Japan’s Sakura No. 2 robot won’t spark gas explosions
The robot uses positive pressure and a gas-tight hull to keep explosive gases away from the robot’s electrics (Credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
‘Robot Wars’ returns to BBC Two on July 24th
BBC/Mentorn Media Jamie Rigg , @jmerigg Forty teams. New presenters. A bullet-proof arena. Nastier house robots. Rejoice, for the return of Robot Wars cometh. It’s been over a decade since homemade robots — each taking…
Robot helps nurses schedule tasks on labor floor
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This robot takes power walking to a new level
By Steven Overly The DURUS robot can walk more than a mile in man’s shoes. A pair of size 13, Adidas sneakers, to be specific.
Security Robot Pwns Toddler at Stanford Mall: Report
The Knightscope K5 security robot (image: Knightscope)
Robots shoot, score, advance AI then fall over at the robot world cup 2016
CNET takes you inside RoboCup 2016. See all the goals, fouls and cutting-edge robotics at this festival of mechanised soccer. This is RoboCup! This annual gathering sees robotics experts from all over the planet fielding…
How robot, explosives took out Dallas sniper in unprecedented way
Dallas Police Chief David Brown gave an order to his SWAT team after a 45-minute gun battle and two hours of negotiating with a sniper targeting police officers. He told them to come up with…
The SwagBot is an all-terrain robot that will soon be running the farm
BY ARIEL BOGLE, AUSTRALIA Sorry, Lassie. Your days as a farmer’s best friend may be numbered. Salah Sukkarieh, a professor of robotics at Sydney University, is the project lead foragricultural robotics at the Australian Centre for Field…