Simone Giertz, the 25-year-old Swedish inventor who lives on a houseboat in Stockholm, is called ‘the queen of shitty robots.’ She has attracted thousands of followers with her quirky contraptions for eating cereal or applying lipstick. You'll smile with each video. She's a natural comedian and the daughter of a ghost buster. Every 10 days or so she…
Is the FAA Overblowing Risks of Drones?
A new study from George Mason University found that an incident in which an airplane is damaged by a drone weighing 4.5 pounds should happen once every 1.87 million years of drone flight time.
Domino’s DRU Pizza Delivery Robot Debuts in New Zealand
Domino’s DRU pizza delivery robot has four wheels, is less than three feet tall, and has a heated compartment that can hold up to 10 pizzas. It can deliver pizzas within a 12.5-mile radius before needing to be recharged. DRU is being tested in New Zealand.
Ocado Expects Robots and IoT to Revolutionize Logistics
Ocado’s Smart Platform and its wireless controls could expand industrial automation and mobile robots to warehouses worldwide.
Robotics has its first unicorn: startup Cruise Automation
Forget about Google and Boston Dynamics. This week the real news is that GM acquired small San Francisco based startup Cruise Automation for the rumored sum of more than $1B US, according to Fortune. Robotics has its first unicorn! Note: This article was first posted on Robohub.org and is republished with permission. For the last 3 years, San Francisco startup Cruise Automation…
Robots on the Radio: Ocado Disrupts Grocery Delivery
Cambridge Consultants helps online grocer Ocado develop a dense control system for a new approach to warehouse automation.
iRobot Mopping Robots Comparison
A comparison of the iRobot Braava jet 240 Mopping Robot and iRobot Braava 380t Mopping Robot. Find out which mopping robot is best for you.
Controller from Rockwell Automation aims to simplify machine safety
Manufacturers and equipment builders are looking for ways to simplify and standardize safety across their machines and systems. With the new Allen-Bradley Compact GuardLogix 5370 controller from Rockwell Automation, users no longer need separate networks and controllers for safety and motion in applications with up to 16 axes. This makes it easier to design safety […]
ABB Robotics introduces convenient classroom-quality learning with online training course
ABB Robotics has introduced IRC5 Operations Web Based Training (US519) — an online, interactive training course that will teach students how to operate a robot using the ABB FlexPendant and the IRC5 robot controller. ABB’s first ever web based robotics training course will provide students the same quality and depth of a class at an […]
Google’s Go-playing AI system beat Korean grand master 4 out of 5 games
Machines have been beating humans for many years in games and contests: Chess, Scrabble, Checkers, Jeopardy! and today, the Chinese board game Go. Google's AI machine won 4 out of 5 games in a $1.3 million contest with Korean Lee Se-Dol, rated as the world's best Go player. “I didn't expect to lose. I didn't…
Will Robotic Car Sharing Become the Ultimate Driving Method?
A new study from ABI Research says by 2030 400 million people will rely on robotic car sharing. Do you agree?
How to 3D Print a Working Ghostbusters Ghost Trap
Have you always wanted a Ghostbusters ghost trap of your own? Here’s how you can build a working ghost trap with doors, sounds, lights and smoke using a 3D printer.
Harvest Automation stumbles with warehouse robot
In a Boston Globe story by Scott Kirsner, it was revealed that Harvest Automation's CEO has departed as have 3/4 of the 30 employees that worked there in 2015, and that the company was attempting to sell it's e-commerce bot and system technology to keep the company alive. Harvest Automation started in 2009 with a goal of providing…
SAE 2016 World Congress: Details from Omron on upcoming automotive technology event
Recently, we got word from one of our esteemed contacts at Omron, Monika A. Minarcin, that Omron will be a Gold sponsor of this year’s Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress & Exhibition at Cobo Hall in Detroit — April 12th through 14th. They’ll also be showcasing a mobile Adept Lynx platform among other technologies. Minarcin manages automotive and semiconductor initiatives at […]
Self-Driving Cars Get More Fuel From Big Automakers
Car makers and software companies partner up in quest for safer transport, but legal and cultural barriers are still ahead.
Hydroid Launches Next-Gen REMUS 100 AUV
Hydroid listened to customer feedback when refreshing its REMUS 100 undersea drone with a more compact, energy-efficient design and ROS-based architecture.
Managing Complexity
Engineers and designers frequently seek simplicity as a measure of merit in products and machine designs. Simplicity has many virtues. Simplicity often means high reliability. Simplicity can translate to long life-expectancy. Simplicity can often embody elegance in design or some insight that translates to a better user experience. So when planning products and machinery designs, several basic […]
Indego joins Ekso with FDA exoskeleton approvals
Parker's Indego exoskeleton received FDA clearance after completing a large clinical trial in the U.S. The study consisted of 1,200+ sessions where participants were able to walk safely on several in- and outdoor surfaces using the exoskeleton. Indego is the result of 10 years of development by engineers at Vanderbilt University funded by the National Institute of Child Health…
Nao Robot Won’t be a Hotel Concierge for Long
Steve Carlin, Aldebaran’s VP of marketing and business development for the Americas, joined the Robotics Trends Show to discuss all-things Connie, but he also talked about why Pepper should ultimately replace Nao as the robot concierge of choice.
Aido Robot is Your Friendly Smart Home Hub
The Aido personal robot from InGen Dynamics has an interactive projector system, advanced speech recognition, face detection, object recognition, scene recognition and more.
Bionic Fingertip Gives Amputee a Sense of Touch
An amputee is able to feel rough or smooth textures in real-time using an artificial fingertip connected to nerves in his upper arm.
Parker Hannifin Indego Exoskeleton Receives FDA Clearance
Parker Hannifin said it will commercially launch Indego in the US in the coming months. The powered exoskeleton is already commercially available in Europe, having received the CE Mark in November 2015.