Sony is bringing back its iconic robotic Dog Aibo. The new Aibo is powered by artificial intelligence and can bark, wag its tail, chase pink balls and learn new tricks like giving…
Category: Robots
Walmart tests Shelf-Scanning Robots
Walmart has started using shelf-scanning robots to handle tasks that are repeatable, predictable and manual, like scanning shelves for out-of-stock items, incorrect prices and wrong or missing labels. This new shelf-scanning technology…
New RoboBee flies, dives, swims and explodes out the of water
We’ve seen RoboBees that can fly, stick to walls, and dive into water. Now, get ready for a hybrid RoboBee that can fly, dive into water, swim, propel itself back out of…
WPI Researchers Developing Autonomous Snake-like Robots to Support Search-and-Rescue Teams
A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has received a three-year, $400,000 award from the National Science Foundation to create autonomous snake-like robots that can navigate more naturally and easily…
This soft robotic gripper can screw in your light bulbs for you
The engineering team, led by Michael T. Tolley, a roboticist at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego, presented the gripper at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems…