Clearpath Robotics and Open Robotics announced TurtleBot 4, the next generation of the popular open-source mobile robotics platform. TurtleBot 4 aims to build on the success of previous versions by providing a low-cost, fully extensible, ROS-enabled reference platform for robotics researchers, developers, and educators. The post TurtleBot 4 re-designed from ground up with ROS 2 […]

MIT developed a system that improves the speed and agility of its Cheetah robot as it jumped across gaps in terrain. | Credit: MIT A loping cheetah dashes across a rolling field, bounding over sudden gaps in the rugged terrain. The movement may look effortless, but getting a robot to move this way is an […]

The sensor array on Tangram Vision’s Classic Mini. | Photo Credit: Tangram Vision. For the past decade, an increasing number of self-driving test mules have plied the streets of Silicon Valley. Waymo. Zoox. Motional. Cruise. They’ve become so commonplace that residents like myself barely blink an eye when a Jaguar I-Pace outfitted with multiple LiDARs, […]

The Skyline Robotics Osmo employs a 6-axis industrial robot to autonomously clean skyscraper windows. | Image credit: Skyline Robotics Skyline Robotics announced a multi-year partnership with Platinum, Inc. to deliver Ozmo, a high-rise window-cleaning robot, to New York City skyscrapers. Platinum is a building restoration and maintenance service provider in New York City, owning contracts […]

Lucid Vision Labs introduced its Helios2+ 3D Time-of-Flight (ToF) camera for $1,745. This is an upgraded version of the Helios2 ToF camera and offers two new on-camera depth processing modes: High Dynamic Range Mode (HDR) and High-Speed Mode. The post Lucid launches Helios2+ time-of-flight camera appeared first on The Robot Report.

Starting tomorrow, November 4, Waymo will begin mapping the streets of New York City. Waymo said five of its Chrysler Pacifica minivans will be driving in Manhattan, primarily south of Central Park. Its operations will extend down through the city to the financial district and also out to a small section of New Jersey through […]

Delivery services may be able to overcome snow, rain, heat and the gloom of night, but a new class of legged robots is not far behind. Artificial intelligence algorithms developed by a team of researchers from UC Berkeley, Facebook and Carnegie Mellon University are equipping legged robots with an enhanced ability to adapt to and […]

The flowbot ONE debuts at a pivotal moment for the laboratory industry, plagued for years with high workloads, burnout and physically challenging conditions recently exacerbated by the COVID-19 outbreak. The pandemic brought an increased necessity for collecting and preparing virus samples quickly, safely and accurately. The post Flow Robotics brings automated pipetting robot to North […]

We’re only human. We get tired and distracted, and that’s how most driving accidents happen. That is why so many companies are furiously working on autonomous vehicles (AVs). However, there is still a need for humans to be able to take control. The post How direct control enables safer teleoperation of autonomous vehicles appeared first […]

Tomorrow’s wildfire fighters and other first responders may tag-team with robotic assistants that can hike through wilderness areas and disaster zones, thanks to a University of Michigan research project funded by a new $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation.