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NASA is crowdsourcing lunar exploration. Source: HeroX Before humans return to Earth’s moon, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration plans to send multiple small robots to identify local terrain and resources, build habitats, and conduct other lunar...

Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot is expanding to its resume every day, and the quadruped can add nuclear power plant exploration and radiation monitoring to the list. Engineers from the University of Bristol recently tested Spot around the Exclusion Zone territory of the...

iRobot Genius Home Intelligence gives users more control over their cleaning robots. | Credit: iRobot Using the new iRobot Home App, the Genius platform offers personalized control over how, when and where the robots clean. And iRobot claims the system gets smarter...

eKAMI is using Forge/OS as part of its curriculum. Source: READY Robotics Automation is key to the U.S. competing on a global manufacturing stage, but the nation must train its workforce to be fluent in advanced skills such as robot programming. To enable broader...

FedEx's Aaron Prather discusses the four critical steps robotics start-ups must take to in order to have their solutions reviewed, acquired and successfully deployed by Global 2000 businesses. The post Getting Your Robot Startup Into The Big Leagues – The ABCD...

Luminar founder and CEO Austin Russell after the company went public via SPAC on Dec. 3, 2020. CBS MarketWatch declared 2020 the year of the SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation). A record 219 companies went public through this fundraising vehicle that uses a...

Telesurgery architecture designed for the U.S. Army. Source: Energid Telerobotics — the area of robotics focused on controlling robots from a distance — will play an increasingly important role in society in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Telerobotics lets a...

For many applications, traditional cellular communications, including 5G, are suboptimal for data-intense autonomous vehicles, UAVs, and robotics systems. What is required is new cellular communications solutions that provide seamless connectivity and unlimited range...

TyBot in the Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation River Bridge project. Source: Advanced Construction Robotics Inc. According to McKinsey, the construction industry is one of the largest sectors of the global economy. About $10 trillion is spent every year on...

Ava Robotics’ new UV disinfection robot. | Credit: Ava Robotics Ava Robotics, the iRobot spinout known for its telepresence robots, is expanding its product portfolio with the introduction of an ultraviolet (UV) disinfection robot for corporate offices, warehouses,...

This third-generation UVD robot can help COVID-19 disinfection. | Credit: UVD Robots COVID-19 has accelerated demand for robotics in supply chain and healthcare applications. Robotics suppliers switched from citing labor shortages to the need for social distancing as...

Self-driving cars and trucks, as well as sensors, artificial intelligence, and other enabling technologies, rode off with the biggest investments in robotics and automation in 2020. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic affected automotive demand and manufacturing,...