How do some robot vacuums clean and navigate better than others? They're probably using AI.

Some level of human-esque discernment feels necessary for a truly precise clean. AI dirt detection uses a mix of sensors and cameras to assess the mess at hand in real time and customize settings like ...
IEEE

Voice-controlled object tracking smart robot

Abstract: Object tracking robots, if can be controlled smartly through voice, can be of tremendous help for the physically handicapped people. In this paper, we try to implement a voice-controlled ...
USA Today

Homeowner goes viral for using robot to clear snow-covered driveway

One homeowner is going viral after revealing the unique way he cleared his driveway following a winter storm over the weekend that hit numerous states. Tom Moloughney, a New Jersey resident, recorded ...
The Debrief

Strange Quantum Effects, Tracking Objects in the Atmosphere, and AI Mimicking the Human Brain

This week in stories from The Debrief… Researchers at the University of Vienna and the University of Duisburg-Essen have demonstrated that quantum mechanics holds even at the macroscopic scale.
Bloomberg L.P.

Tesla Aims to Sell Optimus Robots to Public Next Year, Musk Says

Tesla Inc. will probably sell its Optimus robots to the public by the end of next year, according to Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, who’s said the carmaker’s fortunes will be increasingly ...
Reuters

UBTech agrees Airbus deal to expand robot use in aviation manufacturing

HONG KONG, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Chinese robotics firm UBTech (9880.HK), opens new tab said on Wednesday it had signed a deal with the world's largest planemaker, Airbus (AIR.PA), opens new tab, to ...
ZDNet

These brain-tracking earbuds use EEG to measure your cognitive performance

Naox Wave EEG earbuds can track brain activity for consumers. The FDA cleared Naox's Link EEG earbuds for medical use. The brain-tracking tech makes EEG monitoring more accessible. Brain signal ...
Hackaday

Two-Wheeled Arduino Robot Project For Beginners

Here’s a fun build from [RootSaid] that is suitable for people just getting started with microcontrollers and robotics — an Arduino-controlled two-wheeled robot. The video assumes you already have one ...
Fast Company

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS update: How to track the space object as it gets nearest to Earth

Stargazers and scientists are getting a holiday present from the cosmos this week. 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar comet, will get “closest” to Earth on Friday, December 19, as part of its journey across ...
Interesting Engineering

World’s smallest programmable robots think, swim, and sense temperature using light

Robots have just shrunk to the size of microorganisms. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have unveiled what they describe as the world’s smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots, ...
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A creepy robot moves using 1,000 artificial muscles

A frighteningly lifelike robot operates using 1,000 artificial muscles for humanlike movement. JFK's niece has message for man who bought Trump-Kennedy Center domain Body found on California coast is ...