
Cyborg cockroaches will save you in the future
Japanese researchers can mount “backpacks” of solar cells and electronics on cockroaches and control their motion remotely. Here’s why they want to do that. Read more…
Japanese researchers can mount “backpacks” of solar cells and electronics on cockroaches and control their motion remotely. Here’s why they want to do that. Read more…
Google has developed robot waiters that combine physical robots with virtual chatbots to help its employees fetch soda and chips from break rooms. Read more…
Australian Paralympic swimmer Jessica Smith is testing a bionic hand from startup Covvi that can be updated remotely anywhere in the world. Read more…
High-profile attacks against critical national infrastructure highlighted vulnerabilities that Malaysia needs to address in its adoption of robotics. Read more…
After struggling to find staff during the pandemic, Singapore businesses have increasingly turned to robots to carry out a range of tasks. Read more…
Naver executives in South Korea are cautious about the future of their fledgling robot business as 5G technology presents challenges. Read more…
SoftBank Group-backed food service robot startup Bear Robotics has raised $81 million in a Series B funding round with investors. Read more…
Goldfish are capable of navigating on land, Israeli researchers have found, after training fish to drive an FOV (fish-operated vehicle). Read more…
Hyundai expects to leverage its expertise in robotics and AI to build a future ‘metamobility’ network linking the real and the virtual world. Read more…
Samsung will invest $206bn to expand its footprint in biopharmaceuticals, AI, semiconductors and robotics in the post-pandemic era. Read more…
We ran the story about researchers controlling a Venus flytrap last week. It was, of course, about much more than just the flytrap. Read more…
Prototype automated COVID-19 testing machine uses a robotic arm to take a sample from a person’s nose, delivers results in about 80 minutes. Read more…
SoftBank will import a US-developed food service robot to Japan as restaurants grapple with labor shortages and socially distancing. Read more…
There is a myth out there that AI and robotics will displace jobs and we will have to live on Government income while figuring out creative ways to fill our days. Read more…
The consumer robotics market is looking forward to healthy growth over the next five years. Read more…
This week in Friday Futures: a hearing aid that reads your brain; thought-Googling; audio translators; robocops; biobots; and the Internet of VERY Silly Things. Read more…
Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of AWS RoboMaker, a cloud robotics service that promises to make it easy to develop, simulate, and deploy intelligent robotics applications at scale. RoboMaker extends the Robot Operating Read more…
WUZHEN, China (Reuters) – Chinese news readers may have some new competition – virtual AI anchors that can mimic human facial expressions and mannerisms while reading out reports. The AI anchor, developed by state news Read more…
ZURICH (Reuters) – Robots will make robots at a new ABB factory in China, which the Swiss engineering group said on Saturday it plans to build for $150 million in Shanghai as it defends its Read more…
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