Panasonic made a moody, farting robot that looks like a cat in a sock
Pre-orders for the first run of companion bot Nicobo have sadly sold out.
Robots
Origami-like patch could help robot surgeons repair internal injuries
The medical tape could lead to wider use of robots in medicine.
Boston Dynamics trains Spot the robot dog to charge itself
The company also announced a robotic arm and browser-based control system.
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Columbia engineers built basic empathy into a robot
At least, it's something that looks a lot like empathy.
Watch Samsung's CES event in under 9 minutes
Giant TVs were only part of the story.
Samsung's latest home robots can do chores and nag you to stop working
Bot Handy's extendable arm can load your dishwasher and set the table.
This robot dog learned how to get up after being knocked down
AI reinforcement learning could allow robots to handle a wide variety of tasks and situations.
Watch the Boston Dynamics robot family dance like 2020 was a good year
We've come a long way since robots could barely walk.
VW shows its mobile EV charging robot in action
You won't have to park in a dedicated space to recharge.
China Moon probe starts return to Earth with lunar samples
It's the first spacecraft in decades to bring back lunar soil.
Hitting the Books: BMW's iDrive and the pitfalls of an overly customizable UX
Sometimes, 700 options is too many options.
Boeing's tanker drone completes first flight with refueling pod
Human pilots won't have to handle mid-air fuel duties.
Researchers built a breakdancing, light-powered hydrogel robot
Magnetic fields are used to move the the sea creature-inspired device.
MIT project generates custom robots to navigate different terrains
The computer identifies shapes that humans wouldn’t adopt.
Stretchable skin sensor could help you touch things in VR
It could also help robots interact with the outside world.
Hyundai is reportedly in talks to buy Boston Dynamics
It would be the third owner for the robotics company in a decade.
Magnetic FreeBOT orbs work together to climb large obstacles
No need for a complication connection mechanism.
UK general says a quarter of the army could be robots by the 2030s
Whether or not ethical restrictions allow that is naother matter.
Walmart abandons plan to have robots check store inventories
The retail giant found the humans could do just as good a job.
