Sebastian Scherer, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Team Explorer Co-Lead & Associate Research Professor for the Robotics Institute, talks about the teams upcoming DARPA SubT (Subterranean) Challenge Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
11 mildly terrifying ways that robots are changing how we eat
Even when these robots are cute as a button, it's important to view them with a sense of trepidation, such as these ultra-friendly delivery robots making their way toward America's college campuses.
Vicarious Surgical Starts Trading As It Prepares To Launch Its Surgical Robots — And Take On
Adam Sachs, cofounder and CEO, of Vicarious Surgical eagerly awaited this morning's first trade of his surgical robot company under the ticker RBOT on the New York Stock Exchange. "It's honestly a dream come true," Sachs, 30, told Forbes on Friday in advance of trading.
Sachs, an MIT grad and alum of the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list, officially launched Vicarious in 2014 with his college buddy, Sammy Khalifa, now the company's chief technology officer, and Dr. Barry Greene.
This company is making AI robots to help farmers - CNN Video
The technology behind Shrinky Dinks can make better robots | Popular Science
Imagine a robotic arm that doesn't need mechanisms to move, or surgical tools that can expand or reshape themselves inside the body. While they may sound weird and wondrous, they actually already exist.
These wacky instruments all rely on shape-memory polymers, a category of materials that can shapeshift on its own. Now, researchers at Stanford University have made a shape memory polymer that's stronger and more capable than any of its counterparts that came before it.
Army planning for robots to identify dangerous animals and bacteria before soldiers enter caves |
The Army is cataloging what kinds of viruses, poisonous reptiles and other natural threats lurk in caves as it works toward developing a robot that can go in ahead of soldiers searching for enemies in hiding.
The Army Corps of Engineers is leading the $14 million project, which includes plans for advanced sensors onboard unmanned vehicles that can navigate subterranean conditions, the Corps said in a statement.
SoftBank-powered robots to help Grab with meal deliveries
SINGAPORE -- Autonomous robots powered by artificial intelligence sound like plot devices straight out of a Hollywood science-fiction movie, but soon these service droids could be the norm in the food industries in Japan and Singapore, thanks to SoftBank Robotics and China's Keenon Robotics.
Should robots fight our wars? - SWI swissinfo.ch
Then there's a darker scenario. Imagine hi-tech weapons which can be programmed years in advance to seek out specific people, or groups of people.
Semi-autonomous weapons already exist, and are in use. Think of the drone strikes the United States has used in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Targets are identified, the drones are programmed, and off they go.
Why there won't be a robot uprising any time soon - BBC Science Focus Magazine
Most people think of a 'metal man', a large humanoid figure with a square head, rather like the Tin Man in the film The Wizard of Oz or R2D2 in Star Wars .
Robots lawnmowers and vacuum cleaners are really not amazingly intelligent. The grass-cutter needs an edging-tape to stop it wandering off the lawn. Robot vacuum cleaners can get Lego pieces or other debris jammed into their mechanisms.
GrubHub's robots bring hungry Ohio State students food
If you happen to be on Ohio State University's campus this fall, you're likely to see what looks like a robot invasion. Fear not, they come in peace—with food.
Ordinary cars can't reach the pedestrian-only areas of college campuses, but the little off-roading robots can, even in inclement weather. The Rover can truck along at up to 5 mph.
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