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Fetch Robotics Raises $25 Million To Make Sure Your Christmas Gifts Arrive On Time
San Jose-based startup Fetch Robotics announced today that it’s raised $25 million in Series B funding. This round, which was led by Sway Ventures, brings the company’s total funding to $48 million. Shasta Ventures, Softbank, and O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures also participated in the round.<p>Fetch’s …
RoboticsSophia the robot is shockingly human-like—and the internet is terrified
Sophia is an advanced robot created by Hanson Robotics that eerily resembles a human. She was activated in 2015, but recent interviews with members …
WeirdWatch: This robot secret agent can change the behavior of a school of fish
Biomimicry has entered a new phase: Robots that learn from animals.<p>Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, a Swiss university, …
RoboticsThe Army Has Big Plans to Destroy Its Greatest Foe (Not North Korea or Russia)
The Army is transforming its fleet of transportable robots to a common set of standards to expedite modernization, interoperability, autonomy and …
North KoreaAre exoskeletons the future of physical labor?
Ford and others are experimenting with wearable robotics<p>There are 3,500 people working in Ford’s final assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan, where a steady stream of car husks are transformed into drivable vehicles hundreds of times a day. It’s what you might imagine a car factory would be like, if …
RoboticsThis robot can imagine and predict its own future without any human supervision
Vestri the robot learned how to use its limbs the same way a baby would – by motor babbling.<p>Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, …
RoboticsThe surprising story behind viral pole-dancing robot
The video has been retweeted more than 108,000 times in the past few days. Complete with shiny white high heels and a security camera for a head, …
ViralExperimental research is giving the sense of touch to robotic prosthetics
An experimental research program at the University of Utah is helping amputees feel touch with the use of a complex robot arm. It's a breakthrough in …
RoboticsSan Francisco to regulate delivery robots on city sidewalks
Delivery robots in San Francisco will need permits before they can roam city sidewalks under legislation approved by city supervisors.<p>San Francisco …
San FranciscoAnki releases expanded features for coding Cozmo the funny robot
Anki is releasing a major free update for Cozmo, the funny robot that has been one of the hot toys in 2017. The Cozmo Code Lab debuted earlier this year, but now the lab is getting an update that will help it live up to the dream of enabling a wider variety of people to learn programming.<p>Anki …
BusinessArtificially Intelligent Robot Predicts Its Own Future By Learning Like A Baby
For toddlers, playing with toys is not all fun-and-games - it's an important way for them to learn how the world works. Using a similar methodology, …
RoboticsCEO of automation company ABB says we shouldn’t fear automation
Here’s a surprise: at our Disrupt Berlin event, Ulrich Spiesshofer, the CEO of 125-year old automation giant ABB, argued that automation is nothing to fear.<p>“I think we need to take this fear extremely seriously and get people out of this fear,” he said. In his view, automation and robotics has …
RoboticsAs Amazon Adds Robot Workers, Retail Jobs Fall
A Quartz report said Amazon could be destroying more jobs than it generates, thanks to the addition of more robot employees.<p>To say that Amazon is a …
World NewsRobotic Materials Will Distribute Intelligence All Over a Robot’s Body
The classical view of a robot as a mechanical body with a central “brain” that controls its behavior could soon be on its way out. The authors of a …
RoboticsSophia the Robot Wants Women's Rights for Saudi Arabia
In November, Sophia struck a blow for robots everwhere when she was granted Saudia Arabian citizenship—the first time any country recognized a robot …
RoboticsNordea Bank Chief: Robots Can Help Us Fire Legions of My Fellow Bankers
If you’re like most people, you do not like Wall Street or the financial industry, which commanded a large amount of confidence among just 19 percent …
BankingMan’s New Best Friend: Meet the “SpotMini” Robotic Dog
In 2017, it seems like products that challenge our conception of what man is capable of are being released every single day. The 21st century has …
RoboticsThe Wide-Eyed Robot Teaching Deaf Children to Communicate
This kid doesn’t know it, but he’s kind of a big deal. Sitting in his mother’s lap, he looks at a mohawked robotic head, which periodically turns …
Sesame StreetThis Startup Is Making the Perfect Bipedal Robot
Creating a walking robot is no easy task. Despite numerous efforts throughout the years, scientists and engineers are still trying to create robots …
RoboticsRobofish floats about tracking antibiotics in the Great Lakes
A ROBOTIC fish may be an unlikely ally in the fight against antibiotic resistance. Swimming through streams and lakes, it will monitor the levels of …
Michigan State UniversityOregon State researchers developing 'smart' clothing
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Imagine one day wearing a pair of shoes that adapt to the surface you're walking on with every step you take? Or clothes that …
Portland, ORDo Robots Deserve Human Rights? - The Crux
By Lauren Sigfusson | December 5, 2017 10:45 am<p><i>(Credit: Shutterstock)</i><p>When the humanoid robot Sophia was granted citizenship in Saudi Arabia—the first …
SingularityHamlet iCub and Other Humanoid Robots in Photos
As part of the IEEE RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots in Birmingham, U.K., last month, the awards committee decided to organize a fun …
RoboticsAmazon’s track record overseas may signal a worrying change in Australian industrial relations
Getty<p>Amazon’s entry to Australia signals a wider and worrying trend in worker relations. The company’s model, resting on heavy automation, means …
Australian UniversitiesAgricultural Robots Market Set to Surge Significantly During 2017 – 2025
The agricultural robots are known as Agbots. With the constant technological evolutions in the technologies going on worldwide the applications, …
AgricultureiRobot (IRBT) Presents At NASDAQ 37th Investor Conference - Slideshow
The following slide deck was published by iRobot Corporation in conjunction with this event.<p>118<p>Click to enlarge
BusinessWhy (most) future robots won’t look like robots
A future robot’s body could combine soft actuators and stiff structure, with distributed computation throughout — an example of the new “material …
RoboticsRobot Developer Warns Artificial Intelligence Developments Could Lead to Catastrophe
The emergence of super-intelligent computer entities are coming, but they may or may not be friendly to humans, one of the top researchers in the …
Tech IndustryYou'd Never Have to Reach for Anything Placed on This Living Robotic Table
If you happened to be in Tokyo, Japan, this past weekend, you might had a chance to check out the 2017 International Robot Exhibition, where …
RoboticsMeet Harmony, the sex robot with a Scottish accent
Harmony is a blend of artificial intelligence, cutting-edge robotics and sexual companion, just don’t call her a sex bot.<p>A robotic sex doll with a …
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