Robotics

Industries may be ready for humanoid robots, but are the robots ready for them?

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You could easily walk the entire Automate floor without spotting a single humanoid. There was a grand total of three, by my count — or, rather, three units of the same nonworking prototype. Neura was showing off its long-promised 4NE-1 robot, amid more traditional form factors. There was a little photo setup where you could […]

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A16z-backed ZeroMark wants to give soldiers guns that don’t miss against drones

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Modern warfare is dominated by many thousands of ultra-cheap, ultra-fast drones that conduct robotic “suicide” missions to deliver explosives to enemy territory. Private companies have scrambled to develop counter-UAS tech, but these solutions often aren’t sufficient, leaving the rifled soldier trying to hit these targets with their naked eye.  ZeroMark wants to give those soldiers

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Amazon gets FAA approval to expand US drone deliveries

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Amazon has received approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly its delivery drones longer distances, the company announced on Thursday. Amazon says it can now expand its Prime Air service, which uses delivery drones to fly individual packages, to more customers.  The FAA requires that operators maintain a line of sight to

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Alphabet-owned Intrinsic incorporates Nvidia tech into robotics platform

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The first bit of news out of the Automate conference this year arrives by way of Alphabet X spinout Intrinsic. The firm announced at the Chicago event on Monday that it is incorporating a number of Nvidia offerings into its Flowstate robotic app platform. That includes Isaac Manipulator, a collection of foundational models designed to create

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Microsoft taps Sanctuary AI for general-purpose robot research

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Microsoft, it seems, is hedging its bets when it comes to general-purpose robotics AI. At the end of February, the Windows maker spearheaded a massive $675 million Series B in Bay Area-based Figure. Today, the tech giant announced a collaboration with Figure competitor Sanctuary AI, best known for its humanoid robot, Phoenix. The Sanctuary partnership

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