All posts tagged "robots"
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651FutureRobots Can Now Handle the Floppy Cloth Problem, So Robot-sewn Clothing Is On Its Way
A new Reuters report reveals that the main barrier to having robot-sewn clothing has been removed, thanks to a Siemens project in...
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913FutureBoston Dynamics and Other Robot Makers Pledge Not to “Weaponize” Their Robots
People’s fear of a future where robotic dogs hunt us down while drones fly overhead have prompted several leading robotics companies to...
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917FutureCassie, A Bipedal Sprinting Robot, Sets New World Record for the 100m Dash
Better start working on your cardio if you’re afraid of robots because they’re getting faster by the day. Cassie, a bipedal robot...
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2.5KMiscNecrobotics, The Nightmare Fuel Science: Here’s How Dead Spiders Were Turned Into Robotic Grips
If an encounter with a spider leaves you shrieking like Ron Weasley in the second Harry Potter movie, just skip this news...
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821GamingA Chess Robot Broke A Seven-Year Old’s Finger In Moscow Chess Open – And Russian Officials Blame the Kid
Real life is often stranger than fiction and, at first glance, this case is doubly so. A seven-year old child’s finger was...
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1.2KSocialPropaganda Tool? Russian Straps Submachine Gun to Robot Dog Bought On AliExpress
The next weapon of war or simply a bored person with too much disposable income? A video of a robotic dog carrying...
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1.0KFutureOne Expensive Toy! Chinese Tesla Competitor Raises $100 Million for Rideable Robotic Unicorn
Xpeng, one of the strongest Tesla competitors in China, is going for the robot toy market. Xpeng Robotics, one of their subsidiaries,...
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2.5KFutureAmazon Reveals Its First Fully Autonomous Mobile Robot. What Proteus Will Do In Its Warehouses
Years after expressing its desire to replace human workers with robots, or at least achieve a perfect symbiosis between them, Amazon now...
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803FutureResearchers Created Living Skin For Robots, Going Beyond Uncanny Valley Into Nightmare Territory
If even the look of silicone skin creeps you out and you dread what robots one day might become, you might wanna...
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4.6KSecurityThe Amazon Astro Robot Watches Everything You Do, Uses Facial Recognition Too
Creepy or hilarious? The recently unveiled Amazon Astro Robot is apparently designed to watch everything you do, using facial recognition on your...
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1.2KSmart LifeVideo Calls Get Next Level Cringey With Human Eye Webcam
Video calls have become our new reality for over a year now but that doesn’t make them any less inconvenient, and for...
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13.6KFutureFrench Army Starts Testing Spot The Robot In Combat Training
If these tests turn out successful, that horrific Black Mirror scenario where humans were hunted down by robotic dogs might actually become...
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2.4KSmart LifeThis App Lets People Control Spot the Robot Dog On A Rampage – And Boston Dynamics Are Not Ok with It
Ever since that Black Mirror episode with robotic dogs hunting down humans, some people have looked apprehensively at Boston Dynamics’ Spot the...
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1.6KFutureEstonian University Proposes Robots As A Solution To Plant Forests In Days
Estonia’s University of Tartu and robot manufacturer Milrem have developed 2 types of autonomous robots whose sole purpose is to plant trees or trim and clean...
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3.1KSocialThousands of Sophia Robots Will Come in 2021 to Help Us with COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has definitely challenged companies and individuals to find more ways to keep themselves and others safe and healthy. In...
