Nanjing: Chinese researchers have developed a new type of electronic skin (e-skin), enabling robots to navigate their surroundings through touch in the dark when visibility is limited, a state news agency (Xinhua) reported. The soft gel e-skin has a tape-like […]
New York: Google layoffs have affected not only humans but also robots. The search giant removed 12,000 employees or 6 per cent of their employees but this doesn’t take the robots into account. Google’s own subsidiary, aptly named ‘Everyday Robots’ […]
San Francisco: Uber has partnered with the US-based robotics company, Cartken, which will provide sidewalk robots to its subsidiary, Uber Eats, to deliver food. The company will be getting six-wheeled delivery robots, developed by a team of former Google engineers, […]
Predictions for the future have not always been entirely accurate. If sci-fi author Philip K. Dick’s classic novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” had been prophetic, humanoid robots would live among us by now, almost indistinguishable from people. And […]
Scientists have managed to create robots that can reproduce on their own. A team of researchers announced last year that they were going to create synthetic lifeforms that were made up of skin cells and heart muscle cells derived from […]
A tech company is gearing up to launch a new line of human-looking robots, but they want them to have a friendly face. While Promobot could just make a range of artificial intelligence-created faces, they’re looking for actual humans to […]
MICHIGAN: Robot food delivery is no longer the stuff of science fiction. But you may not see it in your neighborhood anytime soon. Hundreds of little robots — knee-high and able to hold around four large pizzas — are now […]
For centuries, humans have explored the Earth’s mountains, jungles, and deserts. But despite covering more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, the ocean is still a relative mystery. Underwater robotic vehicles equipped with sensors are helping gather that data quicker […]
ABU DHABI: Over 800 students from across the UAE’s education ecosystem of Private and Public schools, Charter Schools, and universities are gearing up to battle it out over three days in the UAE National World Robot Olympiad (WRO) 2021. The […]