The Seeing Eye Dog V2.0 is shaping up as a gamechanger

An important new iteration of the robotic seeing eye dog was shown to the world this week, when Glasgow University showed off RoboGuide, an AI-powered quadruped for visually impaired people. The future for robotic canine assistants looks not just comme… Continue reading The Seeing Eye Dog V2.0 is shaping up as a gamechanger

Shock video shows Atlas robot training for automotive work

It’s a shock video because Atlas is unboxing and racking shocks – sorry about that. But it’s also a shock because Atlas has always been a humanoid robotics research platform, not a commercial product – and this new video has us wondering.Continue Readi… Continue reading Shock video shows Atlas robot training for automotive work

OpenAI and Figure join the race to humanoid robot workers

The jarring emergence of ChatGPT has made it clear: AIs are advancing at a wild and accelerating pace, and they’re beginning to transform industries based around desk jobs that typically marshall human intelligence. They’ll begin taking over portions o… Continue reading OpenAI and Figure join the race to humanoid robot workers

Atlas robot takes a major leap in perception and object manipulation

Boston Dynamics continues to astound us with progress on Atlas, its humanoid robot. In a new video, Atlas goes to work on a construction site, showing off some fascinating new abilities, spiced up with some acrobatics that’d get most of us sacked.Conti… Continue reading Atlas robot takes a major leap in perception and object manipulation

Boston Dynamics and other firms pen open letter against weaponized robots

As robots from Boston Dynamics and the like continue to find more widespread applications, concerns are growing around their misuse. In a bid to prevent the spread of killer robots in society, a group of robotics companies have published an open letter… Continue reading Boston Dynamics and other firms pen open letter against weaponized robots

Hyundai launches $400-million Boston Dynamics AI institute

The Hyundai Motor Group bought a controlling share in Boston Dynamics for US$800 million back in 2020, impressed by the potential of its array of world-leading humanoid, quadrupedal and other robots. Now it’s investing half that again to develop AI.Con… Continue reading Hyundai launches $400-million Boston Dynamics AI institute

Hyundai launches $400-million Boston Dynamics AI institute

The Hyundai Motor Group bought a controlling share in Boston Dynamics for US$800 million back in 2020, impressed by the potential of its array of world-leading humanoid, quadrupedal and other robots. Now it’s investing half that again to develop AI.Con… Continue reading Hyundai launches $400-million Boston Dynamics AI institute