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Google's Robots Can Now Think, Search the Web and Teach Themselves New Tricks

DeepMind's updated Gemini Robotics models mark a shift from single-task machines to robots that plan multi-step missions.

ABB Robotics Adds Generative AI Assistant to RobotStudio

ABB Robotics has enhanced its industry-leading RobotStudio Suite with the new RobotStudio AI Assistant, harnessing the power ...
Interesting Engineering

Can Optimus make America win the humanoid robot race? Here’s the verdict

After four years of hype, Optimus shows some progress, yet the humanoid struggles to prove it's worth beyond staged demos.
The Advocate

Denham Springs robotics team gets ready for its season with the Dow Red Stick Rumble

Robots scooting across the “field,” robotically picking up bright green balls to place in a “barge,” with high school students controlling every move from a computer panel behind sheets of ...
DATAQUESTOpinion

Is Software Engineering Dead?

Software engineering is the systematic application of engineering principles to the design, development, testing and ...
The Journal

Mancos Middle School robotics program taps into creativity and teaches problem-solving

Mancos Middle School’s robotics enrichment class teaches students creative thinking and problem-solving. The quarter-long elective is available to sixth- through eighth-grade students but currently ...
Yahoo

High school students mentor kids in Mcdonald County for new robotics program

JANE, Mo. — For the McDonald County School District — it’s being touted as a story of innovation, leadership and the future of education. What’s more — it involves robots. And — students doing the ...

Bund Conference Figures | From Civil Engineering to Robot 'UP Master', Tongji Zihao: In the AI Era, Young People Can 'Form a Team Alone'

On September 12, reporter Cheng Qi from Dongfang.com reported: At the 'Robot Town' of the Bund Conference, a four-legged robotic dog that can balance on a yoga ball attracted much attention. Its owner ...
IEEE

A Nonlinear Elasticity Model and Feedforward Compensation Method to Increase Positioning Accuracy of Industrial Robots

Abstract: Large industrial robots are inexpensive compared to their workspace. Due to flexibility, the positioning accuracy is compromised. This paper presents a simple yet effective static ...
ZME Science

Japan Is Starting to Use Robots in 7-Eleven Shops to Compensate for the Massive Shortage of Workers

Screenshot from Youtube video below. The newest employee at a Tokyo 7-Eleven works through the night without a single break. It silently stocks drinks and other products with mechanical precision, and ...
Journal of Medical Internet Research

Health Care Professionals’ Experiences Regarding Facilitators of and Barriers to Sustained Use of Social Robot Ivy for People With Intellectual Disabilities: Qualitative ...

Social robots show promise in supporting both people with intellectual disabilities and their health care professionals; yet, few are fully developed and embedded in productive care environments.
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HYDRAA and GHMC use robots to clear drains

The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRAA) and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) are using robots to clear the silt and plastic waste clogging-the ...