Electronics Harvard's Robobee can now fly untethered Thanks to tiny solar cells By Rob Thubron, June 28, 2019, 5:20 AM
Industry AI Facebook's Habitat generates photorealistic homes to teach AI agents real-world navigation skills Photography, depth mapping, and semantic labeling combine to allow AI to follow complex commands By Cal Jeffrey, June 14, 2019, 2:47 PM
Electronics UC Berkeley is teaching robots to ride Hovershoes Wheeled platforms are more efficient across flat, continuous terrains By Shawn Knight, June 7, 2019, 11:07 AM
Electronics Tech Culture Ikea announces 'Rognan,' a shape-shifting robotic furniture set Built for small apartment living By Cohen Coberly, June 4, 2019, 1:17 PM
Electronics When you hit this robot in VR, it hits back in real life Hey, how 'bout a nice Hawaiian Punch? By Cal Jeffrey, May 16, 2019, 5:35 PM
Industry Electronics Robotics startup Anki is shutting down due to lack of funding Employees will get one week of severance pay By Shawn Knight, April 30, 2019, 10:07 AM
Wearable Tech Open Bionics' 3D-printed 'Hero Arm' is now available in the US Custom fitted arms in about 40 hours By Cal Jeffrey, April 4, 2019, 5:47 PM 13 comments
Science NASA's Mars Helicopter completes final flight testing The next time it flies, it will be on Mars By Shawn Knight, March 29, 2019, 8:56 AM 13 comments
Car Tech Robot valets are now parking vehicles at an airport in France Have trust issues? Let this robot valet park your car instead By Shawn Knight, March 15, 2019, 12:39 PM
Electronics iRobot announces the Terra robotic mower launching in 2019 Beta testing starts in the US sometime before the end of the year By Cal Jeffrey, January 30, 2019, 3:03 PM 7 comments
Industry Amazon created a 'vest' that alerts robots to a human's presence The wearable is intended to supplement the machine's existing obstacle avoidance AI when workers are around By Cal Jeffrey, January 18, 2019, 4:24 PM 8 comments
Tech Culture Stop & Shop's pilot program brings the grocery store to your door The 414-store chain starts testing in Boston this spring By Cal Jeffrey, January 17, 2019, 6:16 AM
Industry Amazon could do away with human forklift drivers Further automating of the warehouse By Greg Synek, January 10, 2019, 10:59 AM
Car Tech Hyundai's walking car concept is a godsend for first responders The first vehicle with movable legs By Shawn Knight, January 8, 2019, 12:55 PM 8 comments
Electronics Industry Robotics startup Sarcos will rollout industrial exoskeletons this year Yes, but will it help you throw a Xenomorph through an airlock? By Cal Jeffrey, January 4, 2019, 6:27 AM 8 comments
Electronics Sphero finds education is more important and profitable than Disney products Company will now focus its efforts on educational STEM toys By Cal Jeffrey, December 18, 2018, 5:05 PM
Industry AI Nvidia moves PhysX engine to an open-source license Version 3.4 is available on GitHub today with 4.0 coming December 20 By Cal Jeffrey, December 3, 2018, 3:35 PM 9 comments
Industry Toyota's T-HR3 humanoid robot is now equipped with 5G The avatar has an operational range of 10km By Cal Jeffrey, November 30, 2018, 4:23 PM
Industry ANYmal becomes first robot to perform equipment inspections on offshore platforms Making human jobs less sucky By Cal Jeffrey, November 28, 2018, 1:51 PM
Industry Electronics Opinion: Robots ready to move mainstream The signs of growing robotic influence By Bob O'Donnell, November 27, 2018, 9:12 AM
Google Alphabet to close Schaft robotics unit after failed acquisition The subsidiary designed bipedal robots for use in emergency and disaster situations By Cal Jeffrey, November 15, 2018, 3:34 PM
Electronics Tech Culture UK company puts animatronic orangutan on streets of London Highlighting the devastation caused by palm oil production By Rob Thubron, November 14, 2018, 8:15 AM
Tech Culture AI Furhat Robotics' new 'social robot' gives the AI assistant a face Cool or creepy? You decide By Cal Jeffrey, November 6, 2018, 5:42 PM
Industry Researchers made a 32-legged robot that moves like an amoeba It moves about as fast an an amoeba too, at least for now By Cal Jeffrey, October 11, 2018, 2:42 PM
Mobile Electronics Creepy robot finger attachment drags your smartphone around, caresses wrists The future's looking bright By Rob Thubron, October 8, 2018, 7:41 AM 10 comments