Robotics News
Automating food production, one serving at a time
The path to success in food robotics is littered with interesting concepts that failed to deliver. Chef Robotics is a young startup that has built a healthy portfolio of clients and iterated quickly over the last two years to mature the capabilities of its autonomous...
Idaho National Laboratory’s Bitterroot Supercomputer to Support Advanced Nuclear Reactors
If you’ve ever driven to a remote area, you may have noticed that the drive time is much longer on dirt roads. But once those roads are paved, you can get where you need to go much more quickly. The path to deploying advanced nuclear reactors isn’t a straight line,...
Researchers Propose New Solution to Quantum Internet Transmission Problem
Getting intact qubits from here-to-there is the basic challenge for any quantum internet scheme. Now, scientists from the University of Chicago, Stanford University, and California Institute of Technology have introduced a completely new idea for how to transmit...
Researchers build flexible, soft robotic actuators
Northwestern University engineers have developed a new soft, flexible device that makes robots move by expanding and contracting — just like a human muscle. To demonstrate their new device, called an actuator, the researchers used it to create a cylindrical, worm-like...
Saildrone maps unexplored areas of the Gulf of Maine
Two Saildrone Voyager uncrewed surface vehicles, or USVs, have surveyed 1,500 square nautical miles (5,144.8 sq. km) in a north-central area of the Gulf of Maine. The marine robots mapped areas that had never been mapped in high resolution. The post Saildrone maps...
Making it easier to compare robot manipulation research
Everyday tasks for humans, like simply picking up a water bottle, are still a huge challenge for robots. Robotics researchers and developers have been working for decades to enhance robot manipulation skills, but there’s a broader issue slowing their work and making...
Illinois to Lead Quantum Computing Advancements with New National Proving Ground
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — a Defense Department agency that invests in breakthrough technologies for national security — and the State of Illinois are partnering to test quantum technology prototypes on the state’s soon-to-be-built quantum...
The top 10 surgical robotics stories of the year so far
Surgical robotics has been a hot topic within the medtech space, and it doesn’t seem like it’s stopping any time soon. Over the course of 2024, we’ve seen all kinds of stories across surgical robotics. From regulatory nods and product launches to recalls and warning...
U.S. Marine Corps testing autonomy system for helicopters
The Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR) has selected Near Earth Autonomy to demonstrate an advanced autonomy system for helicopters. The company will be demoing its technology for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connection (ACL) program, transporting various...
Humanoid bartender robot ADAM debuts at Texas Rangers stadium
Richtech Robotics, which specializes in AI-driven service robots, installed its first ADAM robot bartender at the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field. This installation is the 10th one of ADAM and is part of the Paradise, Nev.-based company’s strategy for more...
Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 Awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for Pioneering AI Research
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 to John J. Hopfield, Princeton University, and Geoffrey E. Hinton, University of Toronto, “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with...
MassRobotics resident startups have raised over $1B in seven years
BOSTON — One measure of success for a robotics cluster is how much funding its member companies obtain. MassRobotics this month [August 2024] announced that resident startups have raised more than $1 billion since its founding in 2017. “This remarkable achievement...