Jan 26, 2023 | Delivery, Robots
In West Hollywood, California, consumers don’t have to fight local traffic when craving an ice-cold Slurpee. All they have to do is hail a robot. 7-Eleven has been testing self-driving robots to deliver some of the convenience store chain’s most iconic...
Jan 5, 2023 | Robots, Wind
Aerones uses robots to repair, inspect, clean, and ice-proof wind turbines, and the Latvia-based startup just raised $38.9 million in funding. TechCrunch reported that the funding was raised this month “from dozens of undisclosed investors.” And according to...
Dec 15, 2022 | Aeronautics, Featured, Robots
The paradise tree snake belongs to a particularly unique family of serpents capable of “flying” through the air, likely much to the dismay of anyone suffering from ophidiophobia. After launching themselves from tree branches in southeastern Asia,...
Dec 15, 2022 | Autonomous Vehicles, Food, Robots
Uber Eats sees autonomous vehicles as an increasingly important part of transportation and delivery. Instead of developing AVs itself, it has chosen to bring AV operators into its network, the company said in an email to Restaurant Dive. The company previously...
Dec 8, 2022 | Criminal Justice, Robots
In November, the San Francisco Police Department proposed approving the use of remote-controlled robots with deadly force. This was after a law came into effect requiring California officials to define the authorized use of military-grade equipment. It would have...
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