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Travis Kalanick launches a new company called Atoms focused on robotics
Uber founder Travis Kalanick has a new company called Atoms focused on robotics that, according to its website, will operate in the food, mining, and transportation industries. Kalanick is rolling his existing ghost kitchen company, CloudKitchens…
'Pokémon Go' players have been unknowingly training delivery robots
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Nearly a decade ago, Pokémon Go turned the real world into a digital scavenger hunt, with virtual creatures hiding in plain sight. The early augmented reality smartphone app…
Ex-Uber CEO Kalanick Debuts Plan for 'Gainfully Employed Robots'
Uber Technologies Inc. co-founder Travis Kalanick has launched a new venture that will focus on creating “gainfully employed robots” for the food, mining and transport industries. Kalanick is transforming his real estate company, City…
Remote robot surgery removes cancer 1,500 miles away
Cancer surgery often requires patients to travel to the specialist. This time, the specialist came to the patient. Doctors at The London Clinic remotely guided a robotic system to remove a man's prostate cancer from 1,500 miles away. The patient…
Cornish pupils build Lego robots to solve engineering problems
Hundreds of Cornish schoolchildren have been combining coding and Lego building skills to solve engineering problems in a competition. Some 450 primary school pupils were challenged to use Lego robots they had built to complete a series of missions…
Cornish pupils build Lego robots to solve engineering problems
Tamsin Melville, Helston and George Thorpe, South West Hundreds of Cornish schoolchildren have been combining coding and Lego building skills to solve engineering problems in a competition. Some 450 primary school pupils were challenged to use Lego…
Mexico's massive World Cup security plans with drones, soldiers and robot dogs
Mexico's extensive World Cup security operation has been revealed in the wake of an outbreak of cartel violence in the country. Scores of people lost their lives in the country's bid to apprehend Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the infamous leader of…
Elon Musk: Tesla will increase human workforce as AI, robotics boosts productivity
As companies conduct AI-induced layoffs, Elon Musk expects to do the exact opposite at Tesla. The CEO said during the Abundance Summit on Wednesday that workforce reductions aren't in the cards for Tesla and that he expects to raise headcount…
Robot Escorted Away By Cops After Terrorizing Old Woman
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech A robot in Macau was escorted away by cops after apparently startling an old lady who was later hospitalized, according to reports from the Macau Post and the South China Morning…
More people will own a humanoid robot than a car by 2060, BofA predicts
The robot revolution won't be driven by science fiction, according to Bank of America. It will be driven by demographics. In a detailed research note, BofA Global Research projects that the global humanoid robot population will reach 3 billion…
For the forgetful among us, this robot will find everything you misplace
The team at TUM's (Technical University of Munich) Learning Systems and Robotics Lab has developed a humble-looking robot that resembles a stick on wheels with a camera on top. However, don't let the looks fool you. It might be one of the most…
HONOR Robot Phone's Launch Details Surface in a New Leak
HONOR showed off its unique Robot Phone at the MWC 2026 earlier this month. At the core of this is a unique gimbal arm, which retracts into its rear housing when not in use. At the moment, we don't have the specs of the phone, except for a 200MP…
5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: Blood-Drawing Robots, Inboxes For AI Agents, Franchised Defense Manufacturing, And More
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out our latest entry here. February was the biggest month on record for venture funding. And while the vast…
Robot-assisted system found to be feasible for diagnostic cerebral angiography
Digital subtraction angiography remains the gold standard for diagnosing cerebrovascular diseases, including intracranial aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, and arterial stenosis. However, the procedure requires operators to work under…
Canine companion insights help robots locate objects with an 89% success rate
Whether in the kitchen or on a workshop floor, robot assistants that can fetch items for people could be extremely useful. Now, a team of Brown University researchers has developed a way of making robots better at figuring out exactly which items a…
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