Cruise cuts by GM stir doubts in drive to autonomous vehicles
A Cruise robotaxi failed to brake quickly enough behind a city bus in San Francisco in March 2023. | Source: Cruise Shortly after Kyle Vogt resigned as CEO of robotaxi … Read More
New UR30 cobot arm packs muscle into small frame
The new UR30 cobot arm from Universal Robots. Universal Robots has long been the leading developer of collaborative robot arms. Earlier in November 2023, the Danish company upped the production … Read More
Northeastern University shows ‘experiential robotics’ in new EXP space
COBRA is among the Institute for Experiential Robotics. Credit: Matthew Modoono, Northeastern University BOSTON — Robots in Northeastern University’s new EXP building wield chopsticks, rotate platforms and look like snakes. … Read More
EU says Amazon, iRobot merger ‘may restrict competition’
An edited image showing an iRobot roomba with Amazon branding. | Source: iRobot, Amazon The European Commission shared an update on its investigation into Amazon.com Inc.’s $1.7 billion acquisition of … Read More
Video Friday: Punch-Out
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the … Read More
MuJoCo 3 simulator a result of unified efforts at Google
It’s been two-plus years since Google DeepMind acquired the MuJoCo physics engine for robotics research and development purposes. DeepMind released the open-source version in May 2022 and recently added some … Read More
Indy Autonomous Challenge CEO Paul Mitchell provides race updates
With the top cowling removed, all of the controls, compute and sensors are accessible on the Dallara AV21 racecar. | Credit: Indy Autonomous Challenge The Robot Report recently sat down … Read More
Imagineer Morgan Pope Uses Electromagnetism to Spark Emotions
Most people probably think of robots as cold and calculating, but for Morgan Pope they can be a tool for generating emotions. As a research scientist at Disney Research in … Read More
Brown researchers simplify human-to-robot communication with large language models
The Brown research team tested its Lang2LTL software on a Spot robot from Boston Dynamics on campus. | Source: Juan Siliezar, Brown University Researchers at Brown University said they have developed … Read More
Video Friday: GR-1
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the … Read More
Amazon Astro offers security monitoring for small businesses
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/kindle/journeys/2l0w5rdO5OOXP2BM12FPmqmKoUCCgFBUEU6fbOHCIOfW43D/Yzk1ZTY2YzAt._CB575509364_.mp4 Amazon announced a new security solution for small and medium-sized businesses that leverages the Astro mobile robot. Astro was introduced in September 2021 with an underwhelming feature set for … Read More
Asensus agrees to manufacturing deal for next-gen Luna surgical robot
The Luna surgical robotics platform. Source: Asensus Surgical] Asensus Surgical (NYSE:ASXC) announced that it entered into an agreement with Flex for surgical robot manufacturing services. Specifically, the company struck a … Read More
Robot Hand With Working Tendons Printed in One Go
A skeletal robotic hand with working ligaments and tendons can now be 3D-printed in one run. The creepy accomplishment was made possible by a new approach to additive manufacturing that … Read More
Tangram Vision packs AI skills onto HiFi 3D sensor
If you’ve ever talked to the folks at Tangram Vision, chances are you came away more knowledgeable about the state of perception for robotics. The team at the Boulder, Colo.-based … Read More
What are the differences between safe lidar and lidar?
SICK provides a line of lidar sensors. Source: SICK As lidar becomes one of the leading technologies in the industry, it is important to understand all that goes into it. … Read More
New Amazon Titan mobile robot handles heavy-duty payloads
The new heavy-duty Titan mobile robot. Source: Amazon Amazon.com Inc. is a heavyweight in e-commerce, and it has been deploying robots to help carry that weight. The Seattle-based company today … Read More
Agile Robots acquires Franka Emika
Agile Robots’ Yu 5 collaborative robot arm (left) and Franka Emika’s Production 3 cobot. | Credit: Agile Robots, Franka Emika Agile Robots AG, a German robotics developer, is acquiring Franka … Read More
Webinar: How mobile robots can bolster warehouse operations
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 2:00 PM ET Warehouses are key to the supply chain, demanding seamless orchestration of product handling, tracking, and movement. Mobile robots, including automated guided vehicles (AGVs) … Read More
Optimization-as-a-Service from Realtime Robotics offers to reduce manufacturing cycle times
Realtime Robotics offers software and services to optimize robot motion. Source: Realtime Robotics Realtime Robotics, which provides motion planning software for industrial robots, today launched its new Optimization-as-a-Service offering. The … Read More
Video Friday: Beyond the Limit
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the … Read More
Watch This Giant Chopstick Robot Handle Boxes With Ease
Although robots are already in warehouses, shuffling small items between bins for shipping or storage, they have yet to take over the job of lugging big, heavy things. And that’s … Read More
China plans to mass produce humanoids by 2025
Xiaomi’s humanoid, CyberOne, was unveiled in 2022. | Source: Xiaomi Beijing’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), which oversees the country’s industrial sector, published a guideline last week detailing … Read More
Robots and the Humans Who Make Them
When IEEE Spectrum editors are putting together an issue of the magazine, a story on the website, or an episode of a podcast, we try to facilitate dialogue about technologies, … Read More
Spot goes to work on the decommissioning team at Fukushima plant
At the Fukushima plant, Spot collected data, shot video, measured radiation doses, and gathered debris to help with decommissioning efforts. | Source: Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics‘ Spot robot has been … Read More
Developing a successful robotics product: From idea to reality
Bringing a product concept to life is no mean feat. From development to pilot phase and scalability, a lot needs to be considered. By Cloud Ground Control It’s an exciting … Read More
Video Friday: Robots for Humanity
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the … Read More
Top 10 robotic stories of October 2023
October was a busy month for the robotics industry. From the RoboBusiness event in Santa Clara, to International Women in Robotics Day, to exciting advancements for humanoid robots, there was … Read More
Video Friday: ChatSpot
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the … Read More
Roombas at the End of the World
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is a permanent scientific research base located at what is arguably the most isolated place on Earth. During the austral summer, the station is home to … Read More
Humanoids getting their feet wet in logistics
Amazon has started to test a humanoid robot, Digit, in its warehouses this week, raising fresh questions about how swiftly humanoids will be utilized in logistics. Made by Agility Robotics, the … Read More