San Francisco Begs California to Pause Waymo & Cruise Robotaxi Infestation
A Waymo robotaxi on the streets of San Francisco. Image: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) The future is nigh, but San Francisco wants to push it off just a little farther.…
Self-Driving Car in San Francisco Gets Stuck in Wet Concrete
A Cruise self-driving car in action on the streets of San Francisco. Image: Michael Vi (Shutterstock) Self-driving cars are one of the funniest broken promises of the modern age. Far…
California Lets Self-Driving Taxis Loose In San Francisco All Day and Night
Nascent robotaxi services Waymo and Cruise are going to be out in force on the Streets of San Francisco like rambunctious, autonomous, teenaged hooligans after a state public utilities body…
Soft Robo-Glove Can Help Stroke Patients Relearn to Play Music
Researchers have developed the prototype of a comfortable and flexible “soft smart hand exoskeleton,” or robo-glove, which gives feedback to wearers who need to relearn tasks that require manual dexterity…
Police robots put on permanent patrol at Singapore airport
A police robot on patrol at Changi Airport in Singapore. Singapore Police Force Singapore’s main international airport is going ahead with the permanent deployment of police robots following a successful…
How Did Star Wars Outlaws Make a Droid So Hot?
But while some pointed towards the humanized design of ND-5 to support their allure, for other Star Wars fans it is ND’s distinctly non-human selfhood that appeals, part of a…
This remarkable shape-shifting robot could one day head to Mars
NASA is focusing increasingly on interplanetary missions to faraway places like Mars, and such highly ambitious voyages will require robotic equipment to assist astronauts with a range of tasks. With…
The First Robot Vacuum That Can Climb and Clean Stairs Could Be a Game-Changer
Ascender, World’s First Stair Climbing Robot VacuumWhen it rolls up to a set of stairs, the Ascender doesn’t change direction. Instead, it uses a pair of what look like articulated…
Watch Ukraine’s ‘Kamikaze Drones’ Slam Into Trucks, Tanks, Other Drones
Оператори дронів-камікадзе ЦСО «А» СБУ нанесли черговову серію ударів по окупантахThe SBU said these so-called “kamikaze drones,” invoking the Japanese suicide bombing tactic of WWII, were conducted by the Special…
Check out the latest version of Tesla Bot in video update
Tesla has just released a video featuring the latest version of the Tesla Bot, the company’s humanoid robot that could one day be deployed alongside its factory workers — or…