Fetch Robotics’ new warehouse robot will haul up to 1500 kilos for 9 hours...
Our robot overlords have arrived to make forklift drivers obsolete. Meet Freight500 and its big brother Freight1500. These heavy lifting machines are fresh out the labs of Fetch Robotics, a...
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The leaked DJI Spark is a tiny quadcopter drone smaller than the Mavic
DJI might have a new drone under wraps. The Chinese drone maker hasn’t unveiled it yet, but the leaked DJI Spark might be a tiny selfie-drone smaller than the Mavic. The leaked drone appeared on some...
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Kamigami Spot review: build and program this speedy ladybug robot
Editor’s note: Kamigami is available in various models. This review highlights the Kamigami Spot. What’s a Kamigami? Kamigami is an origami-inspired robotics kit for kids ages 8 and up. The kit...
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Woogie the AI-powered robot wants to make learning fun for kids
There are a plethora of smart toys on the market. Everything from talking dinosaurs to connected teddy bears and Woogie wants in on the action. Developed by a London-based team, Woogie is an AI-powered...
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The DJI Smart TV App lets you stream drone footage to your television
DJI, the leader in consumer drones, has launched a smart TV for streaming your footage captured from DJI drones and cameras. The app, available for smart TV platforms like Samsung Tizen TVs and Apple...
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DJI will (probably) unveil its smallest drone yet on May 24
Drone maker DJI is holding an invite-only event in New York City on May 24. The details are scarce but it’s centered around the vague tagline “seize the moment.” In April, rumors of a new drone, Spark,...
View ArticleFriendly home robot Kuri can now recharge itself automatically
California-based Mayfield Robotics first unveiled its adorable Kuri robot earlier this year at CES. The startup, backed by Bosch, has made some tremendous progress on bringing its home robot to life,...
View ArticleYou no longer have to register your personal drone with the FAA
You don’t have to register your personal drone with the Federal Aviation Administration, according to a federal court in Washington, D.C. The decision comes after John Taylor, a model aircraft...
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DJI’s new pocket-sized Spark drone is just $499
Drone makers are racing to shrink their units down for maximum portability and usability. Last year, a handful of companies brought to market portable, pocket-sized drones built for on-the-go use, and...
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The 5 best portable quadcopter drones you can buy in 2017
Most drones are hefty to haul around and especially cumbersome when all you’re trying to do is take a selfie. A selfie stick is okay, but that has its limitations. What you ought to try is a portable...
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Alphabet’s Project Wing is working on a platform to safely manage drone traffic
Alphabet is working on an air traffic control system before delivery drones become ubiquitous. The team behind Project Wing, Alphabet’s drone delivery project, recently took part in some nationwide...
View ArticleSoftBank will acquire Alphabet’s robotics company Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics, the Alphabet robotics company behind humanoid Atlas and quadruped Spot, will be acquired by SoftBank. The Japanese telecoms company notes that the acquisition aligns with its...
View ArticleWhat does SoftBank plan to do with Boston Dynamics?
It’s official: Boston Dynamics is being acquired by SoftBank. The news, announced yesterday, comes a year after rumors of Google’s intentions to sell its robotics company surfaced. Now that Atlas,...
View ArticleMomentum Machines raises $18 million for its robot-powered burger joint
Momentum Machines has raised $18 million in funding, according to a recent SEC filing, to build robot-powered restaurants of the future. The San Francisco-based startup has been developing its...
View ArticleRoomba creator launches Tertill, the solar-powered weed-whacking robot for...
Maintaining a flower garden or vegetable bed usually entails pulling stubborn, pesky weeds. Luckily, Joe Jones, the creator of Roomba, and his team at Franklin Robotics have a solution. Tertill is a...
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Harvard researchers create insect-like robots from drinking straws
Harvard researchers are exploring new and clever ways of designing nature-inspired robots. Inspired by arthropod insects and spiders, Arthrobots are semi-soft walking robots constructed from drinking...
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Sphero spinoff Misty Robotics nabs $11.5 million to make personal robots for...
Sphero is mainly known for its advanced connected toys, like Star Wars’ BB-8, but now the company wants to bring advanced robotics into homes and offices with its own spin-off Misty Robotics. The...
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Amazon patents a multi-level fulfillment center to deploy delivery drones in...
Amazon isn’t shy of brainstorming outlandish ideas for its delivery drones. The online retail giant has a plethora of patents to its name, including modular unmanned aircraft and flying drone...
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Anki’s playful Cozmo robot now teaches kids to code
Anki’s palm-sized Cozmo can play games and dance around, but now the adorable robot can teach your kids to code. Starting today, Cozmo owners will be able to program their playful robot pals using Code...
View ArticleToyota’s Human Support Robot assists paralyzed veteran around the house
Toyota completed its first North American in-home testing of the Human Support Robot. The one-armed robot, HSR for short, is one of many mobility assistant robots Toyota is developing to help people...
View ArticleThe FAA will refund hobbyists who registered their drones
Those who registered their personal drones with the Federal Aviation Administration can now request a refund. The FAA will delete the drone from its database and give back the $5 used for registering....
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Drone Racing League’s new drone flies faster than a sports car
This 1.76-pound drone is faster than your car, and it recently set the Guinness World Record for world’s fastest drone or “Fastest ground speed by a battery-powered remote-controlled quadcopter.”...
View ArticleThe International Space Station’s camera drone is too cute
Aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is a passenger you’d least expect: a camera drone. Japan’s space agency has, for the first time, revealed images and videos taken from its JEM Internal Ball...
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Sparki review: an Arduino robot your 10-year-old can program
There are a plethora of toys that promise to teach your kid to code. Many of which scratch the surface of computer programming with intuitive drag-and-drop interfaces but fail to cover anything beyond...
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