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Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot can now pick car parts on its own
Boston Dynamics' robot Atlas is shown in a new video working without human assistance.
Jeremy Gan10.30.2024
The fluffiest robot of CES 2021 is back thanks to Casio
Moflin is a robotic plushie with "emotional capabilities" developed by Japanese startup Vanguard Industries.
Cheyenne MacDonald10.12.2024
Hackers made robot vacuums randomly yell racial slurs
Hackers are making robot vacuums randomly yell racial slurs. The attackers also got full control of the units.
Lawrence Bonk10.11.2024
Amazon pulls the plug on the business version of its Astro robot
After less than eight months, Amazon has discontinued the business version of its Astro security robot. Despite being “fully committed” to its home robotics division, the company has pulled the plug on the model that doubled as a security guard.
Will Shanklin07.03.2024
Boston Dynamics unveils an all-electric version of its Atlas robot
Boston Dynamics has revealed an all-electric version of its Atlas robot that looks even more dexterous and agile than previous models.
Kris Holt04.17.2024
Menteebot is a human-sized AI robot that you command with natural language
Menteebot is a human-sized robot that’s stuffed with AI bells and whistles. Users can command the bot to do their bidding via natural language prompts and it can learn new tasks.
Lawrence Bonk04.17.2024
Boston Dynamics sends Atlas to the robot retirement home
Boston Dynamics is retiring its dancing, search-and-rescue robot Atlas.
Kris Holt04.16.2024
Everything you missed at CES 2024 Day 1: Samsung and Sony dominated, as did chips and laptops
All the biggest and most surprising news out of our first news day at CES 2024.
Cherlynn Low01.10.2024
LG developed a two-legged AI-powered robot that can watch your pets for you
LG is going to debut a small bipedal AI-powered robot at CES 2024 in Las Vegas.
Malak Saleh12.28.2023
Watch an AI robot learn how to demolish humans at a marble maze game
Researchers have created an AI-powered robot they claim wipes the floor with humans at the physical marble game Labyrinth. After six hours of practice, CyberRunner finished the game faster than any previously recorded time, the researchers say.
Kris Holt12.20.2023
Agility's Digit warehouse robot understands natural language commands thanks to AI smarts
Agility Robotics shared a demo video Wednesday of one of its Digit robots upgraded with AI smarts. Although that may conjure images in your mind of sentient sci-fi machines taking over the world, the demo video reveals much more plodding, if not boring, work.
Will Shanklin12.14.2023
NVIDIA's latest AI model helps robots perform pen spinning tricks as well as humans
The robots can do nearly 30 different tasks.
Sarah Fielding10.20.2023
A food delivery robot's footage led to a criminal conviction in LA
Serve Robotics, a partner of Uber Eats, provided LAPD with footage from one of its robots after an attempted theft. The robot was able to get away on its own.
Cheyenne MacDonald09.28.2023
These flying origami-inspired robots change shape in mid-air
Scientists at the University of Washington have developed flying robots that change shape in mid-air. The solar-powered bots have a distinctive look that resembles origami.
Lawrence Bonk09.28.2023
An NYPD security robot will be patrolling the Times Square subway station
The NYPD is deploying a robot with four cameras to patrol the Times Square subway station.
Mariella Moon09.23.2023
Apptronik’s Apollo is the latest humanoid robot to beat Tesla to market
Apptronik unveiled a new workforce robot today. Named Apollo, the machine is designed to “work in environments designed for, and directly alongside, humans.” The android is initially intended to move and carry cases and totes in logistics and manufacturing settings. But the Austin-based Apptronik sees Apollo expanding into “construction, oil and gas, electronics production, retail, home delivery, elder care” and more. Apollo follows Xiaomi’s reveal of the CyberOne robot last year, which looked remarkably similar to the still-unreleased Tesla Bot.
Will Shanklin08.23.2023
Students create robot death machine for invasive spotted lanternflies
The spotted lanternfly may look innocent, but these ravenous creatures have been known to decimate crops, causing more than $500 million in damages to various fruit trees since being accidentally introduced to this country nearly a decade ago. Students at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have developed a plan to battle the insects via a robot death machine that targets eggs.
Lawrence Bonk06.08.2023
NYPD's Spot Robot is back for use in 'hazardous situations'
New York City's new law and order-oriented mayor Eric Adams has brought the robot dock back for use in "hazardous situations,
Steve Dent04.12.2023
The next-gen ‘Digit’ robot gets a head and hands
Agility Robotics announced an updated version today of its bipedal Digits warehouse robot. Designed to take on repetitive or injury-risking tasks, the new version adds a head and hands, and it can handle a wider variety of demanding workloads than its predecessor.
Will Shanklin03.20.2023
Echolocation could give small robots the ability to find lost people
Researchers from the University of Toronto are developing a simple and cost-effective echolocation system for small robots.
Mariella Moon02.04.2023