Lifestyle services giant Meituan is testing robot food delivery in Beijing and Shenzhen, as the company seeks to reduce operational costs, the South China Morning Post reported. Why it matters: As labor demands increase, Meituan has been…
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As e-commerce continues to grow beyond traditional shopping habits, and as warehouse efficiency demands grow for e-commerce and traditional commerce, companies are relying more on automation to meet market needs. By 2025, more than 4…
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RoboBusiness, the event produced by Robotics Business Review, has announced its closing keynote speaker for the 2019 event. Adam Cantor, of iRobot and Robots in Service of the Environment (RISE), will present “Robots Save the Environment”,…
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Current research is aligned with the need of rescue workers but robustness and ease of use remain significant barriers to adoption, NCCR Robotics researchers find after reviewing the field and consulting with field operators. Robots for…
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Guided by artificial intelligence and powered by a robotic platform, a system developed by MIT researchers moves a step closer to automating the production of small molecules that could be used in medicine, solar energy, and polymer…
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What does a robotics company have to do with animal welfare? Plenty, according to the Scottish SPCA, an animal welfare organization that, as part of its mandate, runs a program called Prevention Through Education in primary schools in…
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This is the next of a series of interview posts introducing our amazing Hanson Robotics’ team members to the rest of the world. You know us through our social and research robots Sophia, Han, Little Sophia, Zeno, Professor Einstein, BINA48…
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While the prospect of urban air mobility, or autonomous flying vehicles that transport materials or people, has captured the public’s imagination, so has the prospect that many are looking to the skies to solve our delivery and…
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The Kickstarter page is filled with the same type of overpromising that we’ve seen with other (now very dead) social robots: Kiki is “conscious,” “understands your feelings,” and “loves you back.” Oof. That said, we’re happy to see more…
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Like many Asian countries, Singapore has an aging population and as a result, is facing a labor shortage. Whether it be tech or manual labor jobs, many industries are struggling to find qualified candidates. The cleaning industry has been…
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Fueled by today’s on-demand society, as well as the need to boost production and lower costs, the food and beverage industry is working to figure out how to operate more efficiently, improve customer service, and reduce labor costs. As…
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Hulking robots common to assembly line manufacturing tend to be loners. They often cut, bend and weld metal inside cages and behind barriers meant to safely separate them from human workers. “For a long time, the best factory robot has…
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How do you build a robot that’s truly useful? Obviously, the answer depends on your definition of what a “useful” robot does; but in this case, I’m referring to robots that can perform helpful tasks, such as giving someone directions, or…
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  SEATTLE – Olis Robotics and Olympus Controls today announced a new memorandum of understanding that would explore developing assisted autonomy applications for new capabilities in the mobile robotics space.“Olis Robotics’…
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When corporations use robots to provide items, they often must place their computerized helpers in security cages to scale back the chance of damage to individuals working close by. A brand new system may quickly free the robots from their…
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Shenzhen, China-based Elephant Robotics this week launched the Catbot, a next-generation collaborative robot arm offering high efficiency and flexibility to several industries, but specifically to help smaller business gain access to smart…
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Raytheon, which develops the technology used by air traffic controllers to coordinate national airspace, has signed a strategic pact with a company that oversees the largest unmanned aerial systems (UAS) tracking network in the U.S. The…
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Virtual car accidents save lives ZDNet’s Greg Nichols and TechRepublic’s Karen Roby sit down and talk about gaming-inspired tools that are driving the autonomous vehicle revolution. Read more: https://zd.net/2RzPxvs We’ve seen road testing…
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Robots can do amazing things, such as work with humans collaboratively in factories, deliver packages quickly within warehouse, and explore the surface of Mars. But despite those feats, we’re only beginning to see robots that can make a…
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Drones and crawling robots outfitted with special scanning technology could help wind blades stay in service longer, which may help lower the cost of wind energy at a time when blades are getting bigger, pricier and harder to transport,…
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MIT researchers have given their fleet of autonomous “roboats” the ability to automatically target and clasp onto each other and keep trying if they fail. The roboats are being designed to transport people, collect trash, and self-assemble…
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Humans are increasingly working and living alongside robots, whether on a factory floor or inside a hospital or school. This new breed of social robot must improve people’s work efficiency, and also make them feel happy and entertained in…
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NASA NIAC has funded the development of a next-generation SmartSuit spacesuit which will use soft-robotics technology so astronauts can be more mobile and better interact with their surroundings. The spacesuit will have a soft and…
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In 2018, researchers at MIT and the auto manufacturer BMW were testing ways in which humans and robots might work in close proximity to assemble car parts. In a replica of a factory floor setting, the team rigged up a robot on rails,…
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Robots are coming to South Korea’s vibrant coffee culture, where crowds of lunchtime customers queuing at cafes are a daily sight. Coffee is just one of many industries that could be transformed by automated services in this tech-forward…
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