JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The 5th Annual Robot Drone League (RDL) Competition took place at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) on Saturday, where more than 300 area students gathered to compete in STEM-based challenges. The annual competition is hosted in a collaborative effort by ETSU, the Basler Center for Physical Activity and STREAMWORKS— a […]
Elon Musk‘s Optimus humanoid robot from Tesla is doing more stuff — this time folding a t-shirt on a table in a development facility. The robot looks to be fairly competent when it comes to this task, but moments after Musk shared the video, he also shared some follow-up information which definitely dampens some of […]
MILAN — Estonia’s Milrem Robotics is assessing the possibility of producing several of its unmanned platforms in Ukraine, a move that could put the company’s Emirati owners in a tricky position vis-à-vis the Gulf country’s ties to Russia. At the First International Defense Industries Forum, held in Kyiv last month, Milrem announced that it had […]
In the latest example that South Florida’s new population boom has made living here less affordable than ever, a robo-butler now serves Champagne and caviar at one clubby Fort Lauderdale restaurant. Meet Caviar Accoutrements Mobile (aka CAM), a new “caviar robot” that YOLO Restaurant deployed this week downtown. Sporting a jaunty top hat and bow […]
In some parts of the world (read: Japan, primarily), eldercare has been an important robotics focus for decades. In recent years, other markets have begun exploring the space. Labrador Robotics’ home assistive system is a good example here in the States. In Tel Aviv, meanwhile, Intuition Robotics, meanwhile, has been promoting “companion” robot since 2016 […]
Elon Musk isn’t happy with how the media has covered an accident involving his factory’s robots. “Truly shameful of the media to dredge up an injury from two years ago,” Musk wrote on X. Musk said the reports falsely implied that the accident was due to his humanoid Optimus robots. Elon Musk has slammed recent […]
If you’ve been reluctant to invest in a robot vacuum, we get it. You clean your house well and don’t want to drop hundreds of dollars on something that might not do as good a job. That’s why we love iRobot —they make robovacs that do such incredible work, you barely need to lift a […]