It seems we’ve officially reached a point where robots not only threaten our jobs but are now aiming for our hearts as well. That’s right—two of the world’s most advanced AI robots recently went on a date, and it’s both hilarious and slightly unsettling. In a cheeky YouTube video, Ameca and Azi put on a […]
DUBAI: The Sustainable City – Dubai, the region’s first fully sustainable community, has started a new pilot project with delivery robots. In collaboration with Dubai Future Labs and Lyve Global, this project will see three autonomous robots begin delivering goods within the community this month. These robots will serve all restaurants and shops in the […]
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 appearance and mimics the properties of human skin, with features like stretchability and self-healing ability. […]
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’ was responsible for developing robots for consumers. As a side hustle, these robots even cleaned […]
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, mostly known for deploying their vehicles on college campuses. Uber claims that its partnership with […]
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 if Keanu Reeves’ 1995 movie “Johnny Mnemonic” had come to pass, human couriers would, by […]
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 frog embryos. These creations were called Xenobots, which came from the scientific name for the […]
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 lend their features for the newest batch of machines. They are willing to pay £150,000 […]
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 navigating college campuses and even some city sidewalks in the U.S., the U.K., and elsewhere. […]
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 and more cheaply than ever before. But many of these vehicles rely on batteries with […]
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 virtual competition will be held between October 1-3 and will challenge 308 teams on their […]
