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Amazon will start offering regular and grocery items in a single same-day order
Amazon is rolling out new online ordering methods for Prime members, including the ability to bundle standard orders and groceries in one same-day shipment. The company is also fitting more Amazon Fresh fulfillment centers with Amazon.com orders and trialing a Whole Foods store where robots pack your household items while you shop for groceries.
Will Shanklin10.09.2024
Gemini will be accessible in the side panel on Google apps like Gmail and Docs
Google is adding Gemini-powered AI automation to more tasks in Workspace. In its Google I/O keynote, the company said Gemini 1.5 Pro will soon be available in the Workspace side panel.
Will Shanklin05.14.2024
Amazon says a whopping 140 third-party stores in four countries use its Just Walk Out tech
Amazon published a blog post on Wednesday providing an update about its Just Walk Out technology, which it reportedly pulled from its Fresh grocery stores earlier this month. While extolling Just Walk Out’s virtues as a sales pitch to potential retail partners, the article lists a startlingly minuscule number of businesses using the tech.
Will Shanklin04.17.2024
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
Chipotle's guacamole robot is cursed to peel and core avocados for eternity
Chipotle is testing a robot that could help restaurants prep avocados for guacamole.
Jon Fingas07.12.2023
Philips Hue lights are getting brightness balancing and better motion sensor automations
Philips Hue is introducing some new features that make it easier to match brightness levels on different lights and fine-tune motion sensor automation.
Steve Dent06.20.2023
Google Home's new script editor can make smart device automations even more powerful
After releasing its redesigned Home app last month, Google is giving users far more control over their smart homes via new script editor.
Steve Dent06.14.2023
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
Mercedes is the first certified Level-3-autonomy car company in the US
Mercedes on Thursday confirmed its Drive Pilot ADAS now complies with Nevada Chapter 482A, which governs the use of autonomous vehicle technology on the state's roads. That makes Drive Pilot the only legal Level 3 system in the US.
Andrew Tarantola01.27.2023
CNET pauses publication of AI-written stories amid controversy
CNET is pausing releases of AI-written articles after uproars over errors and a lack of disclosure.
Jon Fingas01.20.2023
Formlabs' new automation accessories turn its 3D printers into mini factories
Formlabs is adding robotic arms, a storage bin and a bigger resin compartment to turn printers into tiny factories.
Daniel Cooper01.04.2023
The Seagull Pro cleans your pool with a quad-motor system
The Aiper Seagull Pro is a new pool-cleaning robot with a quad-motor system and a $900 price tag.
Will Shanklin01.03.2023
Chipotle is moving its tortilla robot to a real restaurant
Chipotle's tortilla-making robot will be used in its first real restaurant next month.
Jon Fingas09.27.2022
HP's construction robot puts blueprints on site floors
HP has unveiled a robot that helps construction workers put blueprints on the floor much faster than they could themselves.
Jon Fingas09.14.2022
Amazon is buying a company that makes pallet-stacking robots
It's a step closer to Amazon's goal of having more automation in its warehouses.
Kris Holt09.09.2022
App developers can now suggest Alexa routines for you
It’s a step closer to full Alexa-driven automation as part of Amazon's "ambient home" vision.
Kris Holt07.20.2022
Jack in the Box will experiment with burger-flipping robots
Jack in the Box will test Miso's frying and drink robots in a San Diego restaurant to help staff deal with a glut of customers.
Jon Fingas04.26.2022
Hitting the Books: When the military-industrial complex came to Silicon Valley
In his latest book, War Virtually, professor of Anthropology at San José State University, Roberto J González examines the military's increasing reliance on remote weaponry and robotic systems are changing the way wars are waged.
Andrew Tarantola04.24.2022
Panera will test an AI coffee system from the makers of the Flippy burger bot
Miso Robotics' CookRight Coffee is designed to help restaurants run more efficiently.
Kris Holt04.12.2022
Chipotle's experimental tortilla robots know to add a little variety
Chipotle is testing Chippy, a kitchen robot that will make tortilla chips.
Jon Fingas03.16.2022