Ocado shares went on a roller-coaster ride yesterday as the online supermarket was accused of stealing robot technology from a Norwegian company. The shares had been in positive territory until around midday, when Autostore launched a scathing public attack. The business revealed a lawsuit against Ocado in the UK and US, which alleges that its … Read more
Multi-tasking goals! Ingenious father duct tapes his baby’s seat to robot vacuum cleaner to entertain his six-month-old daughter while he cleans Father Daniel Bedenbaugh, 30, duct taped his daughter’s baby seat to a vacuum He came up with the childcare hack while working from home in South Carolina A video shows six-month-old Lucy spinning on the … Read more
An artificial intelligence equipped robot named ‘Curly’ beat one of the world’s best curling teams by adapting to changes in the ice, its developers claim. The sport of curling involves constantly changing and uncontrollable environmental conditions – providing the perfect ‘test bed’ for an AI-driven robot. Curly, who delivers the stone but doesn’t sweep, won … Read more
Robot Wars: British Army chief General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith says UK military of the future will use unmanned vehicles and ‘swarms of drones’ controlled by ‘motherships’ Gen Carleton-Smith spoke at home of secretive 77 Brigade in Berkshire It helps counter Covid disinformation and disrupt extremist activities online General said military will grow special operations and … Read more
Amazing footage shows giant 60-foot Japanese Transformer-like robot walking, pointing to the sky and ‘taking the knee’ during a test in Yokohama Robot is inspired by the popular Japanese anime series Mobile Suit Gundam Was scheduled to be opened to the public in October 2020 but has been delayed Robot is part of an attraction … Read more
A robot and three teams of surgeons worked simultaneously on a single patient to perform what is thought to be a first-of-its-kind cancer operation, slashing recovery time by a third. The astonishing procedure, involving 14 surgeons, was carried out in July on a married father-of-one with advanced rectal cancer. The experts behind it hope the … Read more
Japanese convenience stores are testing out robots to stock store shelves in hopes of combating the country’s labor shortage and allowing human workers to socially distance during a pandemic. FamilyMart, Japan’s second largest convenience store chain, has partnered with robotics company Telexistence on an android stock boy named Model-T, after Henry Ford’s famous car. Rather … Read more
Japanese tech company SoftBank has created a version of its Pepper robot that can detect whether office workers are wearing a mask. The 47-inch-high robot with human-like features is already in operation in some countries welcoming visitors to shops, exhibitions and other public spaces. But the upgraded version is designed to stand at the entrance … Read more
Is the Roborock S6 worth the £530 price tag? This nifty vacuum cleaner takes the hassle out of keeping your floors clean and banishes dust, dirt and pet hair By Corinna Burton For Mailonline Published: 09:07 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 09:07 BST, 8 September 2020 Vacuuming can feel like a never ending chore, … Read more
A hospital in Massachusetts has found another job for Spot, Boston Dynamics’ dog-like robot: Doctor. The yellow-and-black quadruped has been proven able to take patients’ vital signs from a distance of over six feet. That could allow healthcare workers to keep a safe distance from patients who may be infected with the coronavirus or other … Read more