Robots

Fanuc and Nvidia are working together to build AI-powered industrial robots that can understand voice commands and operate safely around people

Beijing's support for so-called embodied artificial intelligence has boosted the domestic robotics sector, while vast tech and electric vehicles supply chains have driven down costs

Internal documents show the company that changed how people shop has a far-reaching plan to automate 75% of its operations

Robots competed in sports such as track and field, and table tennis, as well as tackled robot-specific challenges from sorting medicines and handling materials to cleaning services

The startup, among the frontrunners in Chinese robotics, on Friday announced its R1 bot with a starting price of 39,900 yuan (or $5,900)

It has the highest growth rate for industrial robot installations but the scale of use modest compared to major economies

Despite skyrocketing trade tariffs, Chinese tech companies are selling more robots around the world by offering cheaper, smarter, and faster products

In what was billed as the world's first half-marathon for androids, just four out of 21 robotic runners completed the race in Beijing's southern tech hub of E-Town within the allotted four hours

A wireless flying robot inspired by bumblebees, another that mimics jumping insects, and one that can go beneath collapsed buildings will help rescue teams

Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati have developed advanced robots to man international borders which will offer AI-powered surveillance and uninterrupted, real-time monitoring across challenging terrains, according to officials. The robots developed by Da Spatio Rhobotique Laboratory Pvt. Ltd (DSRL), a start up incubated at IIT Guwahati, have also received acknowledgement from the Defence Research and Development Organisation for their potential for integration into India's defence infrastructure. The Indian Army is already conducting field trials for the surveillance system. According to Arnab Kumar Barman, CEO, DSRL, unlike conventional security measures that rely on drones, stationary cameras, and manual patrolling, this autonomous robotic system overcomes the limitations of terrain, weather and endurance. "Equipped with seamless pole traversal capabilities, adaptive obstacle navigation, and AI-driven reconnaissance, the system is a game-changer for ...

Robots on Tuesday joined the operation to locate the seven persons who remain trapped inside the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel here since February 22. The team of a Hyderabad-based robotics company along with a robot went inside the tunnel Tuesday morning. 110 rescue personnel also went into the tunnel. The Telangana government has decided to deploy robots to avoid any danger to the rescue personnel as the conditions inside the tunnel, including water and slush, posed a challenge. State irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on March 8 said the government would spend Rs four crores to undertake the operation by utilizing the services of robot experts (of the Hyderabad-based private company). Fragments of the huge Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) got submerged under water, soil and stones inside the tunnel caused hazard to the rescue team, he had said. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, who visited the tunnel on March 2, suggested to the officials leading the operation to use robots ins

One beguiles with its simplicity and spirituality, where elephants saunter past day and night, while the other dazzles as the future on steroids, boasting robo maids and flying cars

Founded in 2016, Addverb provides smart end-to-end robots for warehouses and industrial automation

In February, Ukrainian troops were already telling Reuters that the preponderance of Russian drones made it harder for them to move around freely and build fortifications

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I knew some of the startups but I did not know that there are so many startups working on robotics, it was like a breath of fresh air, he says

Regulatory hurdles were one of multiple issues Musk sidestepped during his much-anticipated unveiling of robotaxi, billed as a pillar of the Tesla CEO's push into robotics and artificial intelligence

The use of human input raises questions over the capabilities and market readiness of the bot, which Musk said last week he expects to be the biggest product ever of any kind

Mainstreaming of humanoid robots will impact societies and economies. Highly populous countries with young populations will have to rethink their policies for employment, labour

At the World Robot Conference this week in Beijing, over two dozen Chinese companies showed off humanoid robots