Robots: News
11 Mar 2019
AmazonRobotic caretaker: The machine that can feed you on command
We have already seen how good, not to mention productive, machines can be.
11 Mar 2019
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning'Robot' doctor tells patient he's going to die
In a shocking piece of news, a doctor used a robot to inform his patient that he is going to die.
08 Mar 2019
University of PennsylvaniaThese researchers created nanorobots to work inside human bodies
Normally, it takes years to build a robot and make it smart enough to work in assembly lines or at airports.
08 Mar 2019
TechnologyThis robot announced its own 'death' prior to server shutdown
Robots are generally associated with their ability to nail cool stuff like backflips or skipping through hurdles.
07 Mar 2019
JapanPeople in this 400-year-old temple worship a robot 'Goddess'
People visiting Japan's 400-year-old Kodaiji temple will soon be worshipping a new robot deity.
05 Mar 2019
Boston DynamicsMIT's scary 'Mini Cheetah' robot can do backflips, resist kicks
In a major development, researchers at MIT have unveiled 'Mini Cheetah', a smaller counterpart of their four-legged Cheetah robot.
23 Feb 2019
ChinaChinese girl gets robot to do her homework, stirs debate
Homework is something all kids hate; it can be tedious and, at times, too long to be completed easily.
06 Feb 2019
TechnologyThe first step towards self-aware machines?
Despite the advent of robots and artificial intelligence (AI), truly self-aware robots - a staple of science fiction - seem like they're light years away, given the prevalent levels of robot intelligence.
25 Jan 2019
JapanMeet Centauro, the robot that could help during nuclear catastrophes
Today, even the smallest possibility of a nuclear emergency seems like a nightmare.
23 Jan 2019
VirginiaNow, robots deliver pizza and coffee to students: Details here
Robotics is the future, and Starship Technologies is leveraging it for the benefit of students.
21 Jan 2019
FranceRomantic love with machines is real: Here's all about it
The connection between man and machine has existed for years.
21 Jan 2019
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningThis smart robot could help elders live independently
Even with best intentions, it can sometimes be difficult to take care of elders in the family.
19 Jan 2019
New JerseyAmazon has built vests to protect workers from warehouse robots
With robots at Amazon's warehouses increasingly becoming a hazard for the company's warehouse workers, Amazon Robotics has come up with a new vest to protect its employees.
18 Jan 2019
JapanWorld's first 'robot hotel' fired over 100 robots from work
Many futurists fear that ever-evolving machines, powered by AI, will take away our jobs.
13 Jan 2019
Hyundai#CES2019: Hyundai showed unreal four-legged 'walking car' project
CES 2019 hosted some really weird, off-the-beat gadgets, but in the automotive category, it was Hyundai that blew our minds.
04 Dec 2018
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)Soon, robotic dogs could replace CISF's security dogs at airports
While the CISF currently uses dogs - German Shepherds, Labradors, and Belgian Malinois - for airport security, that could soon be a thing of the past.
12 Oct 2018
Boston DynamicsThis terrifying robot by Boston Dynamics can now chase you
Boston Dynamics' super robot Atlas is back. And, this time it's not just strolling or doing backflips, but also leaping over obstacles like a real commando.
10 Oct 2018
IndiaSuffering from constipation? These self-vibrating 'robotic pills' might help you
We all hate constipation and the pain it brings along.
05 Oct 2018
FranceThis robotic finger for smartphones is just plain creepy
In yet another bizarre by-product of technological advancement, a researcher in France has developed a touch-sensitive robotic finger that can attach itself to smartphones.
02 Oct 2018
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningThis freaky robot works out and sweats like us
People expect robots to perform complex tasks, but they don't realize that making a machine stronger at hands and rigid elsewhere couldn't be the way to bring efficiency.
19 Sep 2018
United States of AmericaMeet Moxi: Socially intelligent robot to help healthcare industry
In a bid to lend a helping hand to overburdened nurses and medics, hospitals in the US would start using Moxi, a socially intelligent robot that can assist the clinical staff in day-to-day tasks.
30 Aug 2018
TechnologyMeet Vector: The robot with a 'soul'
Human imagination has long been engrossed with the idea of lifelike, humanoid robots someday inhabiting our world.
19 Aug 2018
TechnologyIBM just paved the way for cheap mind-controlled robotic limbs
Controlling robotic objects through mind control in a dramatic fashion has been touted oft times in sci-fi movies.
03 Aug 2018
IndiaRashmi, India's first humanoid robot, can speak Hindi, Bhojpuri, Marathi!
Taking a leaf out of Sophia's (popular human-like robot) book, a 38-year-old Ranchi man is on the verge of developing India's own humanoid robot.
31 Jul 2018
Tamil NaduKerala's robotic scavenger to clean up Tamil Nadu's temple town
Robotic scavenger "Bandicoot", the product of a Kerala-based start-up, would soon be cleaning sewers in the temple town of Kumbakonam in neighboring Tamil Nadu.
06 Jul 2018
SpainBlind Cheetah 3 robot can navigate obstacles, climb stairs
Researchers from MIT have developed a four-legged robot called Cheetah 3 that can run, jump onto desks, and climb obstacle-laden stairs without visual sensors.
06 Jul 2018
TechnologyBengaluru students create spider-like robot for rescue operations
Four students of the Sapthagiri College of Engineering in Bengaluru have developed a six-legged, spider-shaped robot.
30 Jun 2018
TechnologySex robot Samantha will now become unresponsive, if treated inappropriately
Famous sex doll Samantha has been updated with a new feature.
22 Jun 2018
San FranciscoStart-up opens first restaurant where robot makes burgers
US-based start-up Creator, which deals in burger-making robots, has unveiled its first robot restaurant in San Francisco.
20 Jun 2018
OxfordIn a first, surgeons use robot to conduct eye surgery
For the first time ever, robots have been used to conduct eye surgery.
20 Jun 2018
United States of AmericaThis babysitting robot gives company to China's lonely children
China's young working parents are quite burdened, and have to face the pressures of taking care of their children without the help of large extended families, owing to the lingering impact of the country's one-child policy.
17 Jun 2018
BostonIn this restaurant by MIT engineers, robots prepare food
MIT graduates Brady Knight, Michael Farid, Luke Schlueter, and Kale Rogers have opened a new fast food restaurant in downtown Boston called Spyce, where all the meals are prepared by robot chefs in the kitchen.
13 Jun 2018
GermanyScientists develop robots to hug humans
Researchers have developed a humanoid robot called "HuggieBot" that gives hugs to humans.
13 May 2018
United States of AmericaBoston Dynamics' dog-like SpotMini robot to start selling in 2019
US-based robotics company Boston Dynamics, known for machines that mimic real movements, will finally start selling some robots, starting with the dog-like SpotMini.
11 May 2018
United States of AmericaBoston Dynamics' robot Atlas learns to run like humans!
US-based robotics company Boston Dynamics' humanoid Atlas has learned to run and navigate autonomously.
24 Apr 2018
AmazonAmazon's big bet for the future: Your moving robot butler
According to reports, Amazon is developing a domestic, household robot.
21 Apr 2018
SingaporeThis robot can assemble IKEA chair without any human help
The Control Robotics Intelligence Group (CRI) at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, has developed a fully-automated, two-armed robot that can assemble an IKEA chair kit without human help.
19 Apr 2018
US ArmyUS Army building 3D-printed flexible robots for military use
The US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has collaborated with the University of Minnesota to develop 3D-printed flexible robots that are practical for military use.
02 Apr 2018
PepsiCoMeet Vera, the Russian robot that is hiring humans
Last year, a McKinsey study found that automation would take '800 million jobs by 2030'. Fast-forward to today, Robots have found yet another job.
25 Mar 2018
Rajasthan5-foot English-speaking robot to guide visitors at Jaipur Wax Museum
Rajasthan's famous Jaipur Wax Museum, situated on the premises of the famous Nahargarh Fort on the Aravali Hills, is all set to introduce a robot to welcome its visitors.
