SWAT team’s Spot robot shot multiple times during standoff
Boston Dynamics / Boston Dynamics A Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot deployed by the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) was shot during a standoff in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It’s believed to be…
Mercedes to trial humanoid robots for ‘low skill, repetitive, demanding’ jobs
Apptronik Humanoid robots have been coming on leaps and bounds in recent years, and some major companies are starting to take note. Mercedes-Benz, for example, has just entered into an…
Texas airport to get a 420-pound security robot
Knightscope San Antonio international airport in Texas is deploying a 420-pound autonomous robot to bolster its security operations. The 5-feet-4-inch K5 robot, built by California-based Knightscope, will be rolled out…
Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot can now dance like Elon Musk
Elon Musk has just shared a video (below) featuring the latest version of Tesla’s humanoid robot, called Optimus. Optimuspic.twitter.com/nbRohLQ7RH — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 13, 2023 “Optimus – Gen 2”…
Robot crushes man to death after mistaking him for a box
VectorPortal/CreativeCommons A robot crushed a man to death after apparently mistaking him for a box, South Korean media reported. The tragedy occurred on Wednesday evening local time at a vegetable…
Boston Dynamics uses ChatGPT to create a robot tour guide
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot has already impressed us with its astonishing agility, but now it can make a pretty good tour guide, too. Keen to explore how generative AI tools…
Autonomous delivery robots at center of bomb scare ‘prank’
A Starship Technologies robot on a delivery run. Customers place an order via an app and the robot delivers it inside a secure compartment. Starship Technologies A bomb threat involving…
Amazon’s new humanoid robot will not take human jobs, company insists
Amazon Amazon says its warehouses now deploy more than 750,000 robots, most of them robotic arms or wheel-based machines designed for repetitive jobs to free up employees for other tasks.…
3 rom-coms on Hulu you need to watch in October
Do you need a break from all of the horror films and TV shows on Hulu this month? If so, we’ve found the three rom-coms that are going to brighten…
Bear-repelling ‘Monster Wolf’ robot gets wider deployment
We first reported on Japan’s slightly bizarre “Monster Wolf” robot wolf a couple of years ago. The odd-looking contraption — complete with glowing red eyes and protruding fangs — was…