General purpose humanoid robots? Bill Gates is a believer
The robotics industry loves a good, healthy debate. Of late, one of the most intense ones centers around humanoid robots. It’s been a big topic for6484 0 0 General purpose humanoid robots? Bill Gates is a believer The robotics industry loves a good, healthy debate. Of late, one of the most intense ones centers around humanoid robots. It’s been a big topic for 0 0 6472 0 0 Harvard’s robotic exoskeleton can improve walking, decrease falls in people with Parkinson’s If you follow the world of robotic exoskeletons with any frequency, you’re no doubt aware of the two primary categories. The first is aimed firmly at 0 0 6458 0 0 PaintJet is building big industrial robots for big industrial paint jobs Construction may well prove to be the next major focus for robotics investment. Here in the States, the $2 trillion industry employs around eight million 0 0 6380 0 0 Skyline raises $3.35M to clean skyscraper windows with robots | TechCrunch Skyline Robotics just added another $3.35 million in funding, bringing its to-date raise up to $12 million. It arrives by way of a SAFE note. 0 0 6335 0 0 Figure raises $70M to build its humanoid robots This morning the company announced a sizable vote of confidence in the form of a $70 million Series A, led by Parkway Venture Capital. 0 0 6298 0 0 CMU taught a robot dog to walk a balance beam CMU used a large flywheel to teach and off-the-shelf robot dog to perform the difficult task of walking a balance beam. 0 0 6291 0 0 Pickle launches its truck unloading robot arm MIT-birthed startup Pickle publicly showcased its container unloading robot for the first time this morning at ProMat. 0 0 6286 0 0 The robots are already here The robots are already here. Actuator: What’s this ‘general purpose’ stuff I keep hearing about? Also, research robots. 0 0 6278 0 0 This robot dog can play soccer on grass, mud and sand Dribblebot is designed to perform the complex task on uneven and changing terrain, adding yet another level of difficult to the task. 0 0 6252 0 0 Toyota Research Institute SVP on the difficulty of building the perfect home robot Robotics, a long-time focus of Toyota’s research division were on display, as well. SVP Max Bajracharya showcased a pair of projects. 0 0 6223 0 0 The Aeo robot is designed to patrol and disinfect hospitals Aeo has autonomous navigation, using a slew of cameras and IR sensors on its base. It can move around a space and disinfect surfaces. 0 0 6216 0 0 Ottonomy’s new delivery robot gets an automatic package dispenser Yeti stands out from other Ottobot models primarily due to the addition of a clever auto dispense mechanism. 0 0 6158 0 0 It’s time to talk about killer robots Language in a new police disclosure raises concern over the use of ’deadly force’ robots in San Francisco. 0 0 6148 0 0 Researchers are building robots that can build themselves Researchers at MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms are working on an ambitious project, designing robots that effectively self-assemble. 0 0 6108 0 0 Watch two Mini Cheetah robots square off on the soccer field Some robotics challenges have immediately clear applications. Others are more focused on helping systems solve broader challenges. 0 0 6102 0 0 Cyberdontics raises $15M for robotic root canals YC-backed Cyberdontics is developing a dental robot designed to get you in and out of the chair in minutes, rather than hours. 0 0 6077 0 0 GE’s soft robot bores holes like a giant earthworm A giant earthworm robot was not on the list of things I expected to see when I logged in this morning. But it’s here, and I’m here for it. Designed by a team at GE Research, the robot in question nabbed a $2.5 million award as part of DARPA’s Underminer. The … 0 0 6074 0 0 Pollen Robotics is selling a $17,000 robot torso for researchers and startups CES has never been a great show for serious robotics. It’s not a phenomenon I expect to change at any point in the near future, though things do seem to get slightly better each year. Pollen Robotics is an interesting addition to the mix that largely revolves around things like companion and smart home robotics 0 0 6044 0 0 MIT’s robot boats can self-assemble to build bridges, stages or even markets MIT researchers have created a new autonomous robot boat prototype — which they have named “roboats” to my everlasting glee — that can target and combine with one another Voltron-style to create new structures. Said structures could be bigger boats, but MIT is thinking a bit… 0 0 6016 0 0 CMU’s robotic arm attaches to a backpack to lend a helping hand Carnegie Mellon’s Biorobotics Lab is probably best known as the birthplace of the modular snake robot. Initially designed to squeeze into tight spots for search and rescue missions and infrastructure inspections, the lab’s snake robot has given rise to an army of different projects, and at le… 0 0 6013 0 0 Brain Corp. debuts an autonomous delivery robot for factories and retail Admittedly, Brain Corp . sounds a bit like an evil corporation in some superhero comic, but the San Diego-based startup has generated some serious funding in recent years, including a $114 million Series C, led by SoftBank back in 2017. The company’s been putting that money to work, announcing toda… 0 0 6011 0 0 Boston Dynamics acquires a 3D vision startup in bid to put its robots to work Last week’s Handle video was different than past Boston Dynamics releases. Sure, it showcased the same sort of impressive robotics that have made every video from the company a viral hit, but this one took a very different approach than other recent releases: It put the robot to work. There were so… 0 0 5997 0 0 The shift to collaborative robots means the rise of robotics as a service The 2018 Holiday shopping season was the biggest on record for e-commerce, with nearly $126 billion in online sales. But as e-commerce continues to expand, the demand for warehouse workers is growing faster than the labor supply and creating an increased need for automation. Given its dominance in … 0 0 5994 0 0 Built Robotics’ massive construction excavator drives itself I’ve never had a meeting quite like the one I had with Built Robotics. Within about 10 minutes of meeting Built’s co-founder Noah Ready-Campbell, we’re steering an 80,000-pound construction excavator around what is basically his company’s back yard. He wants me to see what i… 0 0 5993 0 0 CMU team develops a robot and drone system for mine rescues On our final day in Pittsburgh, we find ourself in a decommissioned coal mine. Just northeast of the city proper, Tour-Ed’s owners run field trips and tours during the warmer months, despite the fact that the mine’s innards run a constant 50 degrees or so, year round. With snow still melted just be… 0 0 5970 0 0 Boston Dynamics puts its wheeled-robot Handle to work in a warehouse Boston Dynamics deputed Handle two years back. Since then, however, the bipedal wheeled robot has taken a backseat to the rest of the company’s offering. While the ‘bot is no less impressive than the rest of its lineup, Boston Dynamics’ video output has almost exclusively been dedicated to Atlas an… 0 0 5947 0 0 This robot can park your car for you French startup Stanley Robotics showed off its self-driving parking robot at Lyon-Saint-Exupéry airport today. While I couldn’t be there in person, the service is going live by the end of March 2019. And here’s what it looks like. The startup has been working on a robot called Stan. These gia… 0 0 5944 0 0 The lonely death of Jibo, the social robot We knew this moment was coming — we just never expected it to arrive so soon. Jibo owners all over are reporting a final death rattle from their beloved home robot. The last message finds Jibo announcing the imminent shutdown of it servers, noting that its interactions will soon be limited — likely… 0 0 4953 0 0 Self-driving robot delivery startup Starship Technologies raises $25 million The robots are here and one company, Starship Technologies, has raised $25 million to bring even more to the mainstream. This latest round of funding includes a follow-on investment from Matrix Par… 0 0 4929 0 0 Watch a laser-powered RoboFly flap its tiny wings Making something fly involves a lot of tradeoffs. Bigger stuff can hold more fuel or batteries, but too big and the lift required is too much. Small stuff takes less lift to fly but might not hold … 0 0 4922 0 0 Building Stronger Humans | TC Sessions Robotics 2018 Wearable robotics have already provided mobility to the paralyzed; they will do much more in the near future. Professor Kazerooni is one of the field’s pioneers, as well as leading entrepreneurs. 0 0 4921 0 0 The Best Robots on Four Legs at TC Sessions Robotics 2018 Boston Dynamics’ rocked the world with the DARPA-funded Big Dog, and founder Marc Raibert showed off its latest creation, the SpotMini at TC Sessions Robotics 2018 at UC Berkeley. 0 0 4900 0 0 Fetch adds two new robots to its warehouse automation army Fetch Robotics capped off 2017 with a $25 million Series B, bringing its total up to $48 million. It’s clear that investors are taken with the San Jose-based automation company. By most accounts, i… 0 0 4897 0 0 Monarch is a new platform from surgical robot pioneer Frederic Moll Auris Health (née Auris Surgical Robots) has done a pretty good job flying under the radar, in spite of raising a massive amount of capital and listing one of the key people behind the da Vinci sur… 0 0 4882 0 0 Hold this beam for me, friend robot, and let us construct a house together Being a neophyte in the world of woodworking — I've made a shabby but sturdy shed — I can appreciate the value of a good partner who can help measure, cut, hold stuff, and generally be a second pair of hands. The usual drawback with humans is you have to pay them or feed them in return for this 0 0 4675 0 0 Apple grows fleet of self-driving test cars to 27 Apple has expanded its autonomous vehicle test fleet, according to Bloomberg, jumping from just three cars registered with the California DMV last year, to 27.. 0 0 4652 0 0 Waymo heads to Atlanta to test its self-driving cars Waymo continues to expand the pool of locations where its testing its autonomous vehicle tech, and the latest destination is metro Atlanta. The former Google.. 0 0 4630 0 0 Sphero spinoff Misty Robotics launches a robot for programmers Recent Sphero spinoff Misty Robotics brought a decidedly non-consumer-focused device to the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas this week. The Misty I.. 0 0 4629 0 0 Microsoft’s new drawing bot is an AI artist Microsoft today is unveiling new artificial intelligence technology thats something of an artist - a "drawing bot." The bot is capable of creating images.. 0 0 4550 0 0 Sphero spinoff Misty Robotics launches a robot for programmers Recent Sphero spinoff Misty Robotics brought a decidedly non-consumer-focused device to the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas this week. The Misty I.. 0 0 4548 0 0 This $1,600 fighting robot toy kicks serious butt All right, I’m impressed. I’m not sure I’m $1,600 impressed, but I definitely want one of these Zeus battling robots. We probably should have booked the.. 0 0 4538 0 0 Smart home robot gives LG exec the silent treatment during CES keynote Keynote demo mishaps with voice recognition products are par for the course, but LG's Hub Robot, which debuted at CES last year, didn't work onstage for the.. 0 0 4518 0 0 ElliQ has raised $22 million for its social robot aimed at older adults It’s hard to know what to make of ElliQ at first glance. Maybe it’s the face that I just spent a chunk of the night staring into the longing puppy dog.. 0 0 4512 0 0 Sony’s new Aibo robot just melted the hearts of a room full of jaded tech bloggers Sony’s CES press conference was a big ole bag of nothing, even by Sony CES press conference standards. But one little bit toward the end did manage to.. 0 0 4492 0 0 GardenSpace robot takes the heavy-lifting out of gardening, and puts the fun back in A lot of people dream about growing their own vegetables at home, but just don’t have the time to maintain one. You’ve got to know how much each plant.. 0 0 4484 0 0 It’s the New Year and you’re getting laundry-folding robots, because the 1960s thought of everything The robot laundry-folding wars are heating up. The German appliance manufacturing giant BSH is in the early stages of partnering with the U.S. and.. 0 0 4454 0 0 PerceptIn has raised $11 million to help robotic vacuums and self-driving cars see PerceptIn’s been operating mostly behind the scenes since launching in March of last year. Even so, the company has managed to raise a decent chunk of.. 0 0 4443 0 0 This humanoid robot works out (and sweats) like we do (or should) There are plenty of humanoid-looking robots out there, but very few actually have bodies that are particularly analogous to our own when it comes to moving.. 0 0 4437 0 0 Researchers train robots to see into the future Robots usually react in real time: something happens, they respond. Now researchers University of California, Berkeley are working on a system that lets.. 0 0 4433 0 0 UBTECH’s robotic First Order Stormtrooper patrols AR battlefields UBTECH’s Stormtrooper missed Force Friday and The Last Jedi's release — no surprise, really. The robotic toy moves pretty slowly, all things told. Perhaps.. 0 0