The best and worst robots of 2021 | Popular Science
New robots promised to help humans with research, around the home, at work, and even in public service.
Every year, a flurry of weird and wonderful robots come into existence, destined for social media stardom or mundane labor.
Robots clean seafloors - Innovation Origins
Removing litter from oceans and seas is a costly and time-consuming process. As part of a European cooperative project, a team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is developing a robotic system that uses machine learning methods to locate and collect waste under water.
Boston Dynamics Robots In Star Wars Explained | Screen Rant
Robots from Boston Dynamics came to the Star Wars franchise in The Book of Boba Fett . Shows and movies set in the Star Wars universe traditionally feature all sorts of unique designs for its droids, but one of its newest additions isn't actually original to its world.
The public's fascination with Spot can be attributed to its artificial intelligence, remarkable mobility, and ability to complete both menial and complex tasks.
13th ArmRobotics Championship of Autonomous Robots takes place in Yerevan
YEREVAN—On December 12, the finals of the 13th Armenian Robotics Development and Support Program (ArmRobotics) Championship of Autonomous Robots, entitled “Smart City”, took place at the Olympavan Center.
During the competition, robots designed by children were faced with various tasks: to respond to a gas leak, to put out a fire, to empty a trash can, to notice a pedestrian crossing the road, to stop or proceed depending on the color of the traffic light.
The robot work force isn't coming. It's already here
When customers buy a cupcake at a Sprinkles bakery, they no longer line up at a cashier. Instead, they type into a tablet, swipe a credit card and wait for an employee to retrieve an order.
The kiosk system — which the cupcake chain began testing during at the beginning of the pandemic — initially allowed social distancing. Now, it helps the Austin, Texas-based company keep pace with increased online orders in a tight labor market where new employees are hard to find and retain.
Will Laser-Weeding Robots Change Farming? - Modern Farmer
James Johnson has witnessed the wrath of industrial agriculture. For decades, he and his family used fertilizer, herbicide and pesticide to achieve optimal yields on their 3,100-acre farm in New Mexico. And it all finally caught up with them.
In an effort to regenerate the land and eliminate the need for chemical application, the fourth generation farmer—who grows onions, cotton, pistachios and peppers—has been experimenting with other options. One innovative piece of technology he's been using?
Eavesdropping on our thoughts helps create robots like us
Can intelligence be taught to robots? Advances in physical reservoir computing, a technology that makes sense of brain signals, could contribute to creating artificial intelligence machines that think like us.
In Applied Physics Letters, from AIP Publishing , researchers from the University of Tokyo outline how a robot could be taught to navigate through a maze by electrically stimulating a culture of brain nerve cells connected to the machine.
Elon Musk's humanoid robots could develop personalities and be your friend, billionaire
ELON MUSK has big plans for his humanoid robots and that could even include unique personalities and companionship for humans.
Musk told the Lex Fridman podcast that his Tesla Bots could one day be companions as well as workers.
Robots increasingly taking over film camera work
Robots are increasingly taking over from what has traditional been the preserve of human creative people – film camera work.
According to a company called SISU Cinema Robotics , more and more film creators are turning to automated systems for recording moving images.
Technology 2021: 'Facebook Papers,' New Robots and Rise of NFTs
The past year's top technology news included stories about the release of secret Facebook documents, developments in robotics and the rise of NFTs. Here is a look back at some of those stories.
In October, a former Facebook employee accused the company of ignoring its own research findings. A Facebook investigation had found that its products and policies can harm users.
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