Robotics

A Ford plant in Michigan has gone to the dogs. In this case, the four-legged beasts are robotic, and they promise to usher in a new era of computer-aided design and economic efficiencies for the auto manufacturer. The two pooches Fluffy…
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With sports leagues trying to adjust to the new norm … here’s Japanese baseball team Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks doing just that with the help of some DANCING ROBOTS!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9p9jdmJQOQ The Nippon Professional Baseball…
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FedEx has flirted with robotic technologies before, most notably in the case of Roxo. The delivery robot made its debut in New York City last year, only to get the boot from Mayor Bill de Blasio. These days, however, the prospect of…
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The former head of Google’s robotics division has unveiled a new robot named Stretch that he hopes will prove to be an economical and handy assistant around the home. And it’s no stretch to say that it could provide a blueprint for future…
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Ground robots will be trained to receive demonstration commands instead of verbal commands to interpret, follow, recall and apply in similar contexts as part of a new Army research project starting this month with the University of Texas…
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Over 66 different kinds of “social” robots have been piloted in hospitals, health centers, airports, office buildings, and other public and private spaces in response to the pandemic, according to a study from researchers at the Autonomous…
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Researchers have developed what they say is a breakthrough robotic lab assistant, able to move around a laboratory and conduct scientific experiments just like a human. The machine, designed by scientists from the UK’s University of…
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Robots are spreading to a variety of industries and sales in the sector are booming. The International Federation of Robotics cites worldwide robotics installations surpassing 400,000 in 2018, the latest year for which data has been…
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With fans still unable to cheer on their favorite teams from inside the stadium, Japanese baseball teams have been getting creative and in the case of the Softbank Hawks, smart with marketing. The Fukuoka-based club, which has won the…
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Imagine walking into your local convenience store only to find the usual checkout person had been replaced by a remote-controlled robot operated in VR by a human being located hundreds of miles away. Science-fiction, right? Perhaps not.…
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