Robotics News

MassRobotics recently hosted the “Robotics in Age & Assistive Tech” event in collaboration with The Grid and Harvard’s Move Lab. Held at the Harvard Science & Engineering Complex, the event brought together a diverse group of stakeholders to discuss the...

A German study outlines the benefits of having a diverse team for robotics research. | Source: Adobe Stock The field of robotics is highly interdisciplinary, encompassing mechanical and electrical engineering, materials science, computer science, neuroscience, and...

University researchers have developed an approach for making robots more reliable by adapting to varying levels of vulnerabilities. | Source: Adobe Stock Researchers from the University of Rochester, Georgia Tech, and the Shenzen Institute of Artificial Intelligence...

Dec. 12, 2024 — Quantum calculations of molecular systems often require extraordinary amounts of computing power; these calculations are typically performed on the world’s largest supercomputers to better understand real-world products such as batteries and...

Field robotics is redefining industries with technologies that perform complex tasks in unstructured and often dynamic environments – out of the warehouse, facing the weather, and potentially working alongside the public. The post Enduring the elements: encoder...

Barcelona Supercomputing Center‘s Innostroke project aims to transform the prevention and monitoring of stroke, one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, through artificial intelligence. The Innostroke technology has been developed in an...

In 2022, the world produced 62 million tonnes of electronic waste, marking an 82% rise from 2010 levels. If this trend persists, global e-waste generation is projected to increase by an additional 32%, potentially reaching 82 million tonnes by 2030. The post The...

Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics have captivated imaginations for decades, providing a blueprint for ethical AI long before it became a reality. The post The Three Laws of Robotics and the Future appeared first on HPCwire.

Over the last several years, the investment environment has been tough for robotics startups. Capital deployment has fallen and companies have closed as the general downturn in tech investment that started in 2022 hit the resource-intensive robotics particularly hard....

Pipedream Labs Inc. announced the launch of its robotic food-delivery system at a leading quick-service restaurant, or QSR. The system delivers food orders from the kitchen to the customer in under 15 seconds, “transforming fast food into instant food,” it said. The...

Eight years ago, not even $1 million went into startups focused exclusively on humanoids. Today, the total amount of private capital for the industry has climbed over $1.4 billion. Just this month, Citi’s leading investment analysts published “The Rise of AI Robots:...

It’s time to stop doubting quantum information technology. Are we there yet? No. Not by a long shot. But the progress on a number of key challenges, the sheer number of organizations fighting to succeed (and make a buck), the no-turning-back public investment, and...