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Humans in the Loop Help Robots Find Their Way

Jun 15, 2022 | Robots

Just like us, robots can’t see through walls. Sometimes they need a little help to get where they’re going. Engineers at Rice University have developed a method that allows humans to help robots “see” their environments and carry out tasks. The...

Robotics Researchers Create Data to Train All-Terrain AVs

Jun 15, 2022 | Autonomous Vehicles, Robots

What happens when an autonomous vehicle gets stuck in the mud? Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University wanted to find out. They took an all-terrain vehicle off-road. With researchers on board, it traveled through challenging situations such as driving...

Robots are all the Rage as Factories Struggle with Labor Shortage

Jun 9, 2022 | Jobs, Robots

As if electric vehicles, space exploration, and social media platforms weren’t enough for the headline-grabbing billionaire, Elon Musk tweeted Thursday that Tesla’s prototype for a human-like robot, called Optimus, could be functioning within the...

Good News, Weirdos: This E-Skin Lets You Tickle Robots

Jun 9, 2022 | Robots

Those “Tickle Me Elmo” dolls might just get a whole lot creepier now that scientists have developed an electronic skin that can feel different sensations like tickling. An international team of researchers have published a paper in the journal Science...

Near Space Labs Launches Swifty 3 Stratospheric Imaging Robots

Jun 2, 2022 | Imaging, Robots, Space

Near Space Labs, the cutting-edge geospatial data and Earth observation company, today announced the launch of its Swifty 3 fleet of advanced stratospheric imaging robots. The Swifty 3 uses weather balloons and proprietary sensors and software to reach elevations...

Three Architectures Could Power the Robotic Age with Autonomous Machine Computing

Jun 2, 2022 | Robots, Semiconductors

In the past few decades, the semiconductor industry has been a key contributor to our economy. The latest statistics from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) indicate that global semiconductor industry sales totaled $555.9 billion in 2021. In...