A robotics startup cofounder shares why most robots likely won't need legs

Diligent Robotics co-founder Vivian Chu said her "minimum viable humanoid" robots are already helping hospital staff save ...

DeepMind’s robotic ballet: An AI for coordinating manufacturing robots

With RoboBallet, the complexity of computation also grew with the complexity of the system, but at a far slower rate. (The computations grew linearly with the growing number of tasks and obstacles, ...
Decrypt

This Humanoid Robot Is Cheaper Than Rivals—And Full of Security Flaws, Researchers Say

While more affordable than other prominent humanoid robots, the Unitree G1 leaks telemetry data, uses static encryption, and can launch attacks, researchers found.
KGOU

A play about the revolt of human workers — not machines — gave us the word 'robot'

Clanker, rust bucket, tinskin — slang words used to put down robots are on the rise. As AI and robots threaten to replace human work and maybe even humans, the recent popularity of anti-robot lingo ...
The Verge

The web has a new system for making AI companies pay up

Reddit, Yahoo, Quora, and wikiHow are just some of the major brands on board with the RSL Standard. Reddit, Yahoo, Quora, and wikiHow are just some of the major brands on board with the RSL Standard.
CNET

Eufy Just Launched an Autonomous Shell That Carries Robot Vacuums Up Stairs

Ajay has worked in tech journalism for over a decade as a reporter, analyst, product reviewer, and editor. He got his start in consumer tech, breaking Android news at Newsweek before going to PCMag, ...
The Verge

This robot lawnmower is designed to pick fruit and throw your dog a ball

The NexLawn Master X Series Concept could lend you a robotic hand, if it ever hits the market. The NexLawn Master X Series Concept could lend you a robotic hand, if it ever hits the market.
MIT Technology Review

The Download: longevity myths, and sewer-cleaning robots

Plus: RFK Jr isn't planning to publish a major study into US alcohol consumption and cancer This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going ...
Sports Illustrated

Former ESPN NFL Analyst Has Simple, Direct Response to Jalen Carter Ejection

Jalen Carter was ejected before playing a single snap in the Eagles’ season opener against the Cowboys on Thursday night. After a kickoff that saw one Philadelphia player get injured, Carter wandered ...
The New York Times

‘Can You Print a House?’: God, Robots and the U.S. Housing Crisis

Jason Ballard, an entrepreneur who once thought he would be a preacher, believes 3-D printing is the solution to fill the affordable housing gap in the United States. Wolf Ranch, a collection of 100 3 ...
ZDNet

Ecovacs' new robot vacuum never runs out of power - and that's not even the best part

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