‘Stretch’ helper robot has arm to assist with household tasks

Ex-Google executive unveils robotic helper ‘Stretch’ equipped with gripper arm to help with simple household tasks Stretch is a robot designed to facilitiate research into household robotics It has a robotic arm and gripper attached to a wheeled platform  It was released by Hello Robot for $17,950 after three years of development   The bot can … Read more

Twitter amused by video of malfunctioning Disney robot

As much of the world emerges from lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, it is taking some time for things to return to normal – and it seems even the most magical place on earth is suffering from a bit of post-quarantine fatigue.   A hilarious viral video taken at Walt Disney World in Florida shows one … Read more

£100,000 ‘robot scientist’ completes research project in THREE DAYS that would usually take months

A car factory robot, adapted by British scientists to work in a chemistry lab, completed an experiment in three days that would have taken a human months.  University of Liverpool researchers reprogrammed the £100,000 autonomous arm,  giving it enough intelligence that it can perform experiments without input.   The robot is significantly more efficient, able to … Read more

Robot is being adapted to conduct up to 700 socially distanced experiments a week

A car-building robot is being adapted to conduct up to 700 socially distanced lab-based Covid-19 experiments a WEEK Researchers from the University of Liverpool are trialling the £100,000 robot They say it has allowed them to continue working through coronavirus lockdown They say it could significantly speed up scientific research if used more widely  The Liverpool … Read more

Robot is being adapted to conduct up to 700 socially distanced experiments a week

A car-building robot is being adapted to conduct up to 700 socially distanced lab-based Covid-19 experiments a WEEK Researchers from the University of Liverpool are trialling the £100,000 robot They say it has allowed them to continue working through coronavirus lockdown They say it could significantly speed up scientific research if used more widely  The Liverpool … Read more

Artificially intelligent humanoid robot ‘Erica’ nabs lead role in $70 million Hollywood sci-fi movie

The next Marilyn Monrobot? Artificially intelligent humanoid ‘Erica’ nabs the lead role in a $70 million Hollywood sci-fi movie The eerily human-like robot with play the role of a superhuman in the film,’b‘ The character will go on the run with the scientist who helped to create her Erica — who made her public debut … Read more

Boston Dynamics’ robot dog inspects SpaceX site in Texas

Footage has emerged of one of Boston Dynamics’ robotic dogs patrolling a SpaceX test site in the US. The video allegedly shows SpaceX using the $75,000 (£60,000) robotic dog to inspect the aftermath of its test site in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX had just been conducting a cryogenic pressure test on the Starship SN7 dome … Read more

A team of engineers are building insect-sized robot swarms that could be used to explore space

Move over Mars rover! A team of engineers are building insect-sized robot swarms to explore other planets CSU Northridge engineers are developing tiny insect-like robot swarms The team was given a $538,000 grant from the Department of Defense The robot swarms could eventually replace rovers in exploring other planets By Michael Thomsen For Dailymail.com Published: … Read more