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Lenovo Creates 6-Legged Daystar GS Robot for 'Comprehensive Data Collection'
Gone are the days of Daystar bots with wheels. Now, they have six legs, like something ripped from a Black Mirror episode.
ChatGPT in Robot Form? OpenAI Partners With Humanoid Robotics Maker
OpenAI is joining Microsoft, Nvidia, and Jeff Bezos in investing in Figure, a company that's developing human-like robots to rival Tesla's Optimus project.
Amazon's Astro Robot Can Now Stand Guard for Businesses
After debuting as a consumer robot for the home, Astro is making a move to businesses. It's more expensive, but unlike the consumer model, is freely available today.
Boston Dynamics Turns Its Spot Robot Into a Tour Guide With ChatGPT
In its latest YouTube video, Boston Dynamics shows off Spot acting as a tour guide and speaking in multiple personalities thanks to ChatGPT.
One Person Arrested for Food Delivery Robot Bomb Threat at OSU
On Tuesday, Oregon State University's Corvallis campus warned students not to open food delivery robots due to a bomb threat. An investigation cleared the campus and led to one arrest.
Amazon Tests Using Humanoid Robots in Warehouses
The use of Agility Robotics' Digit unit may trigger fears about the machine replacing human workers at Amazon. But the company says Digit will work collaboratively with human staffers.
This Japanese Start-Up Would Like to Sell You a $3 Million Gundam-Like Robot
Due to be announced at the Japan Mobility Show, Tsubame Industries' ARCHAX will support two modes—robot and vehicle—and can travel up to 6 miles per hour.
Google's New AI Model Controls Robots
Google's RT-2 model brings us closer to a robotic future.
Uber Eats to Deploy 2,000 Autonomous Delivery Robots
The food delivery service is expanding its partnership with Serve Robotics in the next few years.
NASA's Slithering Snake-Like Robot Could Explore Deep Space
A team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is testing EELS on various terrains.
Playing and Learning With Moxie, the AI-Based Robot for Kids
Embodied’s Moxie robot wants to be your kids’ new best friend, helping them build confidence and self-esteem through AI-enhanced play. My sons and I spent some time with the 'bot; here's what we found.
Get Your Uber Eats Delivered by a Robot in This Virginia City
Good news, introverts. Following a successful pilot in Miami, Uber Eats and its AI-powered partner Cartken are expanding into Fairfax, Virginia.
NYPD Brings Back Controversial Robot Dog for 'Life-Threatening' Missions
The NYPD will pay $750,000 for two robot police helpers, NYC Mayor Eric Adams says.
Digit Robot Is Ready to Handle 'Dull, Dirty, and Dangerous' Work at Warehouses
The robot from Agility Robotics can carry up to 40 pounds of weight while negotiating uneven terrain and avoiding obstacles.
Google's Parent Alphabet Ends Domestic Robot Helper Project
In training demonstrations last year, the robots responded to someone saying they were hungry by getting a bag of chips for them. Now, it looks like they will be no more.
Microsoft Researchers Are Using ChatGPT to Control Robots, Drones
The company's researchers use ChatGPT to write computer code that can control a robot arm and an aerial drone.
Scientists Create 'Terminator' Robot That Melts, Escapes Cages
Scientists at Chinese, Hong Kong, and American universities have created a metal microbot that can melt, slide through secure cage bars, and then turn back into a solid state.
Boston Dynamics' Atlas Robot Can Now Pick Up and Throw Things
A video demo shows how Atlas could help human construction workers at a building site (or possibly lead a robot uprising).
Your Next Uber Eats Order in Miami May Be Delivered by a Robot
AI-powered bots from Cartken will be roaming the sidewalks of Miami-Dade County.
San Francisco Backtracks on Vote to Allow Police to Use Robots That Can Kill
SFPD said they'd only equip the robots with explosives, not guns, and only to deal with threats such as active shooters or terrorists, but amid backlash, the board has put the proposal on ice.
