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Robots can never rule the world - Why?
What would the world be like if intelligent robots ruled it? The human race has been defeated and is now working for robots without pay. The human resistance to robots still persists in a few pockets all over the world, but these pockets are…
Soft Robotics Hack Chat
Join us on Wednesday, October 27 at noon Pacific for the Soft Robotics Hack Chat with Ali Shtarbanov ! By this point in technological history, we've all been pretty well trained in how to think about robots. Designs vary wildly, but to achieve…
Drawing Robot Creates Portraits Using Pen, Paper And Algorithms
Although the market for hand-drawn portraits largely collapsed following the invention of photography, there's something magical about watching an artist create a lifelike image using nothing but a pencil, some paper, and their fine motor skills.
Omron to invest in Techman Robot, a unit of Taiwan's Quanta
TOKYO -- Japanese electronics manufacturer Omron is investing in Techman Robot, a manufacturer of collaborative robots in Taiwan and a subsidiary of Quanta Computer. Omron will acquire a 10% stake in Techman, a leader in the field of collaborative…
Fabric raises $200M at an$1B+ valuation for robotics-based fulfillment tech to help e-commerce players compete with Amazon
Amazon continues to be the 800-pound gorilla in the room for companies in the retail sector. Today, a startup called Fabric, which is building technology to help those other retailers — big and small — compete more squarely against…
Posture-Fixing Robot Uses Tiny Helping Hand as a Reminder
For the legions of us who work at desks day in and day out posture problems can be a real pain in the derrière. Various gadgets out there address this issue by constantly reminding their users to sit up right, but they too can be a pain…
The key to AI supremacy might be banning killer robots
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Here are some of the cutest robots ever created
(Pocket-lint) - We've come a long way since the mechanical bots of Batteries Not Included, Short Circuit and other classic 80s science fiction. Possibly to make them more palatable for a home audience, especially if they're designed to live…
NASA announces Lunabotics Junior Contest to design moon robots
NASA has announced a new contest open to students in grades K-12 in public and private schools around the country, as well as homeschooled children. The contest is called the Lunabotics Junior Contest and seeks input from students to design a robot…
Tom Hanks on Having Only a Dog and a Robot as Co-Stars in 'Finch
Tom Hanks is heading into the post-apocalyptic future in his new sci-fi drama, Finch. As a lone scientist in a desolate world, Hanks' titular character has very few options when it comes to comrades. In this exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette…
Desperate for workers, restaurants turn to robots - ET Retail
When Florida gave restaurants the green light to reopen indoor dining earlier this year, restaurateurs like Carlos Gazitua were euphoric. They hoped it would resuscitate their businesses, many of which were on life-support after the shutdown. But…
Robots are coming to deliver food on campus at NC A&T
GREENSBORO – Don't look now but in the near future a fleet of 20 autonomous robots will be making food deliveries across the NC A&T campus. In a deal announced Monday with Starship Technologies – founded by two of Skype's early…
'Hacks' Co-Creators Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs Team With Genevieve Aniello For 'Hot Robot' AI Comedy
EXCLUSIVE: Hacks co-creators Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello are taking to market the first project following their multiple Emmy wins for the HBO Max comedy series. Hot Robot, a half-hour genre comedy written by Genevieve Aniello (The Other Two…
Behold, the Worm Blob and Its Computerized Twin
In the wild, a worm blob looks like any other mud ball lolling around the bottom of a pond. But if you poke an unassuming worm blob, it will respond in a way a mud ball never would, wriggling out into a noodly shape that a Pastafarian might mistake…
USD 7.07 Bn growth in Logistics Robots Market 2021-2025 | Driven by Good ROI offered by Logistics Robots | Technavio
The market is fragmented, and the degree of fragmentation will accelerate during the forecast period. ABB Ltd., Alstef Group, Clearpath Robotics Inc., Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., KION GROUP AG, MIDEA GROUP, OMRON Corp., Teradyne Inc., Toshiba…
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