Robotics
The latest news and reporting on robotics, from cutting-edge research to robovacs.
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Hyundai's MobED robot can elevate its wheels to navigate uneven surfaces
This week, Hyundai unveiled the Mobile Eccentric Droid or MobED, a new mobility platform for taking on even the trickiest surfaces and uneven ground.
Igor Bonifacic12.17.2021
NVIDIA's new AI brain for robots is six times more powerful than its predecessor
NVIDIA has launched the Jetson AGX Orin, its new AI brain for robots with six times the processing power of its predecessor.
Mariella Moon11.09.2021
Israel reportedly used a remote-controlled gun to assassinate an Iranian scientist
Israel allegedly used a remote-controlled, AI-boosted gun to assassinate an Iranian nuclear scientist.
Jon Fingas09.18.2021
Hyundai puts Boston Dynamic's Spot robot to work as a factory safety inspector
Boston Dynamics’ Spot has found itself a new job, and thankfully this time it doesn’t involve a potential battlefield role.
Igor Bonifacic09.18.2021
A Chinese EV startup wants to build a ridable robot unicorn for kids
Chinese EV maker Xpeng has teased a robot unicorn your kids can ride — but most of its details are still a mystery.
Jon Fingas09.08.2021
Boston Dynamics' robots can parkour better than you
Boston Dynamics' robots are now successfully performing parkour in an obstacle course — let's hope they don't have to chase us.
Jon Fingas08.17.2021
Qualcomm unveils its first 5G-capable reference drone
Qualcomm built a reference drone using its Flight RB5 5G platform that you can pre-order now.
Saqib Shah08.17.2021
Oh hey, Xiaomi has its own creepy robot dog now
The CyberDog is not to be confused with the British clothing retailer of the same name.
Daniel Cooper08.10.2021
This robot made a 100,000-domino 'Super Mario Bros.' mural in 24 hours
A new robot known as the Dominator has set a Guinness World Record for placing 100,000 dominos in just over 24 hours.
Igor Bonifacic07.29.2021
Why every robot needs a spiffy hat
Tomorrow's robotic workforce will be just like us, putting their robo-pants on one leg at a time.
Andrew Tarantola07.27.2021
Alphabet's latest moonshot aims to make industrial robots more practical
Alphabet has launched its latest X moonshot company, Intrinsic, with the goal of making industrial robots more practical for many people.
Jon Fingas07.23.2021
Hyundai now owns robot dog maker Boston Dynamics
Hyundai has acquired Boston Dynamics from Softbank in a deal that values the robotics company at $1.1 billion.
Saqib Shah06.21.2021
Robotic 'digger finger' could search for buried land mines
Researchers have built a robot 'finger' that can dig through sand to find buried items like land mines and cables.
Jon Fingas05.26.2021
The Ascend is a robotic knee brace on a budget
Bay Area startup Roam Robotics has a less intensive and expensive means of getting folks with mobility issues back on their feet. It’s called the Ascend and it’s a sub-$10k exoskeletal knee brace for everybody.
Andrew Tarantola04.29.2021
Disney's latest robot will bring Groot and other characters to life
Project Kiwi could one day make Disney theme parks feel more real.
Igor Bonifacic04.24.2021
Carnegie Mellon’s latest snakebot can swim underwater
You can now add swimming to the list of things Carnegie Mellon's snake robot can do.
Igor Bonifacic04.15.2021
MIT researchers use radio waves to help robots find hidden objects
With a wrist-mounted camera and an RF reader, RF Grasp can find and pick up objects, even if they're initially hidden from sight.
Igor Bonifacic04.03.2021
Researchers create a swimming robot that can 'heal' itself
Researchers at UC San Diego created a tiny robot shaped like a fish that could reassemble itself when broken apart.
Saqib Shah03.03.2021
Origami-like patch could help robot surgeons repair internal injuries
MIT researchers have developed an origami-style medical patch robot surgeons could use to repair internal injuries.
Jon Fingas02.07.2021
Hitting the Books: AI doctors and the dangers tiered medical care
Frank Pasquale’s 'New Laws of Robotics' shows how the promise of faster, more efficient medical diagnoses from AIs can also be a double-edged sword, cutting off access to the quality care provided by human doctors.
Andrew Tarantola01.24.2021