Tag: robotics
Predictability key to robot-human collaboration, finds Disney research
Disney has published new research on human-robot interaction.
The research's focus is to explore how to make robots move in a way that encourages human beings...
Berkeley researchers unveil “most dexterous robot ever created”
Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed and unveiled a first in robotics: a robot that matches two highly versatile limbs with the ability to...
Uber: Self-driving cars ordered off road by US, sells to Grab
Uber's self-driving cars have been ordered off the road in Arizona.
State Governor Doug Ducey has withdrawn permission for the company to test autonomous vehicles on...
Aerones creates drone to de-ice and service wind turbines
Malek Murison explains how a Latvian drone startup is repurposing consumer technology to provide critical infrastructure maintenance.
Aerones made headlines last year when one of...
Mayor of London launches project to make capital epicentre of AI
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has commissioned AI research and thought leadership organisation CognitionX to develop “a strong evidence base” to support a...
Bee robotic: Walmart files patents on automating agriculture
US retailer Walmart has filed a raft of patents aimed at automating processes in the agriculture sector. Among them is a robotic solution to...
Uber halts self-driving car tests after pedestrian is killed
NEWSBYTE: Uber has halted tests of its self-driving cars in North America after a woman was killed on Sunday night by an Uber Volvo.
The victim...
DHL US trials robots, AI, AR & crowdsourcing to beat Amazon
Parcel delivery and logistics firm DHL said today that it is piloting a range of new connected technologies in the US, including collaborative robots,...
IoT in Agtech: Australia invests millions in robots, digital farming
Farmers in the Australian state of Victoria have been promised a $15 million financial and technological boost that is expected to be "a game-changer" for...
Flipping hell! Flippy the burger-bot too fast for human workers
Being able to stand the heat is in the kitchen is a well-known measure of success, and another is being a great team worker....
Lights, camera, ID! Ford offers remote ID solution for drones
Car manufacturer Ford has announced a potential solution to the problem of identifying drones from a distance.
In the US, Ford is the sole representative of the...
How Skydroid could protect prisons from drone smugglers
A company called Skydroid was awarded £237,000 by the Ministry of Justice last year to work on a proof of concept to protect UK prisons from...