Collaborate Disseminate
[Christopher Helmke] is doing fantastic work in DIY systems for handling small hardware like fasteners, and that includes robotic placement of hardware into 3D prints. Usually this means dropping nuts …read more Continue reading Embed Hardware Into 3D Prints, But Not In The Way You’re Thinking
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
Clone Robotics is going to impressive lengths to make sure its “intelligent androids” will have some of the most human-like hands in the business, and watching the way their hydraulic “muscles” move under a transparent skin is absolutely hypnotic.Conti… Continue reading Clone gets deep into the uncanny valley with its lifelike robotic hand
Robot pets have been a sci-fi staple for decades, and in recent years we’ve seen a glut of them finally hit the market, with varying success. The latest is Loona, a quite advanced-looking bot with a lot of tricks up its sleeves and a personality straig… Continue reading Pet robot Loona looks straight out of a Disney movie
iRobot has rolled out its first entry in the world of vacuum and mopping combination robots with what it says is the most advanced system of its type. The newly introduced Roomba Combo j7+ features a retractable mop head that swings up and out of the w… Continue reading First 2-in-1 Roomba vacuums, mops, and keeps your carpet dry
Engineers at MIT have added a new ability to existing flying robots – they can now glow when they flap their wings. Inspired by fireflies, this fluorescence could help with communication or tracking of the tiny, lightweight robots.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Robotic fireflies light up with every flap of their wings
This clever robotic EV charger will find a parking spot, reserve it for you, then sit behind you to charge your EV, cheerfully displaying ads all the way as another revenue stream for carpark operators. It’s a nifty idea, but we do wonder how Ziggy wil… Continue reading Ziggy the robotic EV charger will save you a park and blast ads at you
This clever robotic EV charger will find a parking spot, reserve it for you, then sit behind you to charge your EV, cheerfully displaying ads all the way as another revenue stream for carpark operators. It’s a nifty idea, but we do wonder how Ziggy wil… Continue reading Ziggy the robotic EV charger will save you a park and blast ads at you
If you say “jump” I say “how high?” – and a new robot from UC Santa Barbara says “over 100 ft (30 m).” The research team says that’s higher than anything else has ever jumped, be it robot or animal, thanks to a unique design that multiplies its stored … Continue reading Springy robot jumps higher than any other robot or animal
We’ve just come across [Bithead]’s amazing, robotically-automated mashup of miniature golf and Connect Four, which also includes an AI opponent who pulls no punches in its drive to win. Connect …read more Continue reading Amazing “Connect Fore!” Robot Challenges Your Putting Practice