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A 20-foot robot
The 20' metal sculpture by artist Scott Nichols will be officially unveiled at 5:45 p.m. Thursday, prior to the opening ceremonies of the Pittston Tomato Festival. The digital sign was installed on Friday to complete the sculpture. Tony Callaio |…
The Final DLC For 'Super Robot Wars Y' Was A Lot Of Fun
The Gundam Calibarn was added as part of the latest DLC set. Now that the final DLC set for Super Robot Wars Y is out, I've had time to play and finish it. It was a lot more fun than I was expecting. This DLC coincides with the game's last free…
HSG-Backed Robotera Is Said to Mull HK IPO as Robot Tech Booms
Robotera, a Chinese robotics startup backed by HSG and CDH Investments, is planning an initial public offering in Hong Kong, people familiar with the matter said, as a growing number of companies in the industry look to go public. Beijing Robot Era…
Nvidia executive to visit LG Electronics robotics hub on Tuesday
Madison Huang, a senior director at Nvidia and the daughter of CEO Jensen Huang, is scheduled to visit LG Electronics's robotics hub in Korea later this week, industry sources said Monday. During the visit scheduled for Tuesday, Huang plans to hold…
Robots aren't coming for your jobs, our workplace rules are
Few issues involve as much friction for unions as artificial intelligence, which is viewed by the labour movement as an existential threat to workers' livelihoods and rights. Unions are fighting for a “ down payment” on the…
The Cleaning Robot That Knows When a Bathroom Needs It
Public restrooms have, for the longest time, been a design afterthought. They get built, they get scheduled for cleaning twice a day, and everything that happens in between is considered someone else's problem. Nobody glamorizes it. Nobody puts it…
Humanoid robots could patrol southern border, CEO pitches, as futuristic technology moves closer to reality
Humanoid robots capable of autonomously navigating rugged terrain and detecting people could eventually join federal agents patrolling the southern border, with one U.S. robotics company telling Fox News Digital it has already demonstrated the…
Talk to the Hand: Why the Robot Revolution Lies In Its Fingers
The biggest obstacle to a robot takeover of the world lies not in artificial intelligence but in the dexterity of their hands, writes Satyen K. Bordoloi It is 2015. We are at the inaugural Amazon Picking Challenge in Seattle, Washington, where a…
Nvidia CEO's daughter to visit LG factory for robotics talks
Madison Huang, the eldest daughter of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and the chipmaker's senior director of product marketing for omniverse and robotics, will visit LG Electronics' humanoid robot data factory in Seoul on Tuesday for talks on robotics…
Unitree's new humanoid robot jumps 2 meters, hits 12.66 m/s to break human records
Photo: Courtesy of Unitree Robotics Unitree Robotics unveiled a new humanoid robot capable of a 2-meter standing vertical jump and a top speed of 12.66 meters per second, surpassing human records in both the standing high jump and running despite…
Does the Aiper Scuba V3 Robot Get Smarter Over Time with AI?
For the first time at Aiper, a pool-cleaning robot is equipped with a front-facing camera supported by artificial intelligence that considers previous cleaning sessions. With the introduction of the Scuba V3, the brand sets a unique goal: to create…
Global factory floors now host 4.6 million robots running at once, while annual installations have more than doubled in a single decade, and the one number that shows how far America is still trailing in the race it helped start
Something crossed a threshold inside the world's factories last year, and most people who work in offices, shops, and warehouses had no idea it happened. The count of industrial robots running simultaneously on factory floors worldwide passed 4.6…
Tiny Boats and Flying Robots Can Now Be Powered by Sound
The simple physics that makes a bottle hum when you blow across its opening has inspired a new way to power tiny robots. Researchers have used sound to propel miniature boats and even microscopic flying machines without conventional motors.
Goldman Sachs picks China stocks poised to benefit from a new wave of AI-related hardware exports
China has entered a new phase of exporting artificial intelligence-related hardware, creating 'globally relevant export winners,' Goldman Sachs analysts said. Its analysis found companies with market opportunities ranging from $12 billion to $212…
Travis Kalanick says he wouldn't do 'anything different' about the missed Uber-Lyft acquisition
Uber and Lyft were just not meant to be, says Travis Kalanick. In an Andreessen Horowitz interview released on Friday, the former Uber CEO said he has no regrets about how he handled a potential acquisition of Lyft. 'I wouldn't do anything…
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