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Unitree Unveils Fearsome Bodyguard Robot
Surely the robots that've been heavily marketed with all kinds of martial arts stunts would never be designed for violent ends, right? We're less certain than ever. On Wednesday, China's Unitree released a teaser for its new…
Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorable Microduck robots, 20,000 sell
Earlier this week, a video of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang playing with a flock of waddling Microducks during his keynote at the company's GTC Berlin conference went viral. The robots, stomping their little feet and making tiny R2-D2 noises, sat, fell…
Pennsylvania law requires delivery robots to yield to pedestrians, yet protester still faced arrest
Most people see a food delivery robot rolling down the sidewalk and simply walk around it. But one Philadelphia woman decided she wasn't moving. She stood directly in front of an Uber Eats delivery robot, refusing to let it continue. Police…
Intel gets waiver after worries fuzzy US ban on foreign-made robots may hit fabs
US chip champion Intel was so confused by the US government ban on foreign-made robots that it requested and received a waiver “out of an abundance of caution.” The tech company wanted to make sure that it could continue using certain…
Lasers, Robots and AI: The Fight to Save Salmon Goes High-Tech
This is an edition of The Future of Everything newsletter, a look at how innovation and technology are transforming the way we live, work and play. If you're not subscribed, sign up here. Deep in Norway's ocean fjords, AI cameras, robots and lasers…
Mori the Mushroom Robot Offers Company Without Saying a Word
A mushroom with glowing eyes is an easier sell for my nightstand than a miniature humanoid. OKA's Mori takes that approachable shape and gives it a specific job: offering a little company and a reason to pause, without making another screen the…
Flexible robot arms learn to predict their next move
A robot arm that bends like an elephant's trunk can slip into tight spaces and handle fragile objects. Controlling it is harder because its smooth bending makes its next move hard to predict. Researchers have now developed a method that keeps…
The beginning of The Matrix': Unitree is developing an AI system that will let humanoid robots self-improve - and Tesla should be worried
It's an exciting time in robotics, with a lot of progress in a short space of time: these machines are getting better and better at carrying out tasks, navigating around the world, and interacting with people, and making fewer and fewer glaring…
Gritt Robotics brings AI-assisted robotics to bolster shrinking solar workforce
Robots are most effective in laboratories or controlled environments, such as a factory floor. When robots are required to automate tasks outdoors, the range of applications narrows with the number variables encountered. For this reason…
Dyson R2 Nurovi review: The robot vacuum that's won me over in some ways, but not others
It's safe to say I was pretty excited when Dyson 's new robot vacuum cleaner lineup launched last month. This was not only because three models arrived at once, but also because they all came with different features, requirements and price points…
Long Beach Medical Center Offers Robotic Shoulder Surgery
Long Beach Medical Center — Site of First ROSA Shoulder Replacement Google Street View Surgeons at MemorialCare Orthopedic & Spine Institute at Long Beach Medical Center performed their first robot-assisted shoulder replacement on October…
Great Neck's Rebel Robotics earns award and Optimum sponsorship
A high school robotics team was recognized for its community partnership and received financial support for its upcoming competition season at a technology industry summit. Members of South High School's Rebel Robotics Team No. 2638 attended the…
Arbe Robotics (NASDAQ:ARBE) Stock Price Down 1.6% - Here's Why
Shares of Arbe Robotics Ltd. (NASDAQ:ARBE - Get Free Report) fell 1.6% during mid-day trading on Friday. The stock traded as low as $0.4250 and last traded at $0.4319. 752,256 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 40% from the…
Congress and bureaucrats try to catch up AI, with predictable results
“It's my worry that in 6-12 months such a swarm could be capable of taking over the entire internet with a persistent botnet (potentially causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage), and that the scale of damage would continue to…
AI fever ignites a boom in thematic ETFs as fund managers hunt for their next big hit
The runaway success of the artificial-intelligence trade has left investors hungry for the next big market theme. Wall Street fund managers are happily obliging with a flurry of new targeted products, helping investors invest in everything from the…
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