Moravec‘s Paradox

While industrial robots are well established, smart robots are being deployed across retail and logistics – but much of the tech is still nascent By Cliff Saran, Managing Editor Published: 05 May 2022 11:49 Retail is one of the sectors set to benefit the most from using smart robots to…

Robots can see in wavelengths beyond human eyes. Robots can hear in wavelengths beyond human ears. Robots can even feel with tactility approaching human skin. But when it comes to tasting, robots are laggards. Taste is a sense that may seem basic to any human, including young children licking food…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. It might seem like robot vacuum cleaners are a dime a dozen these days. To an extent, that’s actually true. Looking for a bargain-basement robot vacuum that still gets…

Today, the NSW Government released a roadmap for the state, looking ahead over the next 20 years, which lays out a roadmap for Research & Development for the state. Having a defined roadmap for the future should provide certainty to investors. The NSW 20-Year R&D Roadmap was developed by the…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. Amazon is running some great deals this week on Roomba robot vacuums. For example, the beloved Roomba 694 with Alexa is down to just $179.99. If you just want…

The number of American workers who quit their jobs during the pandemic—over a fifth of the workforce—may constitute one of the largest American labor movements in recent history. Workers demanded higher pay and better conditions, spurred by rising inflation and the pandemic realization that employers expected them to risk their…

President of the Association of the Robotic and Innovative Surgeons Dr Subhash Khanna said that it is probably for the first time in the history that many international associations have expressed interest to collaborate with an Indian Association to train surgeons in Robotics. ARIS (The Association of the Robotic and…

About 20 miles offshore from Martha’s Vineyard, a yellow robotic buoy is bobbing in place just above the waves. Like most data-collection buoys, this moored robot is eavesdropping on the world under the waves. But unlike most buoys, which function like floating weather stations, this one from the Woods Hole…

Time and again, in his earliest attempts at controlling laser printers, John Warnock got the message, “Page Too Complex,” from a recalcitrant machine. Any system he designed, he vowed, would have to have a “Print Anything” architecture. That goal led ultimately to a page description language called PostScript, today the…

The ability to make decisions autonomously is not just what makes robots useful, it's what makes robots robots. We value robots for their ability to sense what's going on around them, make decisions based on that information, and then take useful actions without our input. In the past, robotic decision…