[ad_1] To start, merely shipping it to your part of the globe is expensive. It could cost $4,000 to ship it to the West coast of the US, $17,000 to the East and as much as $50,000 abroad. You’ll need about $7,000 to replace the worn-down pads, and a forklift to swap weapons. And remember, […]
Category: robot
Starship’s delivery robots now serve Purdue University
[ad_1] The bot maker is in the early stages of an expansion that will have thousands of machines serving campuses within the next two years. Students at George Mason University and Northern Arizona University already have access to the robotic couriers, while the University of Pittsburgh should have access later in September. There’s a fairly […]
The ISS’ spherical robot helper has returned to Earth
[ad_1] The partners have been working on a successor that should build on the lessons learned from the first-generation robot. The new CIMON will have a “more robust” computer, better mics, improved flight control and a more conversational system that recognizes speech, determines intent and includes a call history. It’s expected to reach the ISS […]
MIT’s thread-like robot can slip through blood vessels in your brain
[ad_1] The team described the “magnetically steerable, hydrogel-coated robotic thread” in a paper published in Science Robotics. The core of the thread is made from nickel-titanium alloy, which is both bendy and springy. It’s coated with a rubbery paste, or ink, which is embedded with magnetic particles. That’s then covered with a hydrogel, which makes […]
Toyota’s 2020 Olympics robots will include a javelin-carrying cart
[ad_1] Most of the other bots were already known, such as the Human Support Robot (for guiding people to their seats), the Delivery Support Robot (drinks and other orders) and the T-HR3 humanoid robot (remote interactions with athletes). However, there will be one more Olympics-specific bot. The Mascot Robot in Miraitowa and Someity variants (you’re […]
Tiny vibration-powered robots could repair your body from the inside
[ad_1] The bots are only 2mm (about 0.08in) long and weigh just 5mg (less than 0.0002oz), but they can move relatively briskly at about 8mm (just over 0.31in) per second. They’re flexible, too. The actuators are made out of lead zirconate titanate that can turn voltage into vibration for movement, or the reverse if they […]
US Army to test robotic combat vehicles in 2020
[ad_1] Every MET-D will have four soldiers in the back controlling two uncrewed vehicles, each of which is equipped with 7.62mm machine guns. Testing will ramp up over the next few years. A second phase in the Army’s late fiscal 2021 will see the robotic vehicles used in company-scale maneuvers with six MET-Ds and eight […]
Tiny ‘walking’ motor could help robots build other robots
[ad_1] It’s powerful, too. The initial design can lift seven times its own weight, but you can add more components for extra strength or to handle complex movements. And notably, you can scale the size of the parts to tackle very large or very tiny projects. Until now, you typically needed specialized methods to make […]
Robot ‘duck’ keeps weeds out of rice paddies
[ad_1] For rice farmers, ducks have been a viable way to keep their crops healthy — they destroy weeds, eat bugs and fertilize crops without using harmful chemicals. And now, a Nissan technician might have an alternative when fowl isn’t an option. He’s testing a robot ‘duck’ that roams rice paddies, muddying the water to […]
NASA’s Astrobee cube robot flies in space for the first time
[ad_1] Future tests will have Bumble perform “increasingly complex” moves to show that it’s ready for service. There’s another robot (Honey) already present on the ISS, while a third robot (Queen) is expected to launch in July. Eventually, NASA wants robots like the Astrobee series to serve as custodians. They’ll perform some of the upkeep […]