Business
Jun 6, 2019
Robot baristas are latest front in S. Korea automation push
Are robot baristas the future of South Korea's vibrant coffee culture?
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Robotics
Jun 5, 2019
British art dealer unveils pioneering robot artist
Billed as "one of the most exciting artists of our time", Ai-Da differs from generations of past masters in one inescapable way: she is a robot.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 29, 2019
Gadgets: After a day of grilling, have a robot take care of cleaning
I've been grilling for years, and love it. I've also been cleaning grills for years, and hate it. The past few years, I've used a power washer with good results but it's still a chore. The Grillbot has been out for a few ...
Materials Science
May 23, 2019
Robots activated by water may be the next frontier
New research from the laboratory of Ozgur Sahin, associate professor of biological sciences and physics at Columbia University, shows that materials can be fabricated to create soft actuators—devices that convert energy ...
Other
May 14, 2019
In robotics classes, Armenian teens dream of high-tech future
In a sleek classroom in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, one of the poorest post-Soviet republics, 14-year-old Nazeli Ter-Petrosyan peers at the screen of her Apple Mac.
Business
May 10, 2019
Walmart's robot zips along in tech revolution that's raising big questions for workers
When an autonomous floor scrubber was rolled out in Walmart's Bonney Lake store last month, shoppers mistook the teal blue scrubber zipping down the aisles for a runaway machine, said manager David Klein. "Some customers ...
Ecology
May 10, 2019
Study explores the use of robots and artificial intelligence to understand the deep-sea
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help scientists shed new light on the variety of species living on the ocean floor, according to new research led by the University of Plymouth.
Veterinary medicine
May 3, 2019
Robots to the rhino rescue
The critically endangered northern white rhino might have more of a chance thanks to a partnership between the University of California San Diego and San Diego Zoo Global.
Robotics
Apr 30, 2019
Dreams of ubiquitous social robots still aren't coming true
Hopes that the tech industry was on the cusp of rolling personal robots into homes are dimming now that several once-promising consumer robotics companies have shut down.
Robotics
Apr 16, 2019
Could robots make a documentary about a 5K race?
A 5K race can offer both victory and heartbreak, but capturing those moments on video requires both planning ahead and making on-the-spot decisions about where the camera operators should be.
