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Video: Ceiling-mounted DIY robot picks up toys, clothes, and household clutter

An engineer has developed an open-source ceiling-mounted robotic claw designed to tackle one of ...
New Atlas

Octopus-like robo-arm thinks with its suckers to explore the ocean floor

Robots exploring the ocean floor today use pre-programmed movements, centralized processors, and rigid structures to do their ...

How Boston Dynamics upgraded the Atlas robot

Atlas, a humanoid robot made by robotics company Boston Dynamics, was upgraded from a version 60 Minutes saw in 2021 with ...
The Next Web

MIT’s ultrasound wristband tracks every finger movement and lets you control a robot hand in real time

MIT engineers built an ultrasound wristband that tracks 22 degrees of hand freedom with 120ms latency, enabling real-time robot hand and sign language control.
Scientific American

The lab never sleeps. Can the science keep up?

Robots and AI are running experiments around the clock, from battery chemistry to cancer therapies. But can they be trusted ...
Tech Xplore

NASA robotic tech demonstration will advance prototype gamma-ray detectors

A new type of gamma-ray sensor developed by NASA, called AstroPix, will take part in a robotic arm demonstration on the ...
CNET

I Test Robotic Pool Cleaners for Work. This Is the One I Use in My Own Pool

Two years of strong suction and no hiccups, this workhorse vacuum has earned a spot as my permanent pool cleaner. David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade covering all things edible ...
The Associated Press

MIT researchers channel AI to turn hand gestures into robot training data

Humanoid robots struggling with tasks like grasping a cup have a new teacher — a person wearing an ultrasound wristband that captures the ...