Robotics

New robotic inventions have the potential to impact our homes, jobs and daily activities. Discover how robots will change our futures.

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Chernobyl
The Real Story Behind Chernobyl's Joker Robot Even More Tragic Than You Thought
comicbook.com - Nicole Drum
Monday's episode of Chernobyl, "The Happiness of All Mankind", was quite possibly the bleakest hour of the HBO miniseries yet. Deep into the …
Natalie Parsleyadded this to Humorous
British Humour
21 of the dumbest things you'll ever see
thepoke.co.uk - The Poke
Every year, the Darwin Awards celebrates the people who did something so stupid they actually died. Consider the following pictures as a kind of …
Sam Gutzmanadded this to Design, Gadgets, Gear, Science, & Tech
MIT
MIT’s sensor-packed glove helps AI identify objects by touch
Engadget - Christine Fisher
Researchers have spent years trying to teach robots how to grip different objects without crushing or dropping them. They could be one step closer, thanks to this low-cost, sensor-packed glove. In a paper
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Driving
Bot driving, at less than $2 an hour
Axios - Kaveh Waddell
The sidewalk bots that trundle through Berkeley, delivering food to students and residents near campus, are guided remotely. Why it matters: The Kiwi …
Comic Books
Six Superheroes Who Fought Thousand Year Long Battles Without Aging
cbr.com - Brian Cronin
In Drawing Crazy Patterns, I spotlight at least five scenes/moments from within comic book stories that fit under a specific theme (basically, stuff …
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Technology
This Raspberry-Picking Robot Costs £700,000
neatorama.com - Franzified
Costing £700,000, this robot, developed in partnership with one of Britain’s main berry growers named Hall Hunter, is said to be able to pick over …
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Technology
This Robotic Sloth Is Purposely Slow
Popular Mechanics - By David Grossman
The lazy bot is designed to track environmental changes while conserving energy. Engineers regularly swipe nature's best designs for machines that humans can use. Animals are the result of thousands of
Hummingbirds
Curiosity — Scientists Created a Hummingbird Robot with AI and...
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Researchers have engineered flying robots that behave like hummingbirds, training them with machine learning algorithms based on various techniques …
Forbesadded this to Technology
Teardown: Inside iRobot's Simple Robot That Cleans Up
Forbes - Dave Evans
We noticed that the Braava primarily includes ABS for all of the plastic parts. While a PC or PC/ABS would improve the strength, impact resistance, and overall product weight, ABS is more cost-effective.
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Technology
Robotics Through Science Fiction, book review: New insights from old stories
ZDNet - Wendy M Grossman
This edited short story compilation illustrates why AI is harder than the hype would have you believe. Highly recommended. Reading classic science …
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Roomba
iRobot has unveiled new in-home cleaning robots with improved features
Business Insider - George Paul
iRobot unveiled its latest generation of in-home robots designed to be more efficient that previous models. The Roomba s9 vacuum robot and the Braava Jet m6 mopping robot start at $999 and $499 respectively
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Technology
Phillips 66's autonomous robot completes first diesel tank inspection
houstonchronicle.com - Marissa Luck
An autonomous robot has completed its first in-service inspection of an above-ground diesel storage tank for Houston-based refiner Phillips 66, the …
Technology
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics: Reshaping the Future of Crime, Terrorism and Security
un.org - webtv.un.org
2 Apr 2019 - Recent technological advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics have moved these technologies away from the realm of …
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Stem Cells
Microscopic robots carry stem cells through a mouse's body
boingboing.net - David Pescovitz
The 1990s nanotechnology dream of tiny robots swimming through our blood stream to treat disease is moving (verrrry) slowly but surely toward …
New Atlas
Georgia Tech
Sloth-inspired robot saves power by taking things slow
newatlas.com - Ben Coxworth
Because sloths move very slowly – when they move at all – they burn relatively few calories, thus requiring little food. Scientists have now applied …
Android Central
Cleaning
Let the Ecovacs Deebot 900 robot vacuum on sale for $300 do the cleaning for you
androidcentral.com - John Levite
The Ecovacs Deebot 900 smart robotic vacuum cleaner, although it has sold out at other retailers like Amazon and Best Buy. The next best prices seem …
FOX Business
Research
The latest in Ford's research into delivery robots
FOX Business - Fox Business
Ford CTO Ken Washington on the company's efforts to develop delivery robots.
Daily Mailadded this to Top Stories
Technology
Facebook wants to send 'emotional’ robots to explore the world on tank-style tracks and scan the faces of people to ‘help
dailymail.co.uk - Ian Randall
Facebook is considering building 'emotionally sensitive' robots that can explore the world, identify objects and people and enable users to make …
Electronics
First raspberry-picking robot goes through its paces
electronicsweekly.com - Alun Williams
It’s been a big question recently: how do you get fruit picked relatively cheaply without relying on people to accept ever-lower wages for the …
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Massachusetts
Proposed Northeastern building would house innovative hub to research driverless cars, 'humanoid robots'
masslive.com - Kristin LaFratta
A new building proposal from Northeastern University promises to unify and enhance a popular pedestrian area between Roxbury and Fenway, while …
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Roomba
iRobot's latest vacuum and mopping machines work together as a robo-cleaning tag team
newatlas.com - Nick Lavars
iRobot has refreshed its line of cleaning robots, adding a new mopping machine to the mix along with an updated vacuum. Together, the Roomba s9 …
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Disco
How Daft Punk Brought Back Disco
theawesomer.com - Lambert V.
Polyphonic talks about the history of disco and how Daft Punk made it cool again with their album Random Access Memories. By pairing up with disco …
South China Morning Post added this to SCMP News
News (Hong Kong)
New Hong Kong Smart Lab opens with aim of allowing tech start-ups to pitch ideas that can be used to...
scmp.com - Linda Lew
The Smart Government Innovation Lab will focus on finding hi-tech products such as big data analytics, blockchain and robotics from firms, especially …
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London, UK
I had evidence I’d paid London congestion charge but robot said ‘no’
The Guardian - Anna Tims
I paid the London congestion charge with my American Express card. The payment showed as “pending” on my bank account for five days, then disappeared. Customer services said there might have been a problem
TechCrunch
Technology
This robot learns its two-handed moves from human dexterity
TechCrunch - Devin Coldewey
If robots are really to help us out around the house or care for our injured and elderly, they’re going to want two hands… at least. But using two hands is harder than we make it look — so this robotic
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Science
Unsettling Sex Robot Looks Almost Exactly Like a Real Person
futurism.com - Kristin Houser
Some sex experts predict we’re headed toward a future in which “virtual” lovers replace human ones — and based on advances happening in the field of …
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Roomba
Roomba's new flagship robot is an expensive way to clean your home's corners
Popular Science - By Rob Verger
Last year, the company that makes Roombas announced their latest floor-cleaning robot. Called the i7, the bot’s marquee feature was the ability to learn the layout of your home, remember that house-scape,
The Telegraphadded this to Business
Technology
Why we should embrace the age of robots and not fear it
The Telegraph - By Lord Browne
The world’s first industrial robot was deployed at the General Motors plant in New Jersey in 1961. A promotional film released at the time created quite a stir. People were amazed by the way the Unimate
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Japan
Japan's Narita airport to use security robots in run-up to 2020 Olympics
straitstimes.com
May 30, 2019 4:17 PM TOKYO (XINHUA) - Narita International Airport unveiled four new robots to be deployed for security patrols at the international …
Josh Baylinadded this to Wireless Health
MIT
Low-cost sensor glove could lead to robots that identify objects by touch
newatlas.com - David Szondy
MIT has developed an inexpensive sensor glove designed to enable artificial intelligence to figure out how humans identify objects by touch. Called …