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Robotics

The latest developments in consumer robots, humanoids, drones, and automation
RoboticsNews

Video Friday: Silly Robot Dog Jump

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

2 min read
A black and white robotic dog jumps up and down a flight of stairs.
A man in a camouflage military uniform sits on a naval drone at water’s edge.
RoboticsMagazineFeature

Sea Drones in the Russia-Ukraine War Inspire New Tactics

Navy planners see a defensive role for drones in a China-Taiwan war

10 min read
A silver and black three fingered robot hand gently squeezes a yellow balloon.
RoboticsNews

Video Friday: The Secrets of Shadow Robot’s New Hand

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

3 min read
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RoboticsNews

Figure 02 Robot Is a Sleeker, Smarter Humanoid

Most of our questions were answered about the unveiling of Figure’s latest humanoid

3 min read
a red robot with its arms around a a man with a blue shirt against a yellow background
RoboticsGuest Article

Rodney Brooks’s Three Laws of Robotics

What to know about real robots deployed in the real world

7 min read

Download “The EV Transition Explained” E-book for Free

A 49-page report on the engineering challenges of making and supporting EVs at scale
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RoboticsNewsHumanoid Robots

Video Friday: UC Berkeley’s Little Humanoid

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

3 min read
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Consumer ElectronicsRoboticsCareersInterview

Will This Flying Camera Finally Take Off?

Zero Zero Robotics’ founder on riding the startup rollercoaster for a decade

5 min read

Journal Watch

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Test Flight Demonstrates Navigation by Cellphone Signals

4 min read
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Artificial IntelligenceNewsJournal WatchComputing

How Good Is ChatGPT at Coding, Really?

3 min read
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AerospaceNewsJournal Watch

Sensor Could Help Detect Gravity Waves in Orbit

3 min read
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RoboticsSensorsNewsJournal Watch

Why Not Give Robots Foot-Eyes?

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Why Not Give Robots Foot-Eyes?
Artificial IntelligenceAugust 2024MagazineNewsJournal Watch

The AI Arms Race to Combat Fake Images Is Even—For Now

3 min read
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3D Radar Reveals Defects Within Bridges

3 min read
A bridge in China spanning out over water

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A man wearing red googles and a blue dental bib, lies prone with metallic arms near his face.
RoboticsNews

A Robot Dentist Might Be a Good Idea, Actually

Perceptive's autonomous robot offers more accurate, steadier, and faster dentistry

7 min read
A robot with jet engines with blue flames coming out attached to its arms and back stands in a safety frame on a rooftop at night.
RoboticsNews

Video Friday: Robot Baby With a Jet Pack

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

3 min read
A round black vacuuming robot sits in front of a large black docking station that is partially transparent to show clean and dirty water tanks inside.
RoboticsNewsConsumer Electronics

iRobot’s Autowash Dock Is (Almost) Automated Floor Care

The Roomba Combo 10 Max is the first fully self-cleaning Roomba

5 min read

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AerospaceMagazineFeatureSpectrum CollectionsJames Webb TelescopeSeptember 2022Telecommunications

The Webb Space Telescope’s Profound Data Challenges

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AerospaceMagazineFeatureSpectrum CollectionsJames Webb TelescopeSeptember 2022

Inside the Universe Machine: The Webb Space Telescope’s Chilly Sun Shield

Fourteen technicians in clean-room suits guide the hoisting of a honeycombed, hexagon-mirrored telescope inside a giant cleanroom construction space
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Inside the Universe Machine: The Webb Space Telescope’s Staggering Vision

RoboticsNews

Video Friday: Robot Crash-Perches, Hugs Tree

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

3 min read
Three images showing a bat hugging a tree trunk, an owl hugging a tree trunk, and a black robotic airplane hugging a tree trunk by folding its wings.
A black robot dog with a white backpack with tubes coming out of it running down its legs to its feet stands on a pebbly beach with cigarette butts scattered around.
RoboticsMagazineNews

Robot Dog Cleans Up Beaches With Foot-Mounted Vacuums

Thanks to VERO, Genoa has fewer cigarette butts littering the ground

3 min read
A silvery round drone with wings and a small power system sits in the palm of a hand
AerospaceMagazineRoboticsNews

The Smallest, Lightest Solar-Powered Drone Takes Flight

It weighs less than a nickel and can fly nonstop while the sun shines

3 min read
Towards Safer Air Traffic: Implementing a Secure UTM System for Unmanned Aircraft
AerospaceWhitepaper

Towards Safer Air Traffic: Implementing a Secure UTM System for Unmanned Aircraft

The Secure Systems Research Center (SSRC) is leading research on a comprehensive UTM framework, focused on open-source development and regulatory collaboration to secure and streamline interactions between UAVs, Ground Control Stations, and UTM services

A photo of a hand-sized three legged soft robot with tubes and wires coming out of it crawling away from a rock, leaving its fourth leg underneath the rock.
RoboticsNews

Soft Robot Can Amputate and Reattach Its Own Legs

Inspired by lizards and ants, this robot can change its shape at will

2 min read
Two Chinese men sit next to a small silver humanoid robot with a larger black humanoid robot in the background in a booth at a conference.
RoboticsNews

Video Friday: Unitree Talks Robots

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

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