Robotics

Toyota’s home robot will do your housework, but you’ll have to teach it how first. Five years ago, Toyota announced a $1 billion commitment to its Research Institute (TRI) and hired hundreds of engineers to work on forward-thinking…
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French startup Exotec has raised a $90 million Series C round led by 83North, with existing investors Iris Capital and Breega also participating. Other existing investors include 360 Capital. The company has been working on semi-automated…
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The Pittsburgh-based company has revealed its first product: the Ekto One. It’s a pair of robotic boots that the company claims are capable of keeping you in one spot while you walk forward. There’s no simulating walking on the spot or…
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Mars, also known as the red planet, has been the focus of numerous research studies, as some of its characteristics have sparked discussions about its possible inhabitability. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and a…
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During the current coronavirus pandemic, one of the riskiest parts of a health care worker’s job is assessing people who have symptoms of Covid-19. Researchers from MIT, Boston Dynamics, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital hope to reduce that…
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Robotics technology can be defined as the brilliant juncture of science and engineering to crop up machineries called robots, which are mainly utilized in replicating human actions. The main intent of automated solutions or robotics…
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Can we get more out of collaborative robots? That’s the question that drove a new universal AI operating system two years in the making designed to make existing robots smarter and self-learning. Collaborative robots have been, in many…
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A team of scientists at the University of Michigan have created “biomorphic batteries” that allow robots to store energy like humans — in fat reserves spread across their bodies. The idea is to greatly increase the battery capacity of…
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Many developers focus only on honing in on their programming skills, and not the real-world applications of such programming. However, especially in the field of robotics, it is advantageous for developers to have valuable knowledge on the…
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When you think of iRobot, you probably think of floor cleaning or military robots. But they also have a set of robots aimed at education. The Root robot — an acquisition the company made in 2019 — originally targeted classrooms and cost…
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