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Bam Nuttall has been piloting the use a private stand-alone 5G network for remote control of Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot and an integrated Trimble X7 laser scanner. The testing has been taking place on a large and remote construction site in Shetland, where the team covers large distances every day. The four-legged robot has used…
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Robots can see in wavelengths beyond human eyes. Robots can hear in wavelengths beyond human ears. Robots can even feel with tactility approaching human skin. But when it comes to tasting, robots are laggards. Taste is a sense that may seem basic to any human, including young children licking food from the floor, but not…
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Roborock If you’ve been perusing online shops for a robot vacuum, today you’re in luck. Amazon is selling the Roborock S5 Max for $380, which is down from a usual price around $550 and a savings of $170. It’s not clear how long this sale will last. The vacuum is technically being sold by Roborock…
Slime that can be controlled by a magnetic field can navigate tight spaces and grasp objects, making it ideal for possible uses inside the body Technology 31 March 2022 By Alex Wilkins A robot made of magnetic slime with a custard-like consistency can navigate narrow passages, grasp objects and fix broken circuits. It could be…
March 28, 2022 — When doctors can’t easily reach someone — whether it’s in a war zone or a natural disaster — robot bugs are being designed to come to the rescue.That’s because the same things that make some insects such invasive pests — like their tiny size and resistance to harsh environments — may…
Handling soft fruit is challenging for robots, but a machine-learning system was able to conquer the task by imitating how a person does it Technology 24 March 2022 By Chris Stokel-Walker A robot trained by machine learning that imitates a human demonstrator can successfully peel a banana without smashing it to smithereens. Handling soft fruit…
Somehow, the X1 Omni developed a pretty accurate map of my home in its first pass. It took 120 minutes to clean about 570 square feet, and the battery was almost dead when it straggled back to base, all tuckered out, but it got the job done!I was also surprised that saying “OK Yiko” actually…