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Meghan Daley: Shaping the Future of NASA's Robotic Simulations
During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we celebrate the thousands of employees living with disabilities who contribute to NASA's mission. By sharing their stories, we highlight the impact people with disabilities have on our…
The Evolving Role of Mobile Robots in Modern Industry
In the rapidly advancing world of robotics, mobile robots are playing a transformative role across various industries. Unlike traditional stationary robots, mobile robots offer flexibility, enabling them to perform tasks in dynamic environments.
Robots will build houses in 'micro factories' To tackle US shortage
✓ Link copied to clipboard! Robots housed in 'micro factories' will be part of a push for housing production across the Midwest, amid a shortage in the U.S. that has become a key election issue. The new technology, supplied by U.K. robotics…
The best robot vacuums on a budget for 2024
If vacuuming is your least favorite chore, employing a robot vacuum can save you time and stress while also making sure your home stays clean. While once most robo-vacs landed on the higher end of the price spectrum, that's not the case anymore.
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Uber partners with ex-Yandex self-driving group for robotaxis and robot delivery
Uber expanded its cohort of autonomous vehicle partners today with the addition of Avride, formerly known as Yandex Self-Driving Group. The companies signed a “multiyear” agreement in which Uber customers can take rides and accept…
Exclusive: ETH Zurich spinoff Voliro's flying robots save lives, but don't tell its CEO
We have only touched the surface of what drones can do and how ubiquitous they will become. This is also true in industry, where they have the potential to replace human labor in risky activities such as inspection at height. Swiss startup Voliro…
Boris regrets not sacking 'homicidal robot' Cummings over Barnard Castle debacle
Boris Johnson has branded his former chief of staff Dominic Cummings as “weird” and compared him to a “homicidal robot” as he blamed him for his downfall as prime minister. In his new autobiography Unleashed, the Mr…
We hacked a popular robot vacuum - and could watch live through its camera
The largest home robotics company in the world has failed to fix security issues with its robot vacuums despite being warned about them last year. Without even entering the building, we were able to silently take photos of the (consenting) owner of…
The Download: training robots with gen AI, and the state of climate tech
Now, researchers from Stephen James's Robot Learning Lab in London are using image-generating AI models for a new purpose: creating training data for robots. They've developed a new system, called Genima, that fine-tunes the image-generating AI…
AI-generated images can teach robots how to act
“You can use image-generation systems to do almost all the things that you can do in robotics,” he says. “We wanted to see if we could take all these amazing things that are happening in diffusion and use them for robotics…
US Army testing roll out of gun-mounted robot dogs in Middle East
Our mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth. Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda. The US Army is testing robot dogs mounted…
Standard Bots is training robots to 'think' for themselves - and maybe even wash dishes
Standard Bots is building and training robots to think for themselves with artificial intelligence — and it could bring more manufacturing to the US in the process. The Long Island-based company is early to apply AI to robotics and one of…
'The Wild Robot': from idea to the big screen
Audiences around the globe gathered in darkened theaters on Sept. 27 to experience the captivating world of “The Wild Robot.” As the screen illuminated with a stunning palette of blue and gray, viewers were transported into a…
3Laws nabs $4.1M in seed funding to make autonomous robots safer to operate
3Laws Robotics Inc., a company that makes safety solutions for autonomous robotics systems, today announced it raised $4.1 million in seed funding led by TenOneTen with participation from the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund. The company's…
Uber Expands Robot Delivery and Robotaxi Offerings With Avride
Uber has launched a partnership with delivery robot/autonomous vehicle maker Avirde. The collaboration will launch in the coming weeks in Austin, letting Uber Eats customers get their food delivered by Avride's sidewalk robots, per a Thursday (Oct.
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