Electronics Tech Culture Boston Dynamics unveils impressive all-electric Atlas robot A generational leap in humanoid robotics By Shawn Knight, April 17, 2024, 1:27 PM 13 comments
Electronics Tech Culture Farewell, Atlas: Boston Dynamics says goodbye to its iconic robot with highlights and bloopers reel Making way for a successor? By Rob Thubron, April 17, 2024, 6:15 AM 7 comments
Electronics Industry Amazon exec: robots and automation will enhance, not replace, human jobs But then he would say that By Rob Thubron, April 12, 2024, 9:19 AM 17 comments
Electronics Elon Musk unveils new footage of Tesla's Optimus robot showing improved mobility and speed Will it be ready for shipping next year? By Rob Thubron, February 27, 2024, 10:20 AM 32 comments
Electronics Car Tech BMW will add humanoid robots to its manufacturing plants, raising concerns over potential job losses Starting in Spartanburg, South Carolina By Rob Thubron, January 23, 2024, 9:48 AM 7 comments
Electronics AI Meet LG's multitasking, pet-sitting, AI-powered home robot: more helper, less Terminator An assistant and a companion, apparently By Rob Thubron, December 29, 2023, 10:21 AM 8 comments
Industry Car Tech Tesla factory robot attack on employee highlights company's worker safety issues One out of every 21 workers at the Austin factory were injured last year By Rob Thubron, December 28, 2023, 7:58 AM 30 comments
Electronics Tech Culture Maker of Amazon's warehouse robots insists they won't replace humans Press X to doubt By Rob Thubron, December 27, 2023, 6:51 AM
Tech Culture Electronics Robots will soon roam South Korea's sidewalks But they will need a proper license and legal insurance against incidents By Alfonso Maruccia, November 20, 2023, 7:37 AM
AI Electronics China sets sights on mass-producing advanced humanoid robots by 2025 The plan might not be as unrealistic as it sounds By Rob Thubron, November 6, 2023, 10:17 AM
Electronics Tech Culture US Marines show off rocket launcher-carrying robot dog in demo video You can buy the weaponless version from Amazon for $5,000 By Rob Thubron, October 20, 2023, 6:15 AM
Electronics Industry Amazon introduces humanoid robots to its warehouses, assures workers their jobs are safe Another step closer to a fully autonomous warehouse? By Rob Thubron, October 19, 2023, 10:55 AM 19 comments
Tech Culture AI Working with robots and AI could lead to human complacency, a.k.a. "social loafing" Why work hard when a machine can pick up the slack? By Rob Thubron, October 19, 2023, 8:09 AM
Tech Culture Beyond Gundam: Japan's $2.7 million real-life mech robot is available for preorder "I wanted to create something that says, 'This is Japan'" By Rob Thubron, October 5, 2023, 9:11 AM
AI Science Researchers use AI to design a walking "robot" in seconds What exactly is a robot, anyway? By Shawn Knight, October 4, 2023, 10:38 AM
Tech Culture Electronics A Japanese city is using avatar robots in classrooms to tackle student absenteeism Not quite Avatar the movies, but still pretty cool By Rob Thubron, September 7, 2023, 9:59 AM 7 comments
Science Scientists say advancements in human augmentation could give us robotic arms, wings, or tentacles I, for one, look forward to taking on Spider-Man By Rob Thubron, March 3, 2023, 5:20 AM 10 comments
Electronics First AI-powered robot lawyer won't be used in court due to jail threats Objection! By Rob Thubron, January 26, 2023, 10:16 AM 13 comments
Science Scientists create robot that can alternate between solid and liquid states "John Connor?" By Rob Thubron, January 26, 2023, 5:20 AM
Tech Culture Electronics Boston Dynamics' new Atlas video shows how the robot could help construction workers Amazing or scary? By Rob Thubron, January 19, 2023, 5:15 AM 11 comments
Electronics Hotels are turning to automation to cope with unfilled positions Robots are doing jobs humans are no longer interested in By Shawn Knight, December 26, 2022, 11:00 AM 14 comments
Electronics San Francisco supervisors pivot 180 degrees on their decision to allow killer robots Last week they voted 8-3 for using lethal robotic force, while this week the vote was 8-3 to ban the tactic By Cal Jeffrey, December 7, 2022, 1:36 PM 11 comments
Electronics San Francisco green lights SFPD rule allowing robotic lethal-force "This is not [like] Robocop." Not yet, anyway By Cal Jeffrey, November 30, 2022, 3:32 PM 9 comments
Electronics San Francisco police seek permission for its robots to use deadly force "You are in direct violation of Penal Code 1.13, Section 9. You have five seconds to comply." By Cal Jeffrey, November 23, 2022, 5:21 PM 24 comments
Industry Science Boston Dynamics sues rival robot dog maker over alleged copyright infringement Spot the difference By Rob Thubron, November 16, 2022, 8:55 AM 10 comments