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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: A student’s robot has beaten the world record for solving a four-by-four Rubik’s cube — by 33 seconds. Matthew Pidden, a 22-year-old University of Bristol student, built and trained the “Revenger” over…
A team of scientists at the Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) [R&DE(E)], a premier DRDO laboratory in Pune, is spearheading the development of a humanoid robot tailored for defence applications, with a focus on reducing the exposure of soldiers to life-threatening scenarios during high-risk military operations. This initiative represents a significant step in India’s efforts
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: There’s a new warehouse robot at Amazon that has a sense of touch, allowing it to handle a job previously only done by humans. Amazon unveiled the robot, called Vulcan, Wednesday at an event in Germany. CN…
Hyundai Motor Group is accelerating its factory automation efforts by deploying Atlas humanoid robots from Boston Dynamics at its Metaplant America facility in Georgia, as part of a broader $21 billion U.S. investment strategy to boost efficiency and l…
“When Disneyland turns 70 this July, Main Street’s Opera House will play host to the return of Walt Disney, who will sit down with audiences to tell his story in robot form,” writes Gizmodo.
But they point out Walt’s granddaughter Johanna Miller wrot…
Long-time Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares an article from Renewables Now: Chinese tech company Leapting has successfully completed its first commercial deployment of photovoltaic (PV) modules with an AI-driven solar module mounting robot in Australia. T…
New submitter MicroBitz shares a report: SPROUT, short for Soft Pathfinding Robotic Observation Unit, is a flexible, vine-like robot developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame. Unlike rigid robots or static c…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile) course. The …
After more than a decade of development, Harvard’s insect-sized flying robot, RoboBee, has successfully learned to land using dragonfly-inspired legs and improved flight controls. The researchers see RoboBee as a potential substitute for endangered bee…
The U.S. and China “are racing to build a truly useful humanoid worker,” the Wall Street Journal wrote Saturday, adding that “Whoever wins could gain a huge edge in countless industries.”
“The time has come for robots,” Nvidia’s chief executive said …