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Canada's farms are turning to robotics for efficiency and the employment gap
Canada's agricultural sector is often discussed in terms of land, weather and commodities. Increasingly, however, it should also be understood through the lens of automation. Robotics is moving from novelty to necessity on Canadian farms, driven by…
Robots in the orchard: How automation is reshaping greenhouse horticulture in Canada
The quiet revolution underway in modern agriculture is not taking place in open fields, but within orchards and controlled-environment greenhouses. Here, robotics is moving from experimental curiosity to operational necessity. Driven by labour…
Ukraine's war robots are surging into the kill zone
KYIV REGION, Ukraine — Near the front lines in eastern Ukraine, a routine supply run can be a death sentence. Mines, artillery, and drone-saturated skies have expanded the kill zone, threatening soldiers carrying food or ammunition to troops…
This week in PostMag: a glimpse of tomorrow today, from singing robots to global sci-fi attractions
Around the half-year mark is typically a good time to pause, revisit and reflect on the past six months, to take stock of our personal and professional progress. I like to imagine it as sitting in the middle carriage of an MTR train, where, if you…
The Thinnest Robot Vacuum Roborock Has Ever Made Packs 22,000 Pa and Is $600 Off
Roborock's Saros 10R is the thinnest robot vacuum the brand has ever built, and for early Prime Day it is also the most aggressively priced. The Saros 10R is down to $999, off its $1,599 list price for a $600 discount that lands it at its record…
The Sashimi robot is real and it doesn't fumble at slicing and dicing
Robots can pick up boxes, sort packages, and screw in bolts without breaking a sweat. Some of them can even walk and run like humans. Hand one a floppy, slippery piece of raw salmon, though, and everything starts falling apart. A team at the…
I let robot-trainers clean my apartment for free. It was unsettling, but I got over it.
I let an AI startup film every inch of my apartment. That's a privacy nightmare — and yes, I did suitably hide all my personal items before they arrived. But, as a 23-year-old living in New York on a journalist's budget, I'm not exactly…
Clean Up On These Early Prime Day Robot Vacuum and Mop Deals
It's almost Prime Day, which means the temperature is heating up on discounts all across Amazon. From TVs to home security, Amazon's big day is already slashing price tags in half, which is great if you need a hand in some overdue spring cleaning.
The Global X Robotics & AI ETF (BOTZ): A Solid Way to Play Robotics
The Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (NASDAQ:BOTZ) is the largest pure-play robotics fund in the U.S. market, holding roughly $3.54 billion in net assets across foreign-listed automation giants, U.S. AI chipmakers, and surgical…
Robotics start-ups in Europe take on Chinese giants
Humanoid robots able to perform tasks from grape harvesting to welcoming visitors were front and center at France's Vivatech trade fair, with European firms looking to fill niches beyond what dominant Chinese giants can offer. French company…
Prime Day dropped this robot vacuum-mop to its lowest price since release
A good robot vacuum can cost a pretty penny, but during Prime Day there are deals aplenty. The DEEBOT X12 OmniCyclone is the vacuum-mop combo you need, and right now it's a massive $400 off, bringing it down to its lowest price since its release.
VLC creator turns attention to robots, raises $5 million for real-time device platform
Most people know VLC Media Player as the free video player with the iconic orange traffic-cone logo. Now, its lead developer, Jean-Baptiste Kempf, is building technology for a very different future: one filled with robots, drones, and AI-powered…
Making mind reading possible: Invention allows amputees to control a robotic arm with their mind - Ya Libnan
Researchers have created a device that can read and decipher brain signals, allowing amputees to control the arm using only their thoughts. A University of Minnesota research team has made mind-reading possible through the use of electronics and…
Cops axe 'useless' £100k robot officer after it makes zero arrests in 10 months
An £100k robo-police officer has been given the sack after less than a year in the job, with many suggesting that his less than stellar record was the reason for his canning. The tragic DubBot, as the automated official was named, has become…
Elephant Trunk's Hidden Design Could Inspire a New Generation of Soft Robots
The elephant's trunk is one of the animal world's most formidable facial appendages; it is capable of tearing a tree limb from its base and, moments later, carefully lifting a single blade of grass. Now, this combination of strength and precision…
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