If San Francisco’s robot security guards faced backlash for simply standing around, an autonomous tech company’s latest self-driving idea doesn’t stand a chance.
This week PerceptIn, a Chinese robotics company with Silicon Valley offices, introdu…
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These robots have nailed bottle-flipping, proving not even internet challenges are safe from automation
In this year’s RoboCon in Japan, teams of high school students built a bunch of bottle-flipping robots that can nail the internet challenge better than most of us. Read more…More about Robots, Mashable Video, Japan, Contest, and Competition
View More These robots have nailed bottle-flipping, proving not even internet challenges are safe from automationWatch this little robot transform to get the job done
Robots just want to get things done, but it’s frustrating when their rigid bodies simply don’t allow them to do so. Solution: bodies that can be reconfigured on the fly! Sure, it’s probably bad news for humanity in the long run, but in the meantime it makes for fascinating research.
View More Watch this little robot transform to get the job doneAnki revamps the Cozmo app with a facelift and easier access to games
After giving us a glimpse at the house of the future with home robot Vector, Anki is refocusing on Cozmo, its adorable robot companion.
Nearing 2 years old and still going strong, this toy robot still has quite the magnetic personality and ecos…
Boston Dynamics robot SpotMini twerking to ‘Uptown Funk’ is still terrifying
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Robot engineering company Boston Dynamics released a video of its robot dog SpotMini dancing to “Uptown Funk” on Tuesday, and I’m just wondering: Is this supposed to make me feel better about our robot overlords?
Sure, it’s still the early days of AI and robot innovations, and our robotic counterparts don’t yet reign supreme—but I know it’s coming — and this doesn’t make me feel any better about it!
Of course, I recognize that this video is meant to be humorous and adorable. But with every precise dance move I’m reminded that this sophisticated machine can be programmed to execute me as easily as it can be programmed to dance to Bruno Mars. An incredibly upsetting thought. Read more…
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View More Boston Dynamics robot SpotMini twerking to ‘Uptown Funk’ is still terrifyingSee Spot dance: Watch a Boston Dynamics robot get a little funky
In this fun video the Boston Dynamics Spot dances, wiggles, and shimmies right into our hearts. This little four-legged robot – a smaller sibling to the massive Big Dog – is surprisingly agile and the team at Boston Robotics have taught the little robot to dance to Bruno Mars which means that robots could soon […]
View More See Spot dance: Watch a Boston Dynamics robot get a little funkyHow an artist is making acoustic electronic music using robots
Moritz Simon Geist is a musician and robot engineer who is dedicated to finding the perfect sound for his unique kind of electronic music.
Geist builds mechanical robots which create the sounds and beats in IRL. Just like the argument between d…
The Salto-1P now does amazing targeted jumps
When we last met with Salto the jumping robot it was bopping around like a crazed grasshopper. Now researchers have added targeting systems to the little creature, allowing it to maintain a constant hop while controlling exactly when and where Salto lands. Called “deadbeat foot placement hopping control,” the Salto can now watch a surface […]
View More The Salto-1P now does amazing targeted jumpsThis farm, run entirely by robots, uses 90% less water than traditional farms
Iron Ox has just opened its first fully automated farm in San Carlos, California. The company claims that its hydroponic system can produce 30 times the yield per acre of land comparing to traditional farms, while using 90 percent less water. Read mo…
View More This farm, run entirely by robots, uses 90% less water than traditional farmsThese super-realistic robots are creepy as hell
Designed by Engineered Arts, Mesmer robots breathe life into technology. The company has even worked with Madame Tussauds, taking the famed wax figures to the next level of reality. Cool or creepy? Read more…More about Technology, Robots, Mash…
View More These super-realistic robots are creepy as hellWhy I’m in no hurry to have Rosie from ‘The Jetsons’
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Welcome to Small Humans, an ongoing series at Mashable that looks at how to take care of – and deal with – the kids in your life. Because Dr. Spock is nice and all, but it’s 2018 and we have the entire internet to contend with.
During my first pregnancy, I craved a mamaRoo rocker, believing it would alleviate by stress as a new mom. Unfortunately, a gadget with that kind of price tag just wasn’t in our budget. Instead, I did things the old-fashioned way, rocking my baby in my arms and using baby wraps for multitasking.
Nearly three years later, I’m thinking about it again as we wait on our second child. I knew that the mamaRoo – and my finances – had improved. The latest model has multiple motions, varying sounds, and mp3/Bluetooth compatibility. It’s pretty deluxe. As a work-from-home mom, it sounded perfect. But for some reason, its “moves like you do” description triggered me and planted a seed of doubt about my purpose as a mother. If it moves like I do, what does that mean for me? Read more…
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View More Why I’m in no hurry to have Rosie from ‘The Jetsons’Watch this tiny robot crawl through a wet stomach
While this video shows a tiny robot from the City University of Hong Kong doing what amounts to a mitzvah, we can all imagine a future in which this little fellow could stab you in the kishkes. This wild little robot uses electromagnetic force to swim or flop back and forth to pull itself forward […]
View More Watch this tiny robot crawl through a wet stomach