Tag: robotics
RobotLAB Inks Landmark Robotics Partnership with American Samoa Department of Education
DALLAS, TX – RobotLAB, an award-winning robotics integrator that delivers impactful technological innovations and solutions for educators and business owners across the globe, has inked a momentous [more…]
Amazon Delivery Drones: How the Sky Could Be the Limit for Market Dominance
Amazon’s latest plan to use drones to deliver packages in the UK by the end of 2024 is essentially a relaunch. It was 10 years ago that [more…]
Could Having Robot Coworkers Make Us Lazier? Yep, Pretty Much, Study Says
It’s not uncommon for people to take their foot off the pedal at work if they know others will cover for them. And it turns out, the [more…]
Scientists Pump Up Lab-Grown Muscles for Robots With a New Magnetic Workout
As I’m typing these words, I don’t think about the synchronized muscle contractions that allow my fingers to dance across the keyboard. Or the back muscles that [more…]
Amazon Robots Take Over Warehouses to Get That Thing You Ordered Even Faster
It’s no secret Amazon has been neck-deep in robotics for years. It began with the acquisition of robotics startup Kiva in 2012. Since then, Amazon’s automation efforts [more…]
Tens of Thousands of People Can Now Order a Waymo Robotaxi Anywhere in San Francisco
On Monday, Waymo announced on X that it’s expanding its city-wide, fully autonomous robotaxi service to thousands more riders in San Francisco. The company had been testing [more…]
This Ant-Inspired AI Brain Helps Farm Robots Better Navigate Crops
Picture this: the setting sun paints a cornfield in dazzling hues of amber and gold. Thousands of corn stalks, heavy with cobs and rustling leaves, tower over [more…]
Agility’s New Factory Can Crank Out 10,000 Humanoid Robots a Year
Simple robots have long been a manufacturing staple, but more advanced robots—think Boston Dynamics’ Atlas—have mostly been bespoke creations in the lab. That’s begun to change in [more…]
KinderLab Robotics Debuts AI Curriculum for Young Learners
Waltham, MA – KinderLab Robotics, a leader in educational STEAM robotics for grades pre-K–5, has launched Thinking with KIBO: Introducing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Early Grades, a [more…]
Next-Gen Autopilot Puts a Robot at the Controls
While the concept of automotive “autopilots” are still in their infancy, pretty much any aircraft larger than an ultralight will have some mechanism to at least hold [more…]
DeepMind’s ChatGPT-Like Brain for Robots Lets Them Learn From the Internet
Ever since ChatGPT exploded onto the tech scene in November of last year, it’s been helping people write all kinds of material, generate code, and find information. [more…]
This Sweaty Robot Can Teach Us How to Survive Extreme Heat
It’s been a hot summer, with heat waves engulfing multiple parts of the world and setting record temperatures in some. We can hope that in time some [more…]
Chipotle’s New Robot Can Prep 25 Pounds of Avocados in Half the Time It Takes a Human
Last year, fast-casual restaurant chain Chipotle brought in a new employee: Chippy the chip-making robot. Chippy was tasked with slicing corn tortillas into triangles, frying them, tossing [more…]
This Transformer-Like Robot Can Drive, Fly, Walk, and More
Robots are slowly getting smarter, mostly thanks to advances in artificial intelligence that enable them to learn on their own rather than requiring constant human guidance. But [more…]
DeepMind’s New Self-Improving Robot Is Quick to Adapt and Learn Fresh Skills
Despite rapid advances in artificial intelligence, robots remain stubbornly dumb. But new research from DeepMind suggests the same technology behind large language models (LLMs) could help create [more…]
DingoQuadruped Is a Cheap Canine-Like Robot
Robot humanoids are cool, but also a bit hard to make work as they only have two legs to stand on. Four-legged robots can be a bit [more…]
Smart Manufacturing Makes Gains In Chip Industry
Lights out manufacturing is gaining steam across the semiconductor industry, accelerating productivity, improving quality, and reducing costs and environment impact. These benefits are the result of years [more…]
Silicon Valley Is Reviving the Dream of General-Purpose Humanoid Robots
Robots are nothing new. They build our cars, vacuum our floors, prepare our e-commerce orders, and even help carry out surgeries. But now the sci-fi vision of [more…]
$60 Robot Arm is Compact
Thanks to 3D printing and inexpensive controllers, a robot arm doesn’t need to break the bank anymore. Case in point? [Build Some Stuff] did a good-looking compact [more…]
CoderZ Names Tony Oran as Chief Executive Officer
DERRY, N.H. – CoderZ, the award-winning, gamified, cloud-based robotics and STEM platform, has announced that Tony Oran is joining the company as its CEO in the USA. [more…]
Robotics plays a key role in early STEM education
While many think of high school students engaged in mechanical engineering or robotics competitions when they hear the word “robotics,” the subject naturally lends itself to learners [more…]
