Inside Waymo’s safety benchmarks for robotaxis
A conceptual illustration of the collision avoidance performance of the Waymo Driver. | Source: Waymo While autonomous vehicles are being deployed in cities across the U.S., like Austin, Las Vegas, […]
New algorithms help four-legged robots run in the wild
A team led by the University of California San Diego has developed a new system of algorithms that enables four-legged robots to walk and run on challenging terrain while avoiding […]
What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla’s Optimus Robot
Last Friday, 30 September, Tesla introduced several prototypes of its new humanoid robot, Optimus. After a year of speculation based on little more than a person in a robot suit […]
CMES – AI-Powered 3D Robot Vision
Powered by AI, CMES Robotics enables 3D vision for factory robots. CMES AI vision software enables robots to recognize unstructured, flexible, or deformed objects, pick them up, and loading and […]
Low-maintenance Palletizer Magnet Saves Robot and Manpower
The palletizing magnet design recently modified by Goudsmit Magnetics consists of modules that vary in design. The low-maintenance magnet is suitable for palletizing and depalletizing cans, aerosols, canisters and glass […]
Wisk’s 6th Gen Self Flying VTOL Electric Air Taxi
Meet Wisk’s 6th Generation Air Taxi: a self flying 4-seat all-electric VTOL flying vehicle designed with a safety first mindset. It has a cruising speed of 120 knots and a […]
Yahboom Micro:bit Super Educational Robot Kit (358 Pieces)
The Micro:bit platform is wonderful for DIY electronics and educational robots. The Yahboom Micro:bit V2 Super Kit comes with 358 building blocks that can be used to make 16 different […]
4NE-1 Humanoid Robot from NEURA Robotics
Meet the 4NE-1 Humanoid Robot from NEURA Robotics: a smart robot designed to collaborate with humans. It measures 170cm tall, weighing 60kg. It can carry up to 20kg of load. […]
Tesla’s Optimus robot isn’t very impressive – but it may be a sign of better things to come
By Wafa Johal (Senior Lecturer, Computing & Information Systems, The University of Melbourne) In August 2021, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the electric car manufacturer was planning to get into […]
Top 10 robotics stories of September 2022
Big acquisitions, bipedal robots and an FTC investigation captured your attention in September. Here are the 10 most popular robotics stories on The Robot Report in September. Subscribe to The […]