ElectroSkin can be a building block to the next generation of soft robots.
North American Robot Unit Orders Up Slightly in Q3 2019
Non-automotive companies ordering robots are near record numbers for 2019, RIA says.
Trash-talking Robots Can Impair Human Gameplay, Study Finds
Carnegie Mellon researchers explore non-cooperative human-robot interaction.
Report Predicts $15B+ Market for Motion Controls by 2023
Robotics and materials handling applications are driving demand for motion control products, says Interact Analysis.
System Aims to Predict Whether Other Drivers are Jerks
MIT CSAIL researchers explore whether self-driving cars can predict other drivers’ personalities.
How Humans Tell Robots What to Do
The ways that humans interact with robots has evolved over the years.
Researchers Build Flexible Robotic ‘Exosuit’ for Mobility Assistance
Less bulky system able to allow users with limited mobility to expend less energy when walking and running.
Clearpath Robotics Launches Dingo, an Indoor Research Robot
New platform aimed at providing low-cost option for researchers looking to develop autonomous mobile robots, mobile manipulation, mapping, and multi-robot systems.
Infographic: Household Chores Top Home Robot Wish List
We want robots in the home to do our dull tasks, but not make dinner or change a diaper, new survey reveals.
WPI Symposium Challenges Robot Industry, Academics to Come Together
Educators, business leaders, and students gather to discuss new robotics innovations and applications.
MIT Researchers Upgrade Self-Transforming Robot Blocks
The jumping, spinning and flipping M-Blocks achieve better communication and coordination.
Millennial Parents Show Growing Trust in AI, Robotics for Health Care
However, U.S. and U.K. trust in technology is lower than in other parts of the world.
Researchers Develop Artistic Autonomous Aerial Cinematography Drone
System avoids obstacles during filming, makes artistic film decisions without prior maps or GPS tags.
Study Says 64% of People Trust a Robot More Than Their Manager
AI at Work survey shows growing relationship between workers, technologies.
WPI Students Combine Robots, Drones to Search and Destroy Land Mines
Autonomous rover finds land mines, aerial drone deploys payload to safely detonate munitions that kill or maim up to 20,000 people per year.
Most Believe Self-Driving Cars Will Outperform Human Drivers by 2029
Survey shows high expectations and perceptions of autonomous vehicles among consumers
The Essential Interview: Howard Chizeck, Olis Robotics
How teleoperation is taking tasks based on distance, danger, and scale.
Manufacturers Will Install 15M+ AI-Enabled Devices by 2024, Report Says
Predictive maintenance, equipment monitoring, defect inspection among top applications, ABI Research says.
LiDAR Will be Key to Full Vehicle Automation, Report Says
Consulting group says robotaxis will arrive in 2021; private self-driving cars will carry hefty price tag.
Manufacturing Institutes See Growth in Membership, Worker Training
Manufacturing USA Report highlights efforts across the U.S. to develop advanced manufacturing training and projects.
World Robotics Report: Global Sales of Robots Hit $16.5B in 2018
International Federation of Robotics provides stats on industrial robots, service robots, and cobots.
LogisticsIQ: Warehouse Automation Market to Hit $27B by 2025
New report outlines the drivers and growth expectations for warehouse automation hardware, software and services providers.
Report: 580,000+ Order-Filling Robots to Work in Warehouses by 2023
A ‘perfect storm’ of e-commerce demand, low unemployment and technology maturation is driving growth.
Competition Rises in Claim for Cobot Top Dog, Report Says
Universal the top cobot manufacturer in latest cobot research report from ABI Research.
The Essential Interview: Maja Mataric, USC and Embodied
One of the pioneers in socially assistive robots discusses how all parts of a robot are important for human interaction.