When it comes to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), large language models just don’t have what it takes. Models like ChatGPT and Claude are great at text, but they’re less skilled at understanding how things…
Toshio Fukuda has been blazing trails for most of his career. He is considered to be one of the most prolific scholars in robotics, writing more than 2,000 research papers and authoring several books on the field. He’s an influential figure thanks to …
Forterra has deployed more than 100
Getting a drone off a ship is easy. Getting it back is another matter. Although drones are increasingly used for offshore inspection, surveillance and search-and-rescue missions, recovering them safel…
While other humanoid startups chase sky-high valuations, Agility Robotics is betting its future on execution — and a SPAC.
Scientists have developed a color-changing tactile sensor that lets robots visualize touch in real time, paving the way for more precise manufacturing, prosthetics, and robotic surgery.
Singaporean scientists outfitted remote-controlled cockroaches with scuba suits in a bid to use them in rescue operations and explore extreme environments like Mars.
The autonomous vehicle space is starting to feel like a repeat of the 2016 hype cycle. Travis Kalanick is back building a robotics company, and the talent wars and capital are heating up the same way they did the first time aro…
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The startup, Proception, is taking a unique approach to collecting training data to tackle one of the hardest problems in robotics: hands.