When it comes to robot vacuums, sheer suction power isn’t the only factor that determines a vacuum’s effectiveness. Navigation, battery life, and additional features also play crucial roles in how well a robot vacuum performs.…
Earlier this month, security researchers warned that a series of security flaws in vacuum and lawn mower robots made by Ecovacs could allow hackers to spy on their owners through the devices’ microphones and cameras. …
Robot vacuums have become a staple in many homes, offering a convenient way to keep floors clean with minimal effort. But getting the most out of your robot vacuum isn’t as simple as pressing “start”…
Benj Edwards / Google DeepMind On Wednesday, researchers at Google DeepMind revealed the first AI-powered robotic table tennis player capable of competing at an amateur human level. The system combines an industrial robot arm called…
Enlarge / A movable robotic face covered with living human skin cells. In a new study, researchers from the University of Tokyo, Harvard University, and the International Research Center for Neurointelligence have unveiled a technique…
Everyone knows the CAPCHA tests on websites where you either have to click on numerous pictures of cars, traffic lights, or bicycles, enter confusing combinations of numbers and letters or simply click to confirm that…
Enlarge / A still image of a robotic quadruped armed with a remote weapons system, captured from a video provided by Onyx Industries. The United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is currently evaluating…
A recent report that Apple has a skunkworks team doing research on robotics has sort of set the internet on fire. But the context here really matters; the report is probably true (Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman…
In the immortal words of Weird Al Yankovic, “You dig giant robots, I dig giant robots, we dig giant robots, chicks dig giant robots.” With apologies to said chicks for unnecessary specificity, there’s no better…
Enlarge / An illustration of a humanoid robot created by Nvidia. Nvidia In sci-fi films, the rise of humanlike artificial intelligence often comes hand in hand with a physical platform, such as an android or…