Robotics Researchers Reveal Reconfiguring Robot Design for Adaptable Tasks | Robotics Nov 1, 2018 Many robots are great at performing singular tasks in a specific situation or environment, but they are not good at adapting in unknown environments…
Robotics Simbe Expands Retail Shelf-Scanning Robot Program with Missouri Grocery Chain | Robotics Nov 1, 2018 Simbe Robotics and Midwest grocery chain Schnuck Markets this week announced they would expand the rollouts of Simbe’s retail autonomous…
Robotics Researchers Reveal Vulnerabilities of Telepresence Robot | Robotics Oct 20, 2018 New research from Zingbox has detailed vulnerabilities in telepresence robots that hackers could use to access sensitive data, including chat…
Robotics Global Industrial Robot Sales Doubled Over Last Five Years, Report Says | Robotics Oct 19, 2018 The International Federation of Robotics released its latest World Robotics Report today, showing a record high 381,000 industrial robots shipped…
Tech and Gadget A Toy-Sized, Laser-Wielding Robot Is Here to Kill Mosquitoes | Virtual Reality Oct 18, 2018 Bug Hunt The robot uprising is starting small. One day, Terminator-style killer robots might stamp us out like cockroaches. For now, a new bot…
Innovation Watch Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot do parkour and try not to squirm | Innovation Oct 16, 2018 If previous videos of Atlas made you uneasy, a new clip of the amped-up humanoid robot is unlikely to calm your nerves. It shows that Boston…
Mac Anki’s ‘Vector’ Home Robot Now Available for Purchase | Mac Oct 13, 2018 Anki, known for its lineup of Overdrive iPhone-controlled cars and the Cozmo robot, today announced the official launch of its newest product, the…
Innovation A Robot Is Scheduled to Testify in Front of the UK Parliament | Tech Top Oct 12, 2018 Expert Witness On October 16, the U.K. Parliament will hear testimony from a peculiar witness. Name: Pepper Occupation: Robot Please Rise The…
Robotics Robot Startup Lessons From Rethink Robotics’ Fall | Robotics Oct 12, 2018 Last week, Rethink Robotics Inc.’s announcement that it had shut down came as a surprise to many people. However, others in the automation…
Artificial intelligence IDG Contributor Network: The many hands of a robot | Artificial intelligence Oct 11, 2018There is a lot of discussion in the industry around AI and the coming robot invasion. I’ve talked a great deal in my blog about some of…