Robotics and reshoring: the future of shipping
Container ships may shrink in size if manufacturing moves closer to its markets. The FT's Robert Wright explores
AI in education will help us understand how we think
Robot teachers are the start of an evolving relationship with artificial intelligence
Robo-Advice for Pensions
Riding the wave of technological innovation in finance, the robo-advice model has emerged as one potential solution for helping individuals manage their pensions and invest savings for retirement. This report provides an overview of the types of robo-advisors that are now available and discusses the potential benefits, risks and challenges of such platforms.
Robo Screening in Bangalore Hospital
Private hospital in bangalore has deployed two robots to screen patients and protect healthcare warriors from coronavirus. "The 'mitra' robots interact
Robots in a rush: time-aware AI aids human-machine interaction
Time is an illusion, breakfast time doubly so. In future, human workers might not be alone in experiencing frenetic mornings thanks to EU-funded researchers who have equipped robots with human-like time perception capabilities – and tested them in the kitchen.
Robot offers help to human co-workers and other tech stories
BBC Click's Jen Copestake looks at some of the best of the week's technology stories.
Robot with pincers can detect and remove weeds without harming crops
A robot that uses artificial intelligence to find and remove weeds could eventually be used as an alternative to chemical insecticides
Robots with 3D-printed muscles are powered by the spines of rats
Robots made of 3D-printed muscle and rat spines could help us understand conditions like motor neurone disease and the technique may eventually be used to build prosthetic devices
robot theory robot reality
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Robots and cameras: China's sci-fi quarantine enforcement
Robots delivering meals, ghostly figures in hazmat suits and cameras pointed at front doors: China's methods to enforce coronavirus quarantines have looked like a sci-fi dystopia for legions of people.
Robotic smart furniture system retracts bed & storage up into ceiling (Video)
This smart system automatically frees up floorspace and can learn your preferences.
Robotic ocean gliders discover new answers to why polar ice is melting
The robots have gathered new information that will help scientists determine how fast the ice is melting.
Robotic eel tracks down pollution in lakes
The modular robot could swim through bodies of water to detect and find the source of pollutants.
Robots on hand to greet Japanese coronavirus patients in hotels
Coronavirus patients with light symptoms arriving to stay at several Tokyo hotels are likely to get a lift from a pleasant surprise - a robot greeter in the lobby.
Robots to the rescue! Arizona students in lockdown will still get their graduation day
Juili Kale's dreams to receive her master's degree diploma in a ceremony cheered on by her family were dashed by the coronavirus - until robots came to the rescue.
Robot Gift Guide 2019
Over a dozen robots that we promise will make fantastic holiday gifts
Robot Teaches Kids Hand Washing Skills in Rural India
Pepe helps keep Indian children healthy by reminding them to wash up
ETH Zurich Demonstrates PuppetMaster Robot
Robots that can control puppets could one day learn to manipulate complex physical objects like clothing and flexible sheets
How Robotics Teams Prepared for DARPA's SubT Challenge
Roboticists share what they've learned so far from DARPA's Subterranean Challenge, and how they readied their bots for the next event—the Tunnel Circuit
Robot Made of Clay Can Sculpt Its Own Body
This clay robot can squeeze and squish itself into different shapes
Robot with pincers can detect and remove weeds without harming crops
A robot that uses artificial intelligence to find and remove weeds could eventually be used as an alternative to chemical insecticides
Robots with 3D-printed muscles are powered by the spines of rats
Robots made of 3D-printed muscle and rat spines could help us understand conditions like motor neurone disease and the technique may eventually be used to build prosthetic devices
Small robots could help look after salmon without stressing them out
Robots are being developed to help with tasks like fixing the sea cages where fish are farmed, and their size seems to be all that affects how the fish react
Robot with origami leaves can follow the sun like a real plant
A robot can recreate the mechanism plants use to transport water to bend itself towards the sun and open its leaves like a real plant
Robots are taking manufacturing jobs but making firms more productive
Robots are replacing manufacturing workers in France, making companies more productive and reducing employment across the industry
Robot with pincers can detect and remove weeds without harming crops
A robot that uses artificial intelligence to find and remove weeds could eventually be used as an alternative to chemical insecticides
Robots with 3D-printed muscles are powered by the spines of rats
Robots made of 3D-printed muscle and rat spines could help us understand conditions like motor neurone disease and the technique may eventually be used to build prosthetic devices
Robots run the show at Japanese hotel
Robots welcome guests at the check-in counter, carry baggage and operate a locker room at a Japanese amusement park hotel. Sharon Reich reports
Robots to the rescue! Arizona students in lockdown will still get their graduation day
Juili Kale's dreams to receive her master's degree diploma in a ceremony cheered on by her family were dashed by the coronavirus - until robots came to the rescue.
Robots to the rescue: As the number of COVID-19 cases rise, it’s become important for health workers
While human touch remains an important part of the process, artificial intelligence is stepping in, too, especially where people can't.
Robots can help reduce human contact, transmission of disease during COVID-19 pandemic: Expert
Konrad Karcz, Professor of Medicine and Head of Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Ludwig Maximilian University Clinic in Germany, spoke about the potential for chatbots to measure body temperature and other medical indicators in patients.
Robot to greet visitors to Queensland government office
Visitors to two Queensland government offices in 1 William Street will be greeted by a robot, as part of a new trial.At this Chinese hotel, the bellhops have been replaced by talking robots
Robots are showing up in more and more hotels all over the world. A Washington Post reporter's video captures what it's like to interact with one.
Robocop So Cold (Video)
For this video I chose the song So Cold by Breaking Benjamin which was inspired by the movie 28 Days Later. I thought this would be a good match since the Robocop movies take place in the not to distant future where cooperate greed and decay are running rampant.
Robocop My World
There are some movies that yu watch that stick with you that you never get tired of. One of those movies for me is Robocop. I love the fact that this movie has no CGI and that the robots such as Ed-209 have a grainy look to them
Robot sweat regulates temperature, key for extreme conditions
Just when it seemed like robots couldn't get any cooler, Cornell University researchers have created a soft robot muscle that can regulate its temperature through sweating.
Creepy Robot Dogs Patrol Singapore Parks to Enforce Social Distancing
Robot dogs named "Spot" have reportedly been dispatched to parks in Singapore to remind citizens of safe social distancing measures.
Robotic suit HELLEN helps paralysed surf lifesaver Jess Collins stand up, take first steps
A champion surf lifesaver who was paralysed in a surfing accident while on holidays with friends last year has taken her first steps with the aid of a sci-fi-like robotic suit.
Robot ceremonies. Virtual dance parties. Online speeches. How Arizona colleges and universities are celebrating graduates
Arizona colleges and universities have dramatically altered graduation ceremonies to adapt to COVID-19.
Robotic apparatus for minimally invasive surgery
A robotic arm especially suited for laparoscopic surgery, having a torsional joint and a flexural joint forming serially arranged joints is described. The joints provide respective degrees of freedom for the arm, which further receives drive means for such joints. The robotic arm also has transmission means placed between the drive means have and the joints. The transmission means a first and a second assembly of three gear wheels, preferably conical gear wheels, and a train of three additional gear wheels, preferably straight-cut gear wheels, which couple the first and second assembly to form a differential mechanism.
Robot system and method of manufacturing workpiece
A robot system according to one aspect of an embodiment includes a robot and an instructing module. The robot holds one of a plurality of feed materials used for processing a workpiece. The instructing module gives instructions to the robot, when the feed materials are used for processing the single workpiece, for an operation in which the feed material held last in the previous round of processing a workpiece is used first in the subsequent round of processing a workpiece.
Robot hand, robot device and method of manufacturing robot hand
A robot hand includes a finger unit that is in contact with an object. The finger unit includes: a first member in which a tip portion and a base portion connected to the tip portion are formed as a single member; and a second member that covers a surface of the first member.
Robotic marionettes on magnetically-supported and highly mobile puppeteer platforms
An apparatus for suspending and positioning marionettes. The apparatus includes a thin, planar support membrane such as a plastic sheet. A tender vehicle is positioned on the upper side of the support membrane. A motor or other drive mechanism selectively positions the tender vehicle relative to the support membrane. The apparatus includes a puppeteer vehicle from which a marionette is suspended. The puppeteer vehicle is positioned proximate to the lower side of the support membrane opposite the tender vehicle. To support the puppeteer vehicle, one or both of the vehicles includes one or more rotatable magnetic elements such that the attractive forces support the weight of the puppeteer vehicle and the marionette. Typically, the puppeteer vehicle is a passive follower, and the drive mechanism of the tender vehicle includes motors to move the magnetic elements and position the tender and following puppeteer vehicle with its marionette to provide a show.
Robot system and method of manufacturing workpiece
A robot system includes a crane unit, a crane moving mechanism, a robot, and a controller. The crane unit is to suspend a workpiece. The crane unit moves in a horizontal direction via the crane moving mechanism. The robot is to move the crane unit in the horizontal direction via the crane moving mechanism. The controller is configured to control the crane unit to move upwardly to suspend the workpiece after controlling the robot to bring the crane unit into an engaging state in which the crane unit engages with the workpiece located at a first position. The controller is configured to control the crane unit suspending the workpiece to move downwardly to place the workpiece at a second position after controlling the robot to move the crane unit toward the second position while the crane unit suspends the workpiece.