Robotics

Latest Robotics

• Amazon Astro

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  A rolling Alexa robot for household help

  6 months, 1 week By Angela Moscaritolo
• This $20K Robot Can Do Your Chores, But Has a Big Potential Privacy Trade-Off

  1X Technologies' Neo home robot can unload your dishwasher, but more complicated tasks involve a company employee remotely 'supervising' a session while the robot works.

  6 months, 3 weeks By Michael Kan
• This $20,000 Robot Can Do Your Chores, But Has One Big Potential Privacy Pitfall

  For more complicated tasks, 1X Technologies' Neo home robot switches to 'expert mode,' which involves a company employee remotely 'supervising' a session while the robot works.

  6 months, 4 weeks By Michael Kan
• Nike's Robot-Assisted Shoes Aim to Help You Run, Walk Farther With Less Effort

  The robotic gear can help a regular user run a mile in 10 to 12 minutes, Nike says.

  7 months By Jibin Joseph
• Figure AI's New Humanoid Robot Can Fold Your Clothes, Do the Dishes

  It might also take jobs that Figure AI deems 'unsafe and undesirable.'

  7 months, 2 weeks By Michael Kan
• Neuralink User Taps Brain Chip to Control a Robot Arm

  Neuralink patient Nick Wray demonstrates how the brain chip lets him control a robot arm to take a drink from a cup.

  7 months, 2 weeks By Michael Kan
• Robot Uprising? Amazon Now Has 1 Million Robots in Its Warehouses

  Amazon might soon have more robots than human workers.

  10 months, 3 weeks By Jibin Joseph
• Amazon Is Prepping for a Future Where Robots Replace Human Delivery Drivers

  The company is reportedly constructing a 'humanoid park' in San Francisco where robots will ride on Rivian EVs and jump out to drop off packages.

  11 months, 3 weeks By Jibin Joseph
• You Can Soon Own a Humanoid Robot for Just $3,000

  Hugging Face’s new HopeJR, planned for limited release later this year, is over $10,000 cheaper than some comparable models from rival manufacturers.

  11 months, 3 weeks By Will Mccurdy
• I Controlled a Wheelchair With My Mind (Well, I Think I Did)

  NTT Research is leveraging AI to read brainwaves more accurately. I strapped on its Wearable Sensing DSI-24 headset to see if I could use it to control a wheelchair with my thoughts.

  1 year, 1 month By Rob Pegoraro
• Chinese Robots Can't Outrun Human Marathoners Just Yet

  Though many humanoid robots finished a 13-mile race through the Chinese capital, others were beset by technical difficulties—or failed at the starting line.

  1 year, 1 month By Will Mccurdy
• Samsung's Gemini-Enhanced Ballie Home Robot Launches This Summer

  The Gemini integration will allow the home robot to process audio and video inputs, visual data from its camera, and data from its sensors, Samsung says.

  1 year, 1 month By Jibin Joseph
• Meta Betting on AI-Powered Humanoid Robots

  Meta reportedly plans to develop software that can power robots built by other companies—like Android does for smartphones—rather than launching its own Meta-branded robot.

  1 year, 3 months By Will Mccurdy
• Grubhub Is Bringing Autonomous Delivery Robots to More College Campuses

  Grubhub deploys Avride's robots at Ohio State and Starship's robots at Colorado State.

  1 year, 3 months By Jibin Joseph
• Artwork by Humanoid Robot Sells for $1M at Auction, Exceeding Expectations

  A robot named Ai-Da used its algorithms, camera vision, and robotic arm to create a portrait of AI pioneer Alan Turing. Sotheby's thought it would go for a max of $180,000.

  1 year, 6 months By Emily Forlini