Robotics Archives - Page 28 of 36 - Scitke

The Crop-Spraying Robot Reduces Emissions and Herbicide Use

Spraying orchards and vineyards is not environmentally friendly, as tractors emit exhaust while applying herbicides and pesticides. This issue was a key motivation behind the development of the electric, autonomous Prospr robot. Created by the New Zealand agritech firm Robotics Plus, this all-wheel-drive robotic vehicle was introduced last September at the FIRA agricultural robotics show […]

The Crop-Spraying Robot Reduces Emissions and Herbicide Use Read More »

Check it Out: Brave Robodog Takes a Stroll Underwater

Robotics, Science / Leandro Conceição

From fire-breathers to sprinters, climbers, and gymnasts, we’ve witnessed an impressive array of quadruped robots. Now, the fourth-generation Honey Badger has expanded the list of robodog abilities to include underwater walking. Founded in 2019, Poland’s MAB Robotics originated from a student research group that created their first robodog. The startup’s Honey Badger quadruped has seen

Check it Out: Brave Robodog Takes a Stroll Underwater Read More »

Boston Dynamics and Toyota Collaborate: Training Atlas to Learn

Robotics, Science / Jorge Paka

The Toyota Research Institute has been making significant strides in teaching robots to quickly learn and execute tasks autonomously. Now, it is introducing its Large Behavior Model technology to the remarkable Atlas humanoid robot in collaboration with Boston Dynamics. Surprisingly, humanoid robot hardware is already quite advanced. Over a decade of development at Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics and Toyota Collaborate: Training Atlas to Learn Read More »

A Robotic Finger Could Conduct your Next Intimate Physical Exam

Robotics, Science / Ngoma Manuel

Researchers have created an ultrasensitive robotic ‘finger’ that mimics human touch, capable of safely conducting routine physical exams similar to those performed by doctors. They believe this ‘robodoctor‘ could soon appear in medical clinics. Doctors use their fingers as diagnostic tools to gather various insights about your health. Medical professionals use their fingers to check

A Robotic Finger Could Conduct your Next Intimate Physical Exam Read More »

A Pangolin-Inspired Robot Deposits Tree Seeds Into the Holes it Digs

Robotics, Science / Ngoma Manuel

Foraging pangolins naturally dig in the ground, so why not have them plant trees at the same time? Training them to do so would be quite challenging, which is why a high school student from California named Dorothy created a pangolin-inspired robot to handle the digging and planting instead. Called the Plantolin, this bio-inspired robot

A Pangolin-Inspired Robot Deposits Tree Seeds Into the Holes it Digs Read More »

Robot-to-Drone Food Deliveries Launch in Dallas

Robotics, Science / cumbonguala

While still not entirely common, rolling robots have been delivering goods to local customers for some time, and drones have been transporting packages overhead. Now, Serve Robotics and Wing Aviation are set to combine these two delivery methods. Wing, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has been transporting small packages by air since at

Robot-to-Drone Food Deliveries Launch in Dallas Read More »

A New Method Lets Robots Map a Scene and Identify Objects to Complete Tasks

Robotics, Science / Valeriano Ndeyi

Picture tidying up a cluttered kitchen, beginning with a counter scattered with sauce packets. If your aim is to clean the counter, you might gather all the packets at once. But if you want to separate the mustard packets first, you’d sort them by type. And if you were specifically looking for Grey Poupon mustard,

A New Method Lets Robots Map a Scene and Identify Objects to Complete Tasks Read More »

AI Generates More Innovative Research Ideas than Human Experts

Robotics, Science / Ana Kiesse Zeleme

The first statistically significant findings are in: Large Language Model (LLM) AIs are not only capable of generating expert-level scientific research ideas, but their ideas are also deemed more innovative and exciting than those of human experts, according to expert evaluations. Recent advancements in LLMs have sparked enthusiasm among researchers about their potential to transform

AI Generates More Innovative Research Ideas than Human Experts Read More »

Neo Beta Humanoid Revealed Ahead of Limited Household Release

Robotics, Science / Salomão André

In February, Norway’s 1X showcased its progress with Eve, a pick-and-place workplace humanoid. Now, the OpenAI-backed company has released video footage of its newest prototype, a bipedal butlerbot called Neo Beta. Eve doesn’t walk on two legs but moves on wheels at speeds up to 9 mph (14.5 km/h). Instead of human-like hands, it uses

Neo Beta Humanoid Revealed Ahead of Limited Household Release Read More »