Robotics - General News

[Grey Havoc]

Could Robots Help Us Fight Infectious Diseases? - Slashdot

In the journal Science Robotics, an international group of robotic experts wrote an editorial arguing COVID-19 "may drive further research in robotics to address risks of infectious diseases," and urging more funding. The Washington Post reports: Robots already have been enlisted in the...

hardware.slashdot.org

 

[Grey Havoc]

Ladies and Gentlemen, the UrbanMech from the Battletech universe.
(Dives into handy bunker)

 

[Grey Havoc]

Robots replace students at Zoom graduation ceremony due to coronavirus

Graduate students at Business Breakthrough University in Tokyo, Japan, weren't allowed to attend their graduation ceremony over fears of spreading the Covid-19 disease

www.dailystar.co.uk

 

[Grey Havoc]

Grocery stores turn to robots during the coronavirus

Local grocers and big chains alike are deploying robots to clean floors, stock shelves and deliver groceries to shoppers during the coronavirus.

edition.cnn.com

 

[bobbymike]

A flexible microrobot that can survive almost any deformation

An International research team led by Dr. Oliver Schmidt, working at Chemnitz University of Technology (TU Chemnitz) and Leibniz IFW Dresden has recently developed a microrobitic system with a wide range of possible applications, ranging from completing micro-surgeries to delivering goods to...

techxplore.com

 

[muttbutt]

Janes | Latest defence and security news

Janes | The latest defence and security news from Janes - the trusted source for defence intelligence

www.janes.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

 

[Grey Havoc]

Nuro is using delivery robots to help health care workers fighting COVID-19

The company found a loophole to stay in operation during the pandemic

www.theverge.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

Robots and cameras: China's sci-fi quarantine watch

Robots delivering meals, ghostly figures in hazmat suits and cameras pointed at front doors: China's methods to enforce coronavirus quarantines have looked like a sci-fi dystopia for legions of people. Authorities have taken drastic steps to ensure that people do not break isolation rules after...

news.yahoo.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

Intel Buys Moovit Transit App For $900 Million To Help Develop Robotaxis - Slashdot

Chipmaker Intel has bought Israeli public transit app maker Moovit for about $900 million to help it develop self-driving "robotaxis" that could take to the streets in early 2022, the company said. From a report: Moovit will remain independent while its technology and the data it collects from...

tech.slashdot.org

 

[Grey Havoc]

People think robots are pretty incompetent and not funny, new study says

Dang robots are crummy at so many jobs, and they tell lousy jokes to boot. In two new studies, these were common biases human participants held toward robots.

techxplore.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

Liquid metal research invokes 'Terminator' film—but much friendlier

Pu Zhang likes to compare his team's research on liquid metals to the Terminator—specifically 1991's Terminator 2: Judgment Day, in which a killer robot sent from a grim future can transform into anyone and anything in pursuit of its human prey.

phys.org

 

[Rhinocrates]

Roaming 'robodog' politely tells Singapore park goers to keep apart

Far from barking its orders, a robot dog enlisted by Singapore authorities to help curb coronavirus infections in the city-state politely asks joggers and cyclists to stay apart.

www.reuters.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

Beat me to it!

 

[bobbymike]

Inspired by cheetahs, researchers build fastest soft robots yet

Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have developed a new type of soft robot that is capable of moving more quickly on solid surfaces or in the water than previous generations of soft robots. The new soft robotics are also capable of grabbing objects delicately—or with...

techxplore.com

 

[Rhinocrates]

IMG 4994 GIF by Stalwart_Rabbit | Gfycat

Watch and share IMG 4994 GIFs by Stalwart_Rabbit on Gfycat

gfycat.com

 

[shin_getter]

Chinese UGV competition with some highlights:

136 teams

Competition/Event Items:
1. Field Autonomous Maneuver and Recon (with road vehicles)
2. Field Autonomous logistics formations
3. Air-land search
4. Organic-inspired robot (legged robots)
5. High mobility UGV mountain transport
6. Recon, Strike, Assault
7. Platoon robot (like the US MULE/MUTT)
8. Minefield Clearance
9. Tech demos

 

[fredymac]

Have to admit that robotic sheep herding was an application I didn't think of.

 

[fredymac]

Charge capacity vs lactic acid.

 

[Antonio]

Charge capacity vs lactic acid.

we're doomed.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Long since time to lay in the plasma rifles and railguns, along with EMP grenades & a few RPGTNs.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Dutch Restaurant Will Re-Open With Robot Waiters - Slashdot

When Dutch restaurants open tomorrow, one will be using two shiny white-and-red robot waiters, reports the Associated Press: "Hello and welcome," the robots say — in a voice best described as pre-programmed. Their duties will include greeting customers, serving drinks and dishes and returning...

hardware.slashdot.org

I suspect that Automats and the like will also see a big revival.

 

[TomcatViP]

Robot:
- Excuse me Sir, no tips?
Customer (leaving) :
- Nuts!
Robot:
- Thank you Sir.

(extracted from: How to outsmart AI and have a good steack without ruining yourself).

 

[Richard N]

 

[Michel Van]

"Gundam GLOBAL CHALLENGE,"

another attempt to build operational walking gundam suit
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&u=https://www.gundam.info/news/event/01_454.html

 

[bobbymike]

Flying humanoid robot

Full Page Reload

spectrum.ieee.org

 

[Grey Havoc]

 

[fredymac]

Latest Spot ad.

 

[Flyaway]

I wonder what JPL are using Spot for?

 

[Richard N]

 

[Rhinocrates]

Robotics — Pliant Energy Systems

www.pliantenergy.com

Imagine an amphibious cuttlefish or a millipede with fins...

 

[bobbymike]

A scheme to enhance how swarm robots search for multiple targets

Over the past decade or so, researchers have been trying to develop techniques that could enable effective collaborative strategies among teams of robots. One of the tasks that teams of robots could complete better than individual robots is simultaneously searching for several targets or objects...

techxplore.com

 

[bobbymike]

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=598329944150176&id=100445611741752

 

[bobbymike]

New jellyfish robots can outswim their inspiration - UPI.com

Engineers have developed soft-bodied robots that can outswim their biological inspiration -- jellyfish.

www.upi.com

 

[TomcatViP]

MIT-designed robot can disinfect a warehouse floor in 30 minutes -- and could one day be employed in grocery stores and schools

MIT has designed a robot that is capable of disinfecting the floor of a 4,000-square foot warehouse in only half an hour, and it could one day be used to clean your local grocery store or school.

amp.cnn.com

 

[Rhinocrates]

Baseball stadium invites dancing robots to mask eerie emptiness during game

To distract from an eerie, empty stadium, the Japanese baseball team Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks brought in more than 20 robots to liven up the otherwise dead atmosphere when they played…

boingboing.net

SoftBank owns Boston Dynamics

 

[TomcatViP]

Full Page Reload

spectrum.ieee.org

 

[Grey Havoc]

Humanoid clerk helps to cut red tape in Russia

A human-like robot designed to look and act like a female clerk has started providing services to the public at a government office in Siberia.

www.reuters.com

 

[TomcatViP]

View: https://youtu.be/JzF5VawGgiA

 

[Michel Van]

Remember the "Gundam GLOBAL CHALLENGE,"?
seems there got prototype almost complet for testing

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYirnOIzEa4