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The 3 Very Best Robot Vacuums for Pets
Last year, my household went from having two small dogs who hardly shed to five dogs. Between the dirt they track in after going outside, the fur the larger three shed, and the occasional turf war that leaves my floors covered in pee, things easily…
I've Tested More Than 20 Robot Vacuums. These Are the Best.
Robot vacuums can clean up your house or apartment, even when you're not at home — no effort necessary on your part, unless you count pushing a button (and since they can work on a schedule, you don't really even need to do that). Using…
Trump opts for trade talks over tariffs for robotics, industrial machinery
For the second time this month, the president directed cabinet officials to negotiate over imports deemed a threat to U.S. commerce and security by a Section 232 probe. This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback.
KRAFTON Presents Ludi 0.2 for Robots but Publishes No New Scores
KRAFTON, Inc. said its subsidiary Ludo Robotics presented Ludi 0.2, an updated robot intelligence system, at UC Berkeley on Oct. 30, describing gains in human interaction but releasing no scores for the version. The company says the update improves…
Rivian CEO: Robotics Is Progressing Much Faster Than You Think
Generalizable robot skills. Mind Robotics uses transformer-based models to give industrial robots broad motion skills, so a robot told to clean a surface or pick up a credit card works out the movements on its own. Factory-first economics. Rivian…
Krafton-backed Ludo Robotics releases robot intelligence model designed around human intent - SiliconANGLE
Ludo Robotics Inc., a subsidiary of major South Korean video game publisher Krafton Inc., today debuted Ludi 0.2, a robotics artificial intelligence system built to understand people and interact with them in the physical world. Headquartered in…
Stirling hernia patient among trio to reflect on success of robotic treatment
Revolutionary robotic surgery helped three patients in NHS Forth Valley secure vital treatment more quickly and this week they reflected on the difference it made to their lives. Michael Cavin from Stirling was one of the first patients to be…
Armored caterpillars offer robot designers lessons in crossing slippery glass
Animals have long been one of the primary sources of inspiration for robotics researchers. This is because they rely on sophisticated biological mechanisms and locomotion strategies that could be artificially reproduced in robots to equip them with…
Inside a Nashville garage, vintage robot rock stars get a second act
When you walk into the Howell family's Hermitage garage, all eyes — more than 16 — are on you. And none of them are human. The animatronics will put on a Halloween show Saturday, when the family expects to hand out 3,000 pieces of…
Tesla is set to open reservations for its Optimus robot later this year
Tesla is expected to open customer reservations for its new humanoid robot, Optimus, in early December. It will be the first time consumers can get on the waiting list for the unproven yet highly anticipated technology. The robots likely wouldn't…
The best of Equip Expo 2026: battery snow throwers, turn-free robot mowers, and one-battery yards
Every October, the outdoor power industry packs into Louisville, Kentucky, for Equip Expo. This year's show ran October 20 to 23, drew close to 30,000 registrants, and spread across more than a million square feet indoors plus a 30-acre demo yard…
Fast Feature Field: The missing link between event cameras and robot vision
For decades, event cameras, which emulate the biological retina by continuously monitoring changes in light intensity, have promised to revolutionize how robots perceive the world by allowing them to react faster and operate more reliably than…
The Sequence Robotics - Issue #962: Rhoda AI and Robots That Predict Their Next Move
TL;DR Rhoda AI is betting that predicting short sensory futures can organize robot behavior, with a separate inverse dynamics model turning each predicted future into movements. Its September scaling report ties better video prediction to stronger…
DJI adds new privacy setting to its robot vacuums that keeps your personal data private
DJI has introduced a new Local Data Mode setting designed to give its robot vacuum users greater privacy. It disconnects the DJI Home app from the internet, ensuring user data is stored and processed locally on the device rather than in the cloud.
The company behind 'PUBG' wants to bring video game AI into the real world
The robotics industry wants humanoids to become part of everyday life, taking on work in homes and offices. Billions of dollars are flowing toward machines capable of increasingly complex physical tasks. The humanoid robot maker Figure raised more…
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