The Latest Breaking News from Robots

Want a better relationship with your dog? These 7 factors are key

Researchers have identified seven factors that are key to the dog-human bond, which could yield insight into the development of social robot dogs.

Inverse · Oct 2, 2022

Tesla Previews Humanoid Robot, but Musk Cautions It Is Not Ready Just Yet

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Friday the electric vehicle maker's eagerly anticipated humanoid robot "Optimus" would cost under $20,000 and cautioned it still had way to go before becoming fully functional. "There's still a lot of work to be done to refine Optimus and prove it," Musk told the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 1, 2022

Tesla robot walks, waves, but doesn't show off complex tasks

An early prototype of Tesla Inc.’s proposed Optimus humanoid robot slowly and awkwardly walked onto a stage, turned, and waved to a cheering crowd at the company’s artificial intelligence event Friday

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022

Trash can-sized robots could revolutionize how you travel — but there's a catch

The new gita robots will carry your things and navigate the world right behind you, making long walks easier than ever. But a growing batch of tracking robots raise security and accessibility questions.

Inverse · Sep 22, 2022

Australia has relied on agricultural innovation to farm our dry land. We'll need more for the uncertain years ahead

Since European colonisation, Australia’s farmers have had to pioneer new technologies to adapt agriculture to this dry land.

The Conversation · Sep 22, 2022

Australian farmers invest in robots, autonomous vehicles to combat worker shortage

More than 405,000 hectares of Australian farmland is being tended to by robots and autonomous vehicles as "the reliability of machines far outweighs the reliability of people".

ABC News · Sep 21, 2022

The AIs are here: Robodogs, Amazon's Astro & more. Attachment issues!

There is the Hollywood version of AI robots — the "AI" stands for "artificial intelligence" — that has given us the scary future depicted in the "Terminator", "Matrix," and "RoboCop" movies.

Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022

We are athletes, not robots: Vinesh Phogat lashes out at critics on social media

NEW DELHI: Firing a salvo at the "so called fans and experts" on social media, star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat denounced the negative criticism hurled at her during the World Championship, saying the "athletes are not robots."

The Times of India · Sep 19, 2022

Robots are increasingly turning doctors’ assistants

This technology-assisted procedure offers more precision and accuracy with less blood loss apart from shorter hospital stay

The Hindu · Sep 18, 2022

Incredible Whiz robomop can clean 1,500 square metres in three hours using AI

The Whiz is being hailed as one answer to a shortage of human cleaners but costs a pretty penny at £21,000 and cleaning guru Aggie MacKenzie, from Channel 4 show How Clean Is Your House?, says robots are a long way off replacing humans...

Daily Mirror · Sep 17, 2022