AI Wrote An Op-Ed Convincing Humans That Robots Will Not Replace Humans

Medicine & Technology Sep 09, 2020

An AI language generator has written an op-ed for The Guardian saying that it had “no desire to wipe out humans” but many are not convinced.

Ford Has a Robotic Dog Named Fluffy, Helping Engineers

Jul 28, 2020

Fluffy, a dog-like robot designed by Boston Dynamics, has been helping Ford's engineers in Michigan. With impressive specs, Ford's processes have been 'more efficient and effective' without displacing their workforce.

AI Robot Robin to Bring Cheer to Children While Hospitalized During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Jul 08, 2020

Hospitalization is tough, particularly for young children. During the coronavirus pandemic, when physical contact is limited, specialists hope that Robin, the AI robot can help the children cope better emotionally.

A Robot Conducts Laboratory Experiment ‘A Thousand Times Faster’ While Scientists Stay Home

Jul 07, 2020

During the lockdown, scientists reprogrammed a robot to conduct experiments 'a thousand times faster' while they worked at home to find solutions for coronavirus. This one robot may determine the future of science, AI, and technology.

Korean Scientists Develop COVID-19 Testing Bots As Health Care Workers Substitute: Watch How It Works

Jun 26, 2020

Scientists from the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials have developed a machine for administering the coronavirus nasal swab test. The robot can be controlled with a joystick and monitored through a screen. The developers say their machine could help lessen the coronavirus's transmission from staff to patients and vice versa.

Optical Lace Material Helps Soft Robots React to Their Environment

Sep 20, 2019

Researchers develop an optical lace to replace robot ‘flesh’ to improve its sensitivity to touch.

Flying Fish Robot Uses Chemistry to Launch Itself from Water Into the Air

Sep 16, 2019

Another nature-inspired robot takes off… this time, from water and into the air.

You Can’t Just Kill This Robot Cockroach With a Step

Aug 04, 2019

Mobile and robust, this tiny robot is the next step to environmental exploration and disaster relief.

Circulating Liquid – ‘Robot Blood’ – Powers Robotic Applications for Lengthy Tasks

Jun 22, 2019

By designing power sources that give robots the ability to function for more extended periods, researchers think autonomous robots could soon be roaming the Earth’s oceans on vital scientific missions and for delicate environmental tasks like sampling coral reefs

Researchers Developed a Leech-Shaped, Wall-Climbing Robot

May 13, 2019

The scientists designed a new motion mechanism using a tube structure of shower hose to mimic the advantageous properties of leeches, namely, lightweight, flexible, and extensible

CMU Creates Plush Toys that Can Hug, Twist, and Bend

May 09, 2019

Carnegie Mellon University laboratories have come up with robotic plush toys that are made using industrial knitting machines.

New Smart Gadgets to Complete Your Smart Kitchen

May 03, 2019

Different developers are hard at work is designing new items that could advance any home's kitchen performance.

Recycling Bot May Save Planet Earth

Apr 15, 2019

A recycling bot may be what everyone needs to help save Mother Earth, but people need to do their share too.

A Liquid Metal with T-1000-like Properties Has Been Created

Mar 23, 2019

Chinese researchers create a new metal composite that can be manipulated by magnets.

Colored, Self-Healing Hydrogel Skin For Robots Created By Researchers

May 24, 2017

Researchers created a colored self-healing hydrogel skin for robots and other multiple uses.