Firefighting Robots Go Autonomous - Scientific American
Firefighting, one of the nation’s most tradition-bound professions, is poised for an influx of eccentric assistants. They range from contraptions the size of a toy wagon to two-ton beasts that resemble military tanks and can blast out 2,500 gallons of water per minute.
At a time when more than 3,000 Americans die in fires each year—including an average of 80 firefighters—these high-tech devices can enter burning buildings too hot for human survival. They can penetrate smoke too toxic for human lungs.
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Busy Beaver gets Badger robots | ZDNet
"Badger Technologies' retail automation solutions close important data gaps that prevent retailers from getting an accurate picture of shelf conditions, buying trends and customer preferences," says William (BJ) Santiago, CEO of Badger Technologies.
This is an important milestone for a technology that's primarily been marketed for grocery retailers but that developers hope will spread to brick-and-mortar retailers of various kinds.
New Robots May Be Creepier Than The Uncanny Valley
The uncanny valley is the scientific explanation for why we all find clowns or corpses creepy. And just when we thought nothing could be more alarming than clowns, scientists have found an even uncannier way to freak us out.
New research finds that there is something even creepier than the uncanny valley: clones. Scientists now predict that when convincing humanoid robots with identical faces are launched, we are all going to panic.
More Small Employers Are Replacing Workers With Robots…And Other Small Business Tech News This
Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them?
1 —Employees are not showing up to work, and employers are replacing them with robots.
This article has more than a dozen examples of small and large companies taking advantage of lower tech costs to replace workers with automation. The tech companies won't admit this and neither will the employers. But it's happening.
Robots rule Aspen art gallery | AspenTimes.com
A couple walking the 600 block of Hyman Avenue on Thursday afternoon glanced into a storefront, then both stopped in their tracks, bug-eyed — pointing and taking a step away. They stared for a few moments, then walked on shaking their heads and grinning.
Inside, three of artist Ajax Axe's robots were wandering clumsily around the bright-lit art gallery, bumping into walls and each other — going about their inhuman business.
Boston Dynamics robots dance to Rolling Stones hit 'Start Me Up'
The team at Boston Dynamics has once again proved its robots can dance, this time with moves like Jagger.
The Waltham-based company released a video on Friday showing four of its Spot robots recreating the music video to "Start Me Up," a hit song by The Rolling Stones.
Robots to help implement COVID-19 countermeasures at Beijing 2022
China has enlisted the help of robots to aid COVID-19 countermeasures set to be implemented during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
An ice hockey game at Wukesong Arena is set to act as a trial run, with organisers planning to deploy 30 robots to help stage the event.
Notre Dame professor develops swarm robots and hopes to inspire other creators
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame Professor Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin has spent fifteen years working in robotics, though despite the mechanical inclination, she takes much of her inspiration from nature- like how centipedes travel and how ants work together to complete tasks, using their legs.
MercyOne uses telehealth robots to assist with stroke assessments | KMEG
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The goats create a natural firebreak by munching through flammable vegetation. Read more about these firefighting… https://t.co/bqsz30nIDB wef (from Geneva, Switzerland) Sun Oct 31 10:00:01 +0000 2021
UK and Dutch sailors and naval personnel have been training together on their responses to emergencies, disasters a… https://t.co/n0m2fMk6u9 ForcesNews Sun Oct 31 08:54:00 +0000 2021
These clever robots are the next generation of firefighting tools. https://t.co/uHRdFtwies sciam (from New York City) Fri Oct 29 17:30:00 +0000 2021
Personnel of 2nd Battalion ITBP in firefighting after fire broke out at Malana village in Kullu District, HP early… https://t.co/Sfodt3JzgV ITBP_official (from New Delhi, India) Wed Oct 27 11:23:30 +0000 2021
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