More interesting things in robotics in 2022! - Issue #77

Our anthropomorphic tendencies, lead to gendering technology in ways that reinforce stereotypes.

When a chess robot violated Asimov’s first rule of robotics – “A robot may not injure a human being” – by breaking a seven-year-old’s finger at the Moscow Open, the story tapped into deep-seated cultural ideas and fears about robots and technology.

One of the trickiest parts of this gig is setting realistic expectations. The job of writing about robots for a living is a bit of a balancing act between excited optimism and pragmatic realism. How do you temper the excitement of some of the world’s most fascinating technologies with reality’s inevitable encroachment? Covering robots in […]

Using dynamic coordination software & collaborative productivity, Grace & Carter will enable robots to better work with and understand people. June 21, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Robust.AI, the company transforming how robots work for people, has unveiled its first software suite product, Grace, as well as a hardware product concept, […]

CHIPS Act Funding Sets Semiconductor Initiatives Into Motion

With the CHIPS and Science Act set to channel billions of dollars into U.S. semiconductor R&D and manufacturing, chip companies and other stakeholders are weighing in on how to best structure the new programs.

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I have loved science fiction ever since I was a kid and read all my Dad’s ancient issues of Analog Science Fiction and Fact from the 1940s. The first book I can remember reading was The Green Hills of Earth anthology by Robert Heinlein. Fast forward to the 1990s, when, as a new professor of […]

In early 19th-century England, the Luddites rebelled against the introduction of machinery in the textile industry. The Luddites’ name originates from the mythical tale of a weaver’s apprentice called Ned Ludd who, in an act of anger against increasingly dangerous and poor working conditions, supposedly destroyed two knitting machines. Contrary to popular belief, the Luddites […]

Engineers 3D print materials with networks of sensors directly incorporated.

Once again the global robotics community rallied to provide a unique opportunity for amateurs and hobbyists to share their robotics projects alongside academics and industry professionals. Below are the recorded sessions of this year. Industrial / Automation Keynote “Matt Whelan (Ocado Technology) – The Ocado 600 Series Robot” Nye Mech Works (HAPPA) – Real Power […]

SRI, a technology development company founded in 1946 by Stanford University, has unveiled an autonomous digger for construction sites and other similar heavy-duty applications. (See video below.) The “smart excavator” can be operated remotely and comes with an augmented reality system which makes the process secure, more convenient, and “as easy as playing a video […]

As the world emerges from the global pandemic, retail is growing at levels not seen in the last two decades. Retail sales grew by 7 percent in 2020 and by over 14 percent in 2021, which is in stark contrast to the 3.7 percent annual growth between 2010 and 2019. The increased demand for retail […]

Hyundai Motor Group have launched the Boston Dynamics AI Institute, with the goal of making fundamental advances in artificial intelligence, robotics and intelligent machines. Hyundai and Boston Dynamics will make an initial investment of more than $400 million in the new Institute, which will be led by Marc Raibert, founder of Boston Dynamics. As a […]

Motional rolled out its all-electric IONIQ 5-based autonomous vehicle for public use for the first time in Las Vegas.

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With a two-person team, the AirSeed drone aims to plant 40,000 pods a day. The company's goal is to plant 100 million trees by 2024.

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This week, IAC advisor Joe Speed talks autonomous racing, plus Mike interviews the Skyline Robotics' founders.

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[This report was commissioned by the IEEE Standards Body and was published in January 2021 — The report can be accessed on IEEE or on Slideshare.] The prevalence of attributing human traits to…

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Algorithms can amplify patterns of discrimination. Robotics researchers are calling for new ways to prevent mechanical bodies acting out those biases.

Google thinks that robots can learn to operate in the real world by using words. News this week is that the PaLM-SayCan project, Google's most advanced large-scale language model, is being leveraged to give Alphabet's potential household robots real world skills. At least, that is the outcome, if you believe in AI hype. Understanding the world by scraping the intern...

Robots will explore remote physical embodiment in the ANA Avatar XPrize Finals