UChicago scientists team up with Chicago Public Schools to test if robots need fictional personalities to teach effectively ...

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote in this newsletter about my visit to Figure AI, a California startup that has developed a humanoid robot. Billions of dollars are currently pouring into the robotics ...

In this interview, James Atwood, CEO of Opentrons, discusses the tasks most ripe for automation today, what “autonomous ...

Kwangwoon University (President Yoon Do-young) is inheriting the founding spirit of Dr. Cho Kwang-woon, the founder of ...

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have released their designs for a robotic bee that could artificially pollinate plants and food, The Debrief reports. The robot bee weighs less ...

Robotic surgery has dramatically improved surgical precision, but it could also help surgeons treat people on the other side of the world. A surgeon in Florida has now used a robot to remove a ...

A collaborative research group has developed a bio-inspired robotic system based on insect behavior which can locate odor ...

Researchers have developed a digital laboratory (dLab) system that fully automates the material synthesis and structural, physical property evaluation of thin-film samples. With dLab, the team can ...

University of Arkansas develops poultry processing robot that mimics human grip and movement. Learn how this technology ...

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