Toyota Plans to Invest USD 400M in Self-Driving Car Company Pony.ai
Pony.ai has been testing robot taxis in Beijing and Guangzhou since late 2018 as well as in Fremont and Irvine, California. This start-up...
Soft Robotic Hand Learns How to Sweat to Stop Overheating
Scientists from Cornell University and the Istituto Italiano di Technologia have developed a ‘3D- printed hydrogel actuator that has...
How AI, Automation and Robotics Could Prepare Us for the Next Pandemic
How AI, Automation and Robotics Could Prepare Us for the Next Pandemic With the tragic events following the global outbreak of Covid-19...
Ultrasonic Grippers Will Allow Robots to Move Objects Without Touching Them
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich), is developing a method for robots to carry small objects without...
Germany Plans to Tighten Rules on Non-EU Takeovers of Hi-Tech Businesses
Against a backdrop of growing alarm about Chinese firms buying up German expertise, Germany’s economy ministry plans to tighten rules on...
Volkswagen Unveils Autonomous Charging Robot for Parked Electric Vehicles
German car manufacturer Volkswagen has announced a technology that can potentially turn any car parking space into an electric car...
‘Digit’ the Walking Delivery Robot Is on Sale Now Says Agility Robotics
Californian start-up Agility Robotics has begun the commercialize its first product called Digit which is a bipedal robot designed for...
Boston Dynamics ‘Spot’ Robot Dog Tested by Local Police for Bomb Disposal
Massachusetts State Police was officially the first police department in the US to test the use of Spot the Robotic Dog from Boston...
Ford Teams Up with Agility Robotics to Explore ’The Last 50 Feet’ Problem
Ford Motor and start-up Agility Robotics are partnering in a research project that will test how two-legged robots and self-driving...
Amazon’s re:MARS Conference Shows the Latest Tech to the Biggest Names
Amazon hosted first re:MARS conference in Las Vegas in June, which bought some of the biggest names in the tech world including Jeff...