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Gecko Robotics lands the largest U.S. Navy robotics deal yet
The U.S. Navy has inked its largest robotics deal yet as the military branch looks to use robots to keep up with its fleet maintenance. Gecko Robotics, a Pittsburgh-based company that makes robots and sensors for inspecting large industrial assets…
Factory Paying Human Worker to Watch Robot Worker All Day
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech One of the newest roles emerging in the fast-growing robotics sector isn't in engineering or software: it's babysitting. New reporting by the Wall Street Journal documented the…
Robot firefighters enter burning buildings first
When firefighters arrive at a major blaze, they often face the same problem. They have to walk into danger without knowing exactly what is inside. Smoke hides everything. Floors may be unstable. Toxic gases can build up quickly. Even experienced…
Pittsburgh robotics company lands a $71 million defense contract
Loosararian said Gecko's robots have multiple capabilities, including swimming, flying, and scaling critical infrastructure for use in the energy and military sectors. The latter includes robots that use sensors and a camera, which can move the…
South Korea's KOSME opens robotics demonstration hub in Boston
SEOUL, March 17 (UPI) -- The Korea SMEs and Startups Agency, or KOSME, said the the state-run institute has established a demonstration hub in Boston to support Korean companies developing AI-powered robotics technologies. SME is short for small…
CMR Surgical Advances Physical AI to Support the Future of Robotic Surgery with NVIDIA
Cambridge-based surgical robotics company contributes majority of surgical data to world's largest open healthcare robotics dataset Cambridge, UK and San Jose, California – 16 March 2026, CMR Surgical (“CMR”), the global…
Just Eat's delivery robots spark concern after dog incident
Alex Seabrook,Local Democracy Reporter New delivery robots have sparked safety concerns after a councillor's dog was almost run over. Over the past month, JustEat has launched a new trial using small wheeled robots to deliver food to customers…
Just Eat's delivery robots spark concern after dog incident
Marcus Boothe, Bristol and Alex Seabrook, Local Democracy Reporter New delivery robots have sparked safety concerns after a councillor's dog was almost run over. Over the past month, JustEat has launched a new trial using small wheeled robots to…
Kakao Mobility robot deliveries boost hotel efficiency, sales
March 16 (Asia Today) -- Kakao Mobility said Sunday that its robot-based hotel delivery service has significantly improved operational efficiency and boosted revenue at participating hotels. The company said it partnered with autonomous robotics…
With Robotics Innovation Center, CMU and Hazelwood Partners Sustain Community Collaborations
The Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Innovation Center (RIC) hummed with energy on Monday as it partnered with Hazelwood Local to host a family-friendly open house. The event, on the heels of the RIC's opening celebration last month, showcased…
Robot Goes Berserk in California Restaurant, Dragged Away by Staff After Smashing Tableware
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Humanoid robots are rapidly gaining hype, from battlefields to the factory floor. But there are clear growing pains when it comes to sharing spaces with our new automaton friends.
Memories AI is building the visual memory layer for wearables and robotics
Shawn Shen believes that AI will need to remember what it sees in order to succeed in the physical world. Shen's company Memories.ai is using Nvidia AI tools to build the infrastructure for wearables and robotics to be able to remember and recall…
Robot dogs priced at $300,000 a piece are now guarding some of the country's biggest data centers
It's a scene straight out of a science fiction show: robot dogs. Think K9 from the sci-fi series Doctor Who, or Goddard from the cartoon Jimmy Neutron. Now, robot dogs are standing guard for tech companies, patrolling the massive data centers…
U.S. Navy Levels Up: New Robot Swarms Tackle Maintenance Crisis
Our United States Navy's ships are big, complex machines. As such, they take a lot of maintenance and repair to keep them in fighting trim, and in recent years, the backlog of those necessary tasks and repairs has increased. That's a problem…
Scientists built a tickle robot to solve one of biology's strangest mysteries
When I walk into my laboratory on weekday mornings, it is not unusual to hear uncontrollable shrieks of glee or fits of giggles. Laughter is not traditionally thought of as the noise of neuroscience, but my research group is somewhat unusual. In…
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