US engineers have developed a 3D-printed, four-legged robot that is capable of walking on rough surfaces such as sand and pebbles, the media reported on Wednesday. Continue reading 3D-printed soft, four-legged robot can walk on sand
Category Archives: Robots
Social skills may protect you from losing job to a robot
Worried that robots will someday snatch your job away? People with personality traits such as great interpersonal skills, intelligence and vocational interests may be less likely to fall victim to automation, researchers say. Continue reading Social skills may protect you from losing job to a robot
AI-powered machines may replace trained people by 2022
Smart machines and robots may replace highly-trained professionals in the jobs related to medicine, law and IT sectors by 2022, market research firm Gartner has warned. Continue reading AI-powered machines may replace trained people by 2022
A robot that picks apples? Replacing humans worries some
Harvesting Washington state’s vast fruit orchards each year requires thousands of farmworkers, and many of them work illegally in the United States.
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Robots, chefs hope to bring invasive lion fish to restaurants near you
As it turns out, some of the best cooks in the world think lionfish, a venomous predatory fish which is breeding out of control and destroying marine ecosystems in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, is delicious. Continue reading Robots, chefs hope to bring invasive lion fish to restaurants near you
‘Roomba 960’ vacuuming robot now in India
Puresight Systems, the distributor of US-based iRobot products in India, on Monday launched a new vacuuming robot “Roomba 960” at Rs64,900. Continue reading ‘Roomba 960’ vacuuming robot now in India
Icelandic language at risk; robots, computers can’t grasp it
When an Icelander arrives at an office building and sees “Solarfri” posted, they need no further explanation for the empty premises: The word means “when staff get an unexpected afternoon off to enjoy good weather.”
Continue reading Icelandic language at risk; robots, computers can’t grasp it
Robots, chefs hope to bring invasive lion fish to restaurants near you
As it turns out, some of the best cooks in the world think lionfish, a venomous predatory fish which is breeding out of control and destroying marine ecosystems in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, is delicious.
Continue reading Robots, chefs hope to bring invasive lion fish to restaurants near you
Light-weight robotic cheetah developed
Scientists have developed a light- weight robotic cheetah that efficiently uses its energy to replicate the movements of the fastest land animal in the world.
World’s first bot-to-bot communication platform launched
US-based bot platform Gupshup on Monday launched InterBot, a bot-to-bot communication platform to enable them transact, co-ordinate, compete, collaborate and negotiate with each other. Continue reading World’s first bot-to-bot communication platform launched