Machine-Learning, (Home) Automation, Robotics, and Space Exploration. Those four areas were the focus of the MARS conference that Amazon hosted at a resort in ...
Robotics
Domino’s wants to use this autonomous robot to deliver pizzas
Robots are very close to reaching the point where they can start taking over our everyday jobs, and when that happens, fast food jobs will be among the first to ...
Alphabet is reportedly planning to get rid of Boston Dynamics
Remember Boston Dynamics, that robotics company that Google acquired back in 2013, the same one that posted that video of the creepy robot dogs last month? ...
The world’s first fully automated farm is being built in Japan
Japan's population is aging at a frightening pace, and it's already experiencing labor shortages as a result. The shortages are only going to get worse as more ...
Robots could account for half of Japan’s workforce by 2035
Japan's population is expected to start shrinking at an alarming rate in the years to come, and the country has already started running into issues with ...
China has a trio of death-dealing attack robots to fight global terror
While the Japanese are busy building robots that assist the elderly, and the Swedes are busy building robots that help tourists at airports, the Chinese have ...
Spencer is a robot that helps travelers navigate airports
All airports are difficult to navigate, but the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam takes things to the next level. The airport is practically a labyrinth, and is so ...
Self-driving taxis will be hitting Japanese roads next year
If there are two things that Japan is one of the undisputed masters of, it's robotics and transportation. That's why it's not all that surprising to see that ...
Volvo wants to replace trash men with robots
There's no denying that trash men have an essential job, but it's also a very simple one, so simple, in fact, that you could probably program a robot to do it. ...
Scientists have created a robot that can have babies
Okay, so scientists haven't ACTUALLY created a robot that can have babies, but something somewhat similar was achieved during a recent experiment. In an effort ...
This is one of those things that can only happen in Japan
Much of what goes on in Japan is strange or borderline incomprehensible to Westerners, so much so that it has become somewhat of a running. If you want an ...
The Robo-Mate exoskeleton can give its wearer superhuman strength
Replacing human workers with robots is easier said than done. The development and production of robots is expensive, and even modern technology is still limited ...
SoftBank has received $236 million to develop its household robot
Last year, SoftBank proved to us that household robots will be within our reach in the future when it unveiled Pepper. A thousand models of the intelligent ...
Sex dolls are SO last-generation, it’s all about sex robots now
Artificial intelligence and robots are becoming incredibly advanced, which is opening doors to things that, just a few decades ago, were thought of as purely ...
Amazon is investing in a future where robots replace human workers
Amazon doesn't plan on replacing human workers with robots anytime soon, but that's simply because technology hasn't progressed to the point where robots are as ...