Tech Culture Electronics Worry your friends with this $9,420 flamethrower robot dog Hot dog! By Rob Thubron, April 24, 2024, 6:58 AM 8 comments
Electronics iRobot redefines value with the new sub-$300 Roomba Combo Essential A successor to the Roomba 600 Series By Shawn Knight, April 4, 2024, 10:59 AM
Electronics Industry More robotic vessels are putting to sea for all manner of reasons Some of these ships only need 16 people to handle tasks that would require 40 or 50 in a conventional vessel By Erika Morphy, March 11, 2024, 5:21 PM
AI Industry AI startup 'Figure AI' scores $675M from Bezos, Nvidia, and others to advance humanoid robots Investors see serious potential in these bots to ease labor woes By Zane Khan, February 25, 2024, 2:57 PM 14 comments
Space Electronics Mini robots and remote surgery offer new solutions for medical emergencies in space One small rubber band cut, a great leap for (space) surgery By Alfonso Maruccia, February 19, 2024, 7:46 AM
Industry Tech Culture Elon Musk issues ultimatum to Tesla: give me more shares or AI and robotics development stops Musk wants 25% of the EV giant By Rob Thubron, January 17, 2024, 5:19 AM 55 comments
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 Researchers design remote robots to isolate and mute speech in crowded rooms Wireless speaker array could also enhance smart home speakers By Daniel Sims, September 22, 2023, 6:06 AM
Science Space CalTech's autonomous drone that can fly, roll, and walk might be the next Mars rover NASA is testing the RC-sized bot while the research team designs a more powerful full-sized version By Cal Jeffrey, August 31, 2023, 2:51 PM
Electronics This humanoid robot can fly an airplane simply by reading the instruction manual A more advanced version of autopilot? By Shawn Knight, August 24, 2023, 1:12 PM
AI Google Google's new RT-2 AI model allows robots to figure out how to complete tasks without training The new model "can speak robot" and better understand its surroundings By Alfonso Maruccia, July 31, 2023, 1:52 PM
AI Electronics A creepy collective of nine AI robots showcased at UN news conference There's the uncanny valley, and then there are these... things By Alfonso Maruccia, July 10, 2023, 9:17 AM
Electronics Caltech's M4 bot can transform to achieve eight modes of motion Roll, walk, or fly, this bot can do it all By Shawn Knight, June 28, 2023, 1:26 PM
Hardware AI ChatGPT just designed its first robot, kind of Chatbots are useful, but not smart enough to replace human engineers By Adrian Potoroaca, June 9, 2023, 3:29 PM
AI Electronics Robot chef can learn recipes by watching food videos Deep learning could make deploying automated kitchens cheaper and easier By Adrian Potoroaca, June 5, 2023, 12:51 PM
AI Electronics ChatGPT integration brings speech to Spot the robot dog Cute or terrifying? By Rob Thubron, April 26, 2023, 8:08 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture Electronics NYPD brings back the Digidog robot dog, two years after tearing up its contract with Boston Dynamics "The NYPD is turning bad science fiction into terrible policing" By Rob Thubron, April 12, 2023, 8:34 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
Science Electronics Researchers develop a robotic "finger" to securely scan the human body No need for troublesome x-rays, ultrasounds or CT scanning devices anymore? By Alfonso Maruccia, February 21, 2023, 2:26 PM 7 comments
Electronics Raspberry Pi-powered exoskeleton makes walking faster and easier An extra spring in your step By Shawn Knight, January 30, 2023, 12:53 PM 16 comments
Electronics Quadruped robot with magnetic feet can climb walls and traverse ceilings Marvel is designed to make maintenance jobs safer By Shawn Knight, December 16, 2022, 3:35 PM
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