Slicing up pizza robots
So, true story. Over the weekend I was talking to someone about restaurant robotics. It’s a concept people often have trouble visualizing — and understandably so. Among other things, there’s really no commonly accepted form factor in a cate.....»»
For the first time, robots on Mars found meteorite impact craters by sensing seismic shock waves
Since 2018, NASA's InSight mission to Mars has recorded seismic waves from more than 1,300 marsquakes in its quest to probe the internal structure of the red planet. The solar panels of the car-sized robotic lander have become caked with Martian dust.....»»
Skip the pizza delivery and opt for one of these top pizza ovens
Whether you're particular about the kind of pizza you like, or you're just an outdoor cooking enthusiast, a pizza oven is a handy gadget to have in your backyard (or on your countertop). Most models on the market now can churn out wood-fired Neapolit.....»»
Scientists Are Teaching Robots When And How To Laugh Like A Human
Researchers in Japan are teaching robots how to laugh in a natural way, paving the way for life-like conversations between machines and humans. Researchers in Japan.....»»
Ensuring Underwater Robots Survive in Hot Tropical Waters
The hot, humid environment of tropical marine areas such as Australia’s Great Barrier Reef can wreak havoc on the marine autonomous systems. Underwater and surface MAS are used for marine monitoring, locating objects such as mines on the seafloor,.....»»
Tiny robots made of “galinstan” can run faster than a (scaled down) cheetah
Most soft robots are slow, but these feel the need for speed. Enlarge (credit: Mao et. al.) Scientists at Johannes Kepler University (JKU) have created steerable soft robots that are capable of running, swimming, and jumping a.....»»
Get Ready For Robots At Maker Faire Orange County 2022
Join makers from across Southern California at Maker Faire Orange County on Saturday, September 10th to race drones, battle robots, and share their creative know-how on everything from 3D printing to origami. The post Get Ready For Robots At Maker F.....»»
Harpoons, robots and lasers: How to capture defunct satellites and other space junk and bring it back to Earth
More than half of the thousands of satellites in orbit are now defunct, and this accumulation of floating space debris has been described as a "fatal problem" for current and future space missions and human space travel......»»
Magna hired to make autonomous delivery robots
The Canadian auto supplier built an initial order of 50 Cartken Model C robots at its plant in suburban Detroit and is increasing capacity......»»
Chinese propose to build a dam with a distributed 3D printer
Engineers want to use robots as a sort of distributed 3D printer. Enlarge / The Chinese already have a number of dams in the generally arid Tibetan Plateau. (credit: Holger Kleine) A study recently published by a team of resea.....»»
Techman promotes AI robots as post-pandemic demand rises
Techman Robot, a Taiwan-based provider of collaborative robots (cobot), will promote its new AI-capable robots and is gearing up for post-pandemic business opportunities, according to company chairman Shi-chi Ho......»»
Will strong and fast-switching artificial muscle be feasible?
In the American action movie "Pacific Rim," giant robots called "Jaegers" fight against unknown monsters to save mankind. These robots are equipped with artificial muscles that mimic real living bodies and defeat monsters with power and speed. Resear.....»»
Swarms of Mini Robots Could Dig the Tunnels of the Future
The underground excavation industry is exploring mini robots, plasma torches, and superheated gas to replace the massive boring machines now in use......»»
iRobot CEO Colin Angle on Data Privacy and Robots in the Home
Editor’s note: Last week, Amazon announced that it was acquiring iRobot for $1.7 billion, prompting questions about how iRobot’s camera-equipped robot vacuums will protect the data that they collect about your home. In September of 2017, we spo.....»»
Future of work: Beyond bossware and job-killing robots
To encourage a human-centered workplace, we must rethink AI-driven automation, bossware, labor taxes and corporate R&D. To encourage a human-centered workplace, we must rethink AI-driven automation, bossware, labor taxes and corporate R&D.Read Mo.....»»
Amazon is buying Roomba maker iRobot for $1.7 billion in cash
The deal gives Amazon a stronger foothold in the field of robots. Last year, the e-commerce giant launched a consumer home robot named Astro designed to serve as a mobile security camera, an entertainment hub and a communications tool......»»
Are we falling in love with robots?
Far from being scary, people who actually live with robots are finding them endearing......»»
Fanuc plots $86 million campus expansion in suburban Detroit
The pace of automation accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic as more manufacturers in Michigan and around the world looked to robots to fill the void left by the labor shortage......»»
The Reason Why Astronauts Can"t Have Good Pizza In Space
Pizza is one of those items that nearly impossible to make in the far reaches of space without gravity. Pizza is one of those items that nearly impossible to make in.....»»
See scientists transform dead spiders into creepy reanimated robots
If you thought that science couldn’t go too far, you may change your mind soon. A group of researchers at Rice University in Texas are pioneering a new field called “necrobotics.” The show’s star is a dead spider brought back to life usin.....»»
Altek cooperates with Solomon Technology to develop AI+3D vision sensing solutions
3D sensing module developer Altek has cooperated with Solomon Technology, a developer of application of 3D vision, deep learning and AI to industrial robots, to develop AI+3D vision sensing solutions by combining both sides' technological strengths,.....»»