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Sharomka/Shutterstock.com Robot vacuums sound great in theory. Your floors are cleaned daily by a robotic assistant so that when you wake up or get home from work you have one less thing to do. Unfortunately, the theory doesn’t always translate well in practice. Robot Vacuums Have Real Benefits A robot…

Artificial intelligence has been with us for decades -- just throw on a movie if you don't believe it. Even though A.I. may feel like a newer phenomenon, the groundwork of these technologies are more dated than you'd think. The English mathematician Alan Turing, considered by some as the father…

The global Surgical Robots Market size is expected to reach USD 18.2 billion by 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. It is expected to expand at a CAGR of 19.3% from 2022 to 2030. Growing adoption of automated minimally invasive surgery and increasing awareness to use robotic…

In context: Most video game artificial intelligence is not all that intelligent, and for a good reason. Nobody wants to play with an AI that is smarter, faster, and better than them. However, that has not stopped machine learning developers from creating unbeatable bots. On Wednesday, Sony's artificial intelligence team…

Skynet has become a reality. The robots are coming and they are headed for a…Chelsea match? Okay, we went a little overboard there. But in all seriousness though, did you know the Club World Cup semi-final played between Chelsea and Al Hilal yesterday was assisted by a “robot referee”  No,…

(Source: AutoX) Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio AutoX, an autonomous driving company, announced on Wednesday that its fully driverless RoboTaxi fleet has exceeded 1,000 units, making it the largest in China and the world. Each unmanned vehicle is equipped with the AutoX Gen5 fully unmanned system, a system that…

While it may not be pretty, it’s hard to ignore that AutoX are making big progress in the autonomous vehicle space. Today they announced that their Level 4 fully autonomous RoboTaxi fleet in China, has grown to more than 1,000 vehicles. While the world will eventually need millions of robotaxis,…

Home News Entertainment Buzz Lightyear and Sox the robot cat in Pixar's Lightyear movie. (Image credit: Disney Pixar) The official trailer for Pixar's Lightyear film has given fans a better look at the space ranger under the helmet.  Villainous robots, cat companions – one that's sure to join the long…

Procurement Outlook Industrial robotics is a robot that is used in manufacturing. Often, they are colloquially called robotic arms. Industrial robots are programmed and automated to do very specific tasks. Usually, they are capable of movement of three or more axes. The most common functions that the industrial robots perform…