Science AI Robots aiding hospitals could be a thing if a pilot program in Texas works out Robot will provide support functions for hospital staff By Cal Jeffrey, October 4, 2018, 6:06 PM
Tech Culture British animatronics engineer builds huge ridable spider-bot Sets a Guinness World Record in the process By Cal Jeffrey, September 18, 2018, 6:56 PM
Industry Science JAXA wants robotic avatars to conduct dangerous space missions $10 million to the first company or individual that can make it happen By Cal Jeffrey, September 18, 2018, 1:14 PM
Tech Culture Industry Opinion: AI application usage evolving rapidly Most common AI uses cases today: security, analytics, business intelligence and chatbots! By Bob O'Donnell, September 18, 2018, 11:50 AM
Science Dutch researchers created a drone that flies like a fruit fly Just another soldier in the robot army of the apocalypse By Cal Jeffrey, September 14, 2018, 3:13 PM
Industry US Marines construct the world's first 3D-printed barracks hut Structure only took four people 40 hours to build By Cal Jeffrey, September 11, 2018, 5:11 PM 21 comments
Electronics iRobot's latest Roomba can empty its own dust bin Forget about vacuuming for weeks at a time By Shawn Knight, September 6, 2018, 11:18 AM
Industry Polytech students are developing a submersible robot to hunt Lionfish Ecosystems are being destroyed by the invasive predatory fish By Cal Jeffrey, August 29, 2018, 4:34 PM 15 comments
Industry Teams of robots could be used to 3D print large structures Singapore scientists already have two that print using concrete By Cal Jeffrey, August 28, 2018, 6:16 PM
Electronics AI Sony's cyber pooch 'Aibo' will see a US release later this year Finally a robot dog that doesn't look like it wants to kill you -- I'm talking to you Boston Dynamics By Cal Jeffrey, August 23, 2018, 2:42 PM
Industry This VR controlled backpack turns the wearer into your robotic slave Didn't Doc Ock already create something like this? By Cal Jeffrey, August 7, 2018, 6:11 PM
Industry Walmart is testing an automated system to fulfill online grocery orders Walmart's new grocery-picking robot will free employees to work on other tasks By Shawn Knight, August 3, 2018, 2:50 PM 7 comments
Industry Russian space agency to send robotic 'crew' to the ISS The androids will be versions of the FODOR 'Terminator robots' Russia demonstrated last year shooting guns By Cal Jeffrey, July 23, 2018, 4:44 PM
Electronics Watch MIT's Cheetah 3 robot navigate complex environments without cameras Vision can be noisy and slightly inaccurate By Shawn Knight, July 7, 2018, 4:13 PM 8 comments
Electronics Industry Nvidia details Isaac robotics platform, powered by Jetson Xavier hardware Robots will work alongside humans in the not-too-distant future By Shawn Knight, June 4, 2018, 11:11 AM
Science Tokyo scientists have created the first 'biohybrid' robot The metal/plastic skeletal framework is powered by synthetic rat muscles produced in the lab By Cal Jeffrey, June 1, 2018, 5:04 PM 9 comments
Industry Disney researchers have created a simple acrobatic robot called 'Stickman' It can only do simple backflips from a rope for now By Cal Jeffrey, May 22, 2018, 6:16 PM
Industry AI Nvidia teaches robots how to mimic human actions with new deep learning process Robots learn after just one observation period By Greg Synek, May 21, 2018, 8:10 AM
Electronics Misty unveils second-gen personal robot for developers 1,500 examples are being crowdfunded By Shawn Knight, May 2, 2018, 9:49 AM
Car Tech Electronics Humanoid robot carries two passengers and turns into sports car Switch between walking and driving in under a minute By Greg Synek, April 26, 2018, 9:57 AM
Industry AI Fears of 'killer robots' prompt boycott of South Korean university AI lab The university has partnered with a contractor known for making banned munitions By Cal Jeffrey, April 5, 2018, 6:16 PM 10 comments
Industry AI This robot dog can dance to any music using AI Self-analysis algorithms have practical applications as well By Cal Jeffrey, March 15, 2018, 4:13 PM
Electronics Industry Most Americans consider technology a bigger threat to jobs than immigration and outsourcing Only Republican survey respondents thought otherwise By Rob Thubron, March 12, 2018, 7:26 AM 9 comments
Electronics Boston Dynamics' updated SpotMini can open doors with a creepy back appendage Our days are numbered By Cal Jeffrey, February 15, 2018, 5:05 PM 11 comments
Tech Culture Watch these killer robots play killer music and then kill you It's actually pretty cool By Cal Jeffrey, January 31, 2018, 6:35 PM 9 comments