AI
How AI, robotics and late artist Norval Morrisseau are helping fight art fraud
Morrisseau's estate created AI to detect fakes, student creates robot to help in detection efforts
From chatbots to robots: The rise of 'physical AI'
The relatively new field combines AI with real-world systems like robots and IoT devices to enable real-time, adaptive decision-making.
Don’t Teach the Robots to Lie
New state AI laws are a warning about our civilization’s relationship to truth.
Innovation
Why Cartken pivoted its focus from last-mile delivery to industrial robots
Autonomous robotics startup Cartken, known for its four-wheeled robots that deliver food on college campuses and through Tokyo’s bustling streets, has found a new area of focus: industrials.
Cartken co-founder and CEO Christian Bersch told TechCrunch that applying its delivery robots to industrial settings was always in the back of his mind as they built the startup.
Autonomous surgical robot completes gallbladder removal with 100% accuracy
How AI-powered robots are transforming the future of surgery with real-time learning and precision
From Aspiring Pro Surfer to Delivery Robot CEO with Coco’s Zach Rash
Zach Rash wanted to be a professional surfer. So much so, that in high school, there was more surfing than academics.
That all changed when Rash reached UCLA and met Brad Squicciarini. It wasn’t long before the two spent every waking hour together in a small room building robots.
New tool gives anyone the ability to train a robot
MIT engineers designed a versatile interface that allows users to teach robots new skills in intuitive ways.
Technology
DeepMind Table Tennis Robots Train Each Other
How robots can learn new skills by challenging each other.
Chinese self-driving firm iMotion eyes robotics business after unveiling refinancing plan
The Suzhou-based firm says it would collaborate with Horizon Robotics to develop the iMotion iRC100 robotic controller
MIT's human-like AI can control any robot and gain physical awareness using just a single camera
The new training method doesn't use sensors or onboard control tweaks, but a single camera that watches the robot's movements and uses visual data.
The Robots and Drones That Are Taking Over Your Food Delivery
Technology removing humans in effort to make restaurant delivery faster and better
How 1X Technologies’ Robots Are Learning to Lend a Helping Hand
Humans learn the norms, values and behaviors of society from each other — and Bernt Børnich, founder and CEO of 1X Technologies, thinks robots should learn like this, too.
Investment
Defense-Tech Startup Hadrian Raises $260 Million for New Robot Factory
Backers of the equity-and-debt deal include Founders Fund, Lux Capital and Morgan Stanley
Entertainment
What’s up with that human-like robot seen walking the streets of Detroit?
No, your eyes are not deceiving you. You really did see an actual robot walking around the streets of Detroit. You may have even seen it running and waving, or maybe you shook its hand.
Trends
What Is a 'Clanker'? New Slur for Robots Catches On
A new term used by people who aren't happy about the growing presence of robots and artificial intelligence in daily life has emerged.