Robotics

Retail 2024-03-28T11:26:20Z

This robot barista can make you a coffee in minutes, but it wants to be tipped for it

A robot barista in Muji stores can make you a latte but don't be surprised if it asks you for a tip.
AI 2024-03-19T12:59:26Z

Jensen Huang brought a squad of 9 humanoid robots onstage to celebrate Nvidia's big bet on the machines

Nvidia said the project involved building a general-purpose foundation model, which would help teach bots to perform everyday tasks.
AI 2024-03-17T03:50:17Z

This company is using the AI that powers ChatGPT to help warehouse robots expect the unexpected

Covariant, a robotics startup, is using AI to help warehouse robots learn about their environment and be able to handle mistakes.
Tech 2024-02-29T13:01:01Z

Sam Altman's OpenAI wants to get humanoid robots talking. Here's why.

The ChatGPT creator has signed a collaboration agreement with Figure AI to "develop next-generation AI models for humanoid robots."
Markets 2024-01-25T15:07:20Z

Elon Musk's pursuit of a 25% stake in Tesla is 'delusional,' longtime shareholder says

Musk said earlier this month that he'd only make Tesla a leader in AI and robotics if he owned a quarter of the EV maker.
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Tech 2024-01-25T11:40:08Z

Elon Musk's optimism about Optimus might be misplaced

The Tesla CEO said there was a "good chance" the humanoid bot would start shipping next year, but he couldn't make a precise prediction.
Tech 2024-01-17T13:13:13Z

Elon Musk gives Tesla's board an ultimatum as he seeks to grab more power

In a post on X, Musk said he would feel "uncomfortable" expanding Tesla's AI-and-robotics capabilities without controlling 25% of the voting bloc.
Tech 2023-12-18T03:50:12Z

One barrier to making personal assistant robots a commercial success? Price.

General-purpose robots will need to be useful enough and offered at a good price point to justify a purchase, industry leaders say.
Tech 2023-12-06T22:26:21Z

Finally, a robot dog that doesn't look like it's going to murder us all

Turns out, all they needed were ears to not look like nightmare fuel!
Tech 2023-11-09T18:58:43Z

Sorting out recycling from trash is the perfect example of a job few people want to do that AI is better than humans at

AI is being used to sort out recyclable materials at waste management facilities, and some are doing a better job than human employees, WSJ reports.
Tech 2023-10-26T20:27:07Z

AI, machine learning, and robotics are making the retail supply chain more efficient and resilient after several rocky years

AI, machine learning and robotics are improving retail supply chains. They help with productivity, production costs, meeting consumer demand and more.
Tech 2023-10-18T13:04:24Z

Meet Archax, the 15-foot 'Transformers'-style robot that's the brainchild of a Japanese startup and is selling for $3 million

Tsubame Industries is building five robots that can be operated by humans and it will sell them to wealthy people for $3 million each.
AI 2023-10-10T02:53:14Z

AI was told to design a robot that could walk. Within seconds, it generated a 'small, squishy, and misshapen' thing that spasms.

The researchers weren't quite sure why the AI had chosen this peculiar shape for the robot, which is filled with holes.
Tech 2023-09-25T05:11:24Z

People are poking fun at NYC Mayor Eric Adams for trying to make a heart sign with the city's new armless patrol robot

"@NYCMayor with the robocop, which cannot make the heart with the mayor because it has no arms," posted a user on X.
Retail 2023-09-22T15:31:28Z

See Chipotle's new robots that can crank out nearly 200 burrito bowls an hour

Chipotle and Hyphen are innovating with automated kitchen lines to improve speed and accuracy of digital orders.
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Retail 2023-05-23T10:30:00Z

I went to the world's first Sweetgreen where robots make your salad, and now I'm convinced it's the future of restaurants

Between the dozens of glass tubes holding fresh veggies and the elaborate conveyor set-up, the new robo-Sweetgreen is a sight to behold.
Military & Defense 2023-05-20T10:00:00Z

Future wars are going to be catastrophic and robotic, and militaries have to 'come to grips' with that, former general says

A new book paints a bleak picture of the possibilities of future combat. The retired general who wrote it says the real situation could be much worse.
Markets 2023-04-03T17:18:35Z

The world's largest AI fund has surged 23% this year, beating even the red-hot Nasdaq index

AI has seen a recent wave of enthusiasm that resulted in investors pouring $105 million into the BOTZ ETF in March alone.
Transportation 2023-04-03T12:35:43Z

The retail and warehouse labor shortage just won't quit. Here's the 14-page pitch deck warehouse robotics startup Exotec used to raise a $335 million Series D to help.

Exotec doubled its revenue from 2020 to 2021 to $100 million with a sizable uptick in US business and at least seven systems in use.
Tech 2023-03-10T19:52:00Z

Google is spinning off the robotics project Skip, formerly known as Smarty Pants

Alphabet previously killed a robotics project called Everyday Robots. Now it's saying goodbye to another one: an exoskeleton project called Skip.
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