[ad_1] Thanks to the upgraded app, users will be able to set up their Neato D10 in just six steps. As promised, Neato vacuums now work with Siri Shortcuts, as well as Alexa and Google Assistant. You can map up to three floorplans, set “zone” cleaning, get cleaning summaries, choose turbo and eco modes and […]
Category: robotic
South Korean cafe uses robotic baristas to comply with social distancing
[ad_1] With its COVID-19 outbreak seemingly contained, South Korea may offer the rest of the world a glimpse of what society could look like after the pandemic ends — and it may include robotic baristas. According to Reuters, a cafe in Daejeon, South Korea, is now using robots to prepare drinks and deliver them to […]
iRobot suspends plans to launch its robotic lawn mower
[ad_1] The company originally committed to launches in Germany and the US, but it hadn’t set a date or a price. Based on the competition (Husqvarna’s Automower 435X costs £4,400, or around $5,500), it probably would have been pretty pricey. Now, we may never know. In its first-quarter financial report, iRobot revealed that its revenue […]
A mind-controlled exoskeleton helped a paralyzed man walk again
[ad_1] As part of a study with the University of Grenoble Alpes in France, the patient, who goes by Thibault, agreed to have two five-centimeter discs of his skull replaced with brain sensors, each with 64 electrodes. The researchers mapped Thibault’s brain to determine which areas become active when he thinks about walking or moving […]
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 […]