Mar 31, 2021 | Jobs, Robots
The U.S. oil industry could save more than $7 billion in wages by replacing human roughnecks with robots on rigs, according to a report from Rystad Energy. At least two out of every 10 oil workers globally in drilling, operational support and maintenance could be...
Mar 25, 2021 | Drones, Law Enforcement, Robots
The department’s Special Operations Unit (SOU) used a robot and drone with cameras to find Hall hiding underneath insulation in the attic of the townhome. Captain Cary Gensemer said the technology gives responding officers an added layer of safety that wouldn’t...
Mar 18, 2021 | Agriculture, Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Robots
Monarch Tractor, a startup cofounded by a member of the Mondavi wine family, is leveraging technology more commonly associated with battery-powered Teslas and autonomous Waymo vans to create electric robotic tractors it says can make farming safer and more...
Mar 11, 2021 | Healthcare, Manufacturing, Robots
Flying robots are among the most challenging domains of robotics, but the achievement of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) assistant professor Kevin Yufeng Chen and team is exciting news. The researchers have built a new generation of tiny, agile drones,...
Mar 11, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Retail, Robots
The legal rights of robots have expanded, at least in Pennsylvania. There, autonomous delivery drones will be allowed to maneuver on sidewalks and paths as well as roadways and will now technically be considered”pedestrians.” It’s the latest change...
Mar 11, 2021 | Defense, Robots
In the Army’s hot pursuit of integrating autonomous vehicles into its forces, the service wants to ensure soldiers will trust and know how to work with new artificial intelligence “teammates.” Even the most advanced technology on...
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