The Who’s Who of AI just chipped in to fund humanoid robot startup Figure $675 million to accelerate development of machine that can lift, but can’t keep up with humans AI + ML29 Feb 2024 | 15
Boffins caution against allowing robots to run on AI models Before building the Torment Nexus, consider the risks AI + ML27 Feb 2024 | 9
Cutting-edge robot space surgeon makes first incision in Zero-G Updated One giant leap for astronaut medicine Science16 Feb 2024 | 12
CERN is training robot dogs to spot radiation hazards at Large Hadron Collider Vid CERNquadbot can go off the rails – unlike science org's existing inspector bots Science08 Feb 2024 | 28
AMD crams five compute architectures onto a single board What an Arm-ful of x86, Vega graphics, XDNA AI, and FPGA circuitry Systems07 Feb 2024 | 6
DeepMind AI helps cook up 'novel' compounds – with sides of controversy Updated Published report 'should be retracted as the main claim of discovery is wrong', UCL chemistry professor tells us Science31 Jan 2024 | 8
Robots with a 'Berliner Schnauze' may appear more trustworthy to locals Dialect study a mixed bag when it comes to droids speaking highbrow German Bootnotes31 Jan 2024 | 22
South Korea opens the door for robots to roam among pedestrians They'll have a top speed of 15km/h and need insurance before they roll Personal Tech17 Nov 2023 | 27
Robot mistakes man for box of peppers, kills him ROTM Malfunctioning sensor system blamed for technician's death at Korean food plant AI + ML09 Nov 2023 | 126
Beijing prepares for imminent rise of humanoid robots Mass production of C-3POs pitched for 2025 AI + ML07 Nov 2023 | 11
Boston Dynamics teaches robo-dog to recognise speech, respond using ChatGPT Video The result is a very odd mechanical tour guide that thinks it has parents – sure, no problem AI + ML30 Oct 2023 | 24
Food robots delivering bombs? Oregon State campus shut down by 'prank' Student's new dorm room comes with bars, not the good kind Offbeat25 Oct 2023 | 29
Microsoft seeking robots to help automate datacenters Redmond runs ad to hire fleshbag team manager to make the magic happen On-Prem16 Oct 2023 | 6
Let's give these quadruped robot dogs next-gen XM7 rifles, says US Army Black Mirror? Never heard of it Bootnotes30 Aug 2023 | 34
Do Facebook's algorithms drive political polarization? Meta says no, but researchers say it's complicated AI in brief Plus: Google DeepMind's latest visual-language model robot, and more AI + ML31 Jul 2023 | 4
NASA humanoid robot to be tested as remote oil rig attendant Doing the dirty work for Australia's Woodside Energy will help prepare bot for work in space Science10 Jul 2023 | 9
Amazon's robo vacuum power grab sucks EU attention Regulators concerned iRobot could receive preferential treatment on the company's ecommerce platform Personal Tech07 Jul 2023 | 20
Pangolin-inspired robot can roll around your guts administering treatments Flexing device works where surgeons find hard to reach Science22 Jun 2023 | 4
Singapore to roll out (literally) more Robocops Stop! Or I'll move very slowly towards you and stream video to HQ AI + ML16 Jun 2023 | 12
Who loves programming robots? Who wishes it was easier? Here comes Flowstate Google X-born upstart pushes graphical approach to industrial control Software16 May 2023 | 11
NASA tests bot built to slither across, and beneath, alien worlds' ice Video Wheels come off plan to explore Enceladus – in a good way Science11 May 2023 | 9
Latest pitch for AI: DeepMind-trained soccer robots Video If the goal was to make us feel sorry for these clumsy droids, mission accomplished AI + ML09 May 2023 | 5
US Navy turns to hull-climbing bots to combat maintenance backlog video Seals are totally yesterday's news - the Navy's latest critter is a Gecko Defense Tech Week03 Apr 2023 | 19
Software-controlled food tech: 3D printed pipe-dream, or fatal stack instability? My goodness that's moist Science21 Mar 2023 | 14
Workers don't want these humanoid robots telling them to be happy Shocking! Personal Tech16 Mar 2023 | 112
MIT researchers propose modular, multi-mission Moon robots Fancy playing with some space Lego? Science14 Mar 2023 | 1
Humanoid robot takes a retail job, but not one any store clerk wants to do You want to take our place? Welcome to the real world, pal AI + ML08 Mar 2023 | 34
SETI: How AI-boosted satellites, robots could help search for life on other planets Software scans to give rovers a clue AI + ML07 Mar 2023 | 8
Sure, Microsoft, let's put ChatGPT in control of robots Video Doesn't the world have enough problems? AI + ML22 Feb 2023 | 32
Zoox blurs line between workers and crash test dummies in robo-taxi trial Amazon-owned biz puts its staff first AI + ML14 Feb 2023 | 28
That's not a TP-Link access point, it's a… vacuum? You might say this thing sucks Bootnotes11 Feb 2023 | 29
If we have self-healing bio robots in 2053, it started here with mouse muscle cyborgs Updated Light-powered droids are coming, one fraction of a millimetre at a time Science21 Jan 2023 | 3
Move over, Kraftwerk: These musical instruments really are the robots One Hacker Band is a guitar, bass and drums that play themselves Offbeat12 Jan 2023 | 25
San Francisco terminates explosive killer cop bots I'll be back, or perhaps not Security07 Dec 2022 | 44
Industrial robots in China push people out of jobs, slash wages Exposed to 'droids? Symptoms may include indifference, unemployment, lower pay, along with a bit of depopulation Science06 Dec 2022 | 14
NTT Data adopting datacenter inspection robots to relieve humans of some chores Will also offer them as-a-service to other bit barn operators On-Prem01 Dec 2022 | 2
San Francisco lawmakers approve lethal robots – but they can't carry guns Updated Update: Plan pulled after public outcry Security30 Nov 2022 | 58
Japanese convenience store chain opens outlet staffed by avatars and robots Like Clippy, but for snacks, booze, and cigarettes AI + ML29 Nov 2022 | 55
San Francisco politicians to vote on policy endorsing lethal force for robots Asimov would like a word Personal Tech24 Nov 2022 | 67
Fujitsu to test robot datacenter inspector that – trust us – won't take your jobs Robots aren't hard. 5G in a room full of metal is. So is explaining why you need a bot to look at blinkenlights Networks08 Nov 2022 | 14
Boffins propose Slinky-like robot that can build stuff in space E-Walker is a 'seven degrees-of-freedom fully dexterous end-over-end walking robot' Science18 Oct 2022 | 20
Want to crawl inside a nuke plant swinging a hammer? No? Toshiba's inspection bots will do it instead Go ahead, feel redundant: machines reduce maintenance time by 12 days and go places humans cannot Software13 Oct 2022 | 12
ULA's Vulcan Centaur to launch in early '23, with lunar lander and first Amazon broadband sats Two down, 3,234 to go for Amazon's Kuiper service as it chases Starlink Networks13 Oct 2022 | 7
Amazon halts work on ‘Scout’ delivery-bot that delivered parcels no faster than humans Meanwhile in China, Alibaba runs 500 delivery-bots and they’ve delivered 10 million items to Easy Street AI + ML07 Oct 2022 | 62
If someone weaponizes our robots, we'll be really, really sad, says Boston Dynamics Maybe finally a good use for DRM, eh? Preventing armed modifications Science06 Oct 2022 | 73
Tesla has a lot of work to do on its Optimus robot Optimus Sub-Prime? For something meant to revolutionize production lines, reveal wasn't quite there yet AI + ML03 Oct 2022 | 99
This rope-laying, ever-growing robot may one day explore your blood vessels Video You wouldn't make this the butt of any jokes, right? Science29 Sep 2022 | 12
Teams of aerial drones might one day help to build houses Wasp-like technique could be used to 3D-print structures in that remote place you plan to retire in Science23 Sep 2022 | 19
Japanese boffins build solar-powered, remote-controlled cyborg cockroach Neat idea until you remember that roaches and sunlight, not a good mix Science22 Sep 2022 | 30
Google teaches robots to serve humans – with large language models the key Video Is this it? The robo-butler dream is coming true? AI + ML18 Aug 2022 | 24
Russian military uses Chinese drones and bots in combat, over manufacturers' protests Testimonials from Russian generals not welcomed by DJI or Unitree Robotics Security17 Aug 2022 | 46
US Space Force deploys robot dogs at Cape Canaveral base Patrolling quadrupeds not fitted with 7.62mm tank machine guns – yet Offbeat09 Aug 2022 | 34
Remember the humanoid Tesla robot? It's ready for September reveal, says Musk Find it next to the Cybertruck, Boring tunnel maps, Twitter acquisition and my sense of commitment Personal Tech05 Aug 2022 | 91
Scientists use dead spider as gripper for robot arm, label it a 'Necrobot' Videos Our ancestors made tools from bones … so why not freeze a spider instead of 3D printing parts? Science28 Jul 2022 | 121
Russian ChessBot breaks child opponent's finger But don't get all 'Rise of the Machines' on this one – Russian media says the 'bot has played for years without problems AI + ML25 Jul 2022 | 60
Automation outfit ABB sees supply chain woes easing How can you have these worries as a software business? Just ask Cisco Software21 Jul 2022 |
Tencent Cloud slaps googly eyes on a monitor, says it can care for oldies It's called 'i-Care' and it screams 'I don't, actually' Personal Tech01 Jul 2022 | 30
Tata Consultancy Services to create touchy feely 'Internet of Actions' Gets a grip on tech from Japanese startup to make it work Personal Tech29 Jun 2022 | 8
Amazon shows off robot warehouse workers that won't complain, quit, unionize... Mega-corp insists it's all about 'people and technology working safely and harmoniously together' Science22 Jun 2022 | 60
Look to insects if you want to build tiny AI robots that are actually smart Flying, swarming, decision making already in production in nature AI + ML16 Jun 2022 | 21
Taser maker offers electric-shock drones to stop school shootings For $50,000 annually plus building work, budget-strapped teachers can (maybe) zap gunmen, for the kids Personal Tech03 Jun 2022 | 192
World’s smallest remote-controlled robots are smaller than a flea Video So small, you can't feel it crawl Science27 May 2022 | 34