How Boston Dynamics upgraded the Atlas robot

Atlas, a humanoid robot made by robotics company Boston Dynamics, was upgraded from a version 60 Minutes saw in 2021 with ...
New Atlas

Octopus-like robo-arm thinks with its suckers to explore the ocean floor

Robots exploring the ocean floor today use pre-programmed movements, centralized processors, and rigid structures to do their ...

How can self-driving cars see better? Make their sensors more human.

That extra help could go a long way, especially as robotaxi companies like Waymo and Zoox prepare to put more and more of ...
Nanowerk

Fish-scale sensor gives robots a better sense of touch

(Nanowerk Spotlight) A fruit-picking robot can see a fruit before it picks it up, but vision cannot reliably tell how the fruit will respond to a squeeze. Firmness, subtle surface texture, and the ...
CNN

Robots are redefining the war in Ukraine – and forcing Russia onto the back foot

There is a whirr, a flurry of dust, a pause as the grainy image recalibrates, and then a devastating blast. Underground, dozens of miles away, veterans of the most brutal urban battles in Ukraine, of ...
CNET

I Hiked Using Robot Legs in the Grand Canyon. I Didn’t Even Need My Cane

Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Adam has been a leader in the ...
Live Science

World's first 'native' color lidar will let robots and self-driving cars map the world in full color 3D

Ouster has launched the Rev8 set of lidar sensors that function as both a camera and a 3D mapping sensor at the same time. Its engineers say these are the first devices of their kind in the world. A ...
Nanowerk

Graphene aerogel sensor detects pulses, gives robots a sense of touch

Researchers built a flexible graphene aerogel pressure sensor with extreme sensitivity, 20,000-cycle durability and uses in wearables and soft robotics. (Nanowerk News) A research team has developed a ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Using No Soldiers, Just Robots - How Ukraine Captured A Russian Position

Robots and drones were used by Ukrainian forces to capture a Russian position without an infantry assault in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as a historic first in the war.
Bloomberg L.P.

South Korea Exploring Using Hyundai Robots as Army Numbers Fall

South Korea’s military is exploring a strategic partnership with Hyundai Motor Co. to potentially deploy robotics to the front lines as Seoul accelerates investment in AI-powered, unmanned systems to ...
Digital Trends

Rice grain-sized sensor could give robots a delicate touch and keep them from breaking stuff

Robots are incredibly precise, but being gentle is not always their strong suit. A machine that can build a car with near-perfect accuracy can still apply too much pressure when working in places ...
Phys.org

This tiny grain-of-rice sensor gives robots a new sense and changes what delicate tools can detect

Researchers have developed a sensor about the size of a grain of rice that can measure forces and twisting motions in all directions using light instead of traditional electronics. The new sensor ...