People have had a pretty good idea that factory robots are dangerous since at least January 1979, when Ford employee Robert Williams became the first person in history to be killed by a robot. This ...

A robot vacuum with an arm that picks up socks costs thousands now, but Roborock is working on a mass-market version that will cost "just hundreds," its president promises. Ajay has worked in tech ...

What if the future of industrial automation could fit in the palm of your hand? Imagine a robot arm so compact it could rest on your desk, yet so precise it operates with sub-micrometer accuracy, a ...

Rethink Robotics’ has combined its Rethink Ryder autonomous mobile robot with a Rethink Reacher cobot and a portable battery box allows for mobile manipulation. All components have their own battery ...

In the nether regions of the "NEXTech" area of Fira Gran Via, the enormous venue in Barcelona where Mobile World Congress is taking place, I've learned that graphene is important. Among the several ...

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Roborock's Saros Z70 is the first-ever robot vacuum with mechanical arm to tidy your space while it mops and vacuums. We got to test it at an exclusive prelaunch event. Ajay Kumar Editor Ajay has ...

A low-cost, simple robotic apple picker arm developed by Washington State University researchers may someday help with fruit picking and other farm chores. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

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Surely, Apple's iPad-on-a-stick won't look like this AI-generated monstrosity. But you get the idea. AI image: Midjourney/Cult of Mac Apple is reportedly ramping up work on a tabletop computer that’s ...