Tag: robotics

The United States Army is developing compact weapons platforms “optimized for fighting in dense urban terrain.”

Futurist Professor Michio Kaku claimed smart robots could “become dangerous,” and that humans may have to “merge” with machines, during an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) session on Reddit this week.

Adult streaming website CamSoda has partnered with sex doll manufacturer RealDoll to create an online sex doll experience in virtual reality.

A robot shop assistant in Scotland was fired after just one week due to customers avoiding him, according to a report.

A Californian sex robot company is considering the production and sale of transgender sex robots.

Robot surgeons are making it difficult for junior doctors to learn how to perform operations, according to a report.

WASHINGTON, DC — China has developed a plan to “overtake” the United States in the race to militarize artificial intelligence, robotics, and quantum computing, an expert from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) warned lawmakers, noting that the communist nation is “rapidly closing the gap” with America.

Jack in the Box CEO Leonard Comma claimed “it just makes sense” to replace human workers in the restaurant industry with robots as the minimum wage increases.

A pair of robot strippers are performing at a gentleman’s club in Las Vegas during the CES tech conference this week.

Bloomberg writer and mathematician Cathy O’Neil claimed in an article that sex robots might make men obsolete, even adding she’d gift one to her daughter.

LG Electronics is planning to sell robots that will replace human workers in hotels, airports, and supermarkets.

More than a quarter of millennials would date a robot, with men three times more likely to do so than women, according to a report.

A Ford seat-testing robot is made to mimic movements of the “human butt,” according to a report.

Four million British private sector jobs could be replaced by robots within ten years, according to a report.

Deutsche Bank CEO John Cryan has claimed that a “big number” of his employees will be replaced by robots eventually.

North Korea flying missiles over Japan and detonating a potential 100-kiloton hydrogen bomb just turbo-charged what was already the beginning of a Southern California “Star Wars” defense boom.

Robot bricklayers and exoskeletons are the “future of construction,” according to a new report.

The German industrial behemoth Siemens wants robotics to augment human production, rather than replace it.

The success of Unite Here Local 19 in organizing Facebook’s 500 contracted cafeteria workers has paved the way for the union to push ahead to start organizing professionals at Silicon Valley’s leading tech corporations.

A robot has been programmed to iron your clothes by using a camera to create a “hi-res 3D representation” of the creases.

Momentum Machines have raised $18 million for their robot-powered restaurant, which includes a robot that can produce over 400 hamburgers per hour.

“MetaLimbs,” an extra set of robotic arms and hands which can be controlled with your feet, have been created by a group of Japanese engineers.

Advances in robotics have led to the production of cheaper industrial robots, providing easier access to production line quality machinery for smaller businesses, potentially resulting in fewer jobs for human workers.

A two-legged running robot known as the Planar Elliptical Runner has been developed by the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in Ocala, Florida.

A tiny ingestible robot designed by Israeli scientists may one day have the capacity to slither its way through the small intestine, upgrading the effectiveness of the colonoscopy test.

A robotic device helped a man who normally needs a wheelchair stand next to his bride at the altar on Saturday, a 6 ABC report states. Steve Jabari suffered a brain aneurysm six years ago, which has affected his mobility and speech.

A recently released video shows a robot “dog” named Spot confronting a real Terrier named Cosmo in a San Jose parking lot–and driving the real dog crazy.

The Times of Israel reports: Israeli startup NUA Robotics has unveiled a prototype for luggage that uses Bluetooth technology to sync with a smartphone app, locate its owner, and follow along. The case also features an anti-theft alarm, a USB