ReadingCategory: Robot… Continue reading Omnidirectional tripedal robot scoots, shuffles and climbs
Humanoid robots are entering the workforce. Following in the footsteps of Figure 01 at BMW and Digit in Amazon’s R&D facility, Apptronik’s Apollo bot is helping skilled human workers build cars for Mercedes-Benz.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, Tech… Continue reading Mercedes puts Apollo humanoid to work on the production line
Lenovo probably isn’t the first brand that springs to mind if you’re on the lookout for a robot dog to patrol your warehouse, but its Shanghai innovations lab has been building bots for a few years now. The latest hasn’t been officially announced, but … Continue reading Lenovo’s six-legged robodog promises unmatched maneuverability
ANYmal is a truly remarkable robot, capable of standing and lifting things like a humanoid, or slinking around on all fours like a quadruped, with or without wheels. But what’s really surprised us now is the eerie grace it’s starting to move with.Conti… Continue reading Video: Shape-shifting ANYmal is starting to climb with cat-like grace
The Piaggio Group’s Fast Forward innovation lab has launched a self-follow rolling flat-bed robot at the Modex trade show in Atlanta. The company says that the Kilo platform is aimed at helping businesses to “augment their workforce and enhance worker … Continue reading Piaggio’s auto-following Kilo bot carts 220 lb like a robo pack mule
Custom-fit clothing is usually quite expensive, but perhaps it doesn’t have to be. MIT’s 4D Knit Dress is an example of a new type of clothing that a robot could selectively shrink to fit the wearer, perhaps right in the store.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Video: Heat-gun-toting robot could create bespoke clothing on the cheap
Tall, capable, and vaguely insectoid looking, a series of Digit robots are now moving around empty bins at an Amazon research and development facility. The trial run is the first step towards using the bots to automate repetitive warehouse processes.Co… Continue reading Video: Long, lanky humanoid robots get to work at Amazon facility
There are plenty of people who think this whole AI revolution thing isn’t what it’s cracked up to be, that it’s a storm in a teacup and another in a long list of technologies that won’t deliver on the hype. Indeed, there’s one in our team here at New A… Continue reading Post-labor economics: Will capitalism work when the robots take over?
Tending a garden is an enjoyable way to spend a sunny afternoon, but mowing the lawn is too much of a chore. Robot helpers have been on hand for decades, and the latest from Segway taps into AI for dual mapping and positioning chops.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Segway cooks AI smarts into latest mowbot for effortless lawn care
Most humanoid robots pick things up with their hands – but that’s not how we humans do it, particularly when we’re carrying something bulky. We use our chests, hips and arms as well – and that’s the idea behind Toyota’s new soft robot.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Toyota’s new soft humanoid picks things up with its whole body