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How Industrial Robot Safety Was Written In Blood
It was January 25th of 1979, at an unassuming Michigan Ford Motor Company factory. Productivity over the past years had been skyrocketing due to increased automation, courtesy of Litton Industry's industrial robots that among other things helped to…
For brain surgery patients, a robot could be the key to faster recovery
When Dr. Homoud Aldahash started the three-hour process of removing a tumor about the size of a walnut from a patient's brain, it was an experience unlike any other in his 25 years as a neurosurgeon. It wasn't Aldahash's gloved hands slicing…
Robotics build path from rural Kenya to world stage
LAIKIPIA, Kenya: Jeremiah Kithinji had never touched a computer before he finished high school. A decade later, he is teaching robotics, and even took a team of rural Kenyans to the World Robotics Olympiad in Singapore. In a classroom in Laikipia…
Boston Dynamics acknowledges safety risks in humanoid robots
A senior engineer at Boston Dynamics admitted Friday that humanoid robots carry inherent risks and uncertainty, saying that limiting unpredictability is the most effective way to ensure safe interaction between humans and machines. Speaking in…
This Video of Hilariously Slow Robots Putting Olive Oil in a Bag Is Actually Pretty Impressive
Humanoid, a UK-based robotics company, may have just created the most hypnotically slow, mind-bendingly boring video of autonomous humanoid robots performing mundane tasks since the current era of humanoid robot hype began. And that's not a bad…
Faraday Future Pretends It Makes Humanoid Robots Now, Too
According to the press release, the credulous rubes who might spend real company funds on these things will have three options to choose from: the FF Futurist, which the 'company' bills as a 'full-size professional humanoid;' the FF Master, a…
Website lets AI rent HUMAN bodies & you'll be 'paid to do tasks' as robot minion
YOU can now rent your body to AI overlords to carry out tasks in exchange for quick cash, a new service promises. Like something from a dystopian sci-fi novel, a website says it allows you to “get paid when AI agents need someone in the real…
Samsung Teases Ultra Robot Vacuum As U.S. Models Disappear
It looks like Samsung is preparing the launch of its first Ultra-branded robot vacuum, coinciding with the quiet removal of its existing robot vacuum lineup from the U.S. market. The South Korean company recently released a short teaser video for…
This 6-Fingered Robot Hand Crawls Away From Its Own Arm
Imagine a robotic hand that not only mimics human dexterity but completely reimagines what a hand can do. Researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed something that looks like it crawled…
'We are cooked': Watch humanoid robots practice kung fu with monks at China's Shaolin Temple
2 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google Artificial intelligence continues to evolve rapidly, with robots entering spaces once considered uniquely human. A recent example from China has drawn widespread attention online: humanoid…
Morning Minute: Are Humans Ready to Work for Robots?
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack. Crypto majors fall hard overnight; BTC goes…
Luxembourg's R3 Robotics raises €20m to recycle critical raw materials from EVs
A Series A funding round provided €14m of the total. A Luxembourg-founded robotics company will use new total funding of €20m to scale its automated disassembly of electric vehicles for preservation and recycling of valuable materials…
The Humanoid Robot Delusion
It's a bold thing to say at a moment when the world's richest man is offloading his struggling AI and social media company to surging SpaceX, but the craziest thing Elon Musk did in recent days may have been deciding to go all-in on Tesla's Optimus…
Eufy launches new robot vacuum with 5-in-1 docking station - at a much lower price than previous models
Eufy has launched a new robot vacuum cleaner just weeks after the highly anticipated Eufy Omni S2. The new Eufy C28 features a 5-in-1 docking station, 15,000Pa of suction and Eufy's anti-tangle DuoSpiral brush – designed to pick up dust and…
Denise Coates donates £12m to make Royal Stoke UK's largest robotic op centre
Bet365 chief executive Denise Coates' charity has made a massive £12 million donation to make Stoke the Royal Stoke University Hospital the UK's largest robotic surgery centre. The news comes as the Royal Stoke has passed a major milestone in…
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