Sorry Uber, nuTonomy Just Launched Self-Driving Taxis In Singapore
Well, that was fast. After a couple months of covering the startup, nuTonomy has officially launched its fleet of self-driving taxis in Singapore. The public trial, announced today by the startup, will...
View ArticleHarvard’s Octobot Is A Beautifully Engineered Soft Robotic Octopus
Consider the octopus (and consider Gavin Belson’s narration from HBO’s Silicon Valley). A sea creature equipped with defensive camouflage and squishy tentacles. A simple cephalopod or nature’s robot...
View ArticleRumor Has It Uber-Rival Grab Has Partnered With Self-Driving Taxi Startup...
Watercooler covers offbeat news, zealous speculation, and outlandish rumors on robotics and drones. Grab, an Uber rival that’s popular in Southeast Asia, is partnering with self-driving taxi startup...
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Thanks To New FAA Rules, Drones Are Now Open For Business
Flying drones for business just got a whole lot easier thanks to new rules set into effect today by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The slew of new rules, known as Part 107, were announced...
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Xiaomi’s Roomba Rival Is Here, And It Already Sucks More
Xiaomi, China’s renowned consumer electronics maker, continues to pump out smartphones and other smart gadgets (like drones), one of which being a robotic vacuum cleaner announced today. The Mi Robot...
View ArticleeBee SQ, A High-Tech Drone For Tech-Savvy Farmers
Farmers who want to yield more crops have turned to drones for help. Why? Well, these relatively cheap aircraft can gather tremendous amounts of data relating to a farmer’s crops, land, water, and...
View ArticleNeato Introduces Cheaper Botvac, Takes A Jab At Pricey Roomba
Robot vacuums aren’t cheap. These rolling robotic servants pack expensive hardware and software into a consumer product that’s easily priced hundreds of dollars. Neato, a big player in the robot...
View ArticleGoPro’s Karma Drone Will Be Unveiled On September 19th
GoPro’s long-awaited Karma drone will make its debut on September 19th. That’s according to a teaser video Tweeted out by the company. GoPro’s kept a seal on Karma ever since it was confirmed last...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz Has Ventured Into Drone Delivery With Startup Matternet
Mercedes-Benz has its eyes on drone delivery. The automaker announced today a “multi-million dollar” partnership with drone startup Matternet. The startup has developed autonomous drone logistics...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz Wants Robots To Deliver Goods In Your Neighborhood
First the drones and now the robots. Mercedes-Benz is betting on robots for the future of delivery and has partnered with robot delivery startup, Starship Technologies. The startup, which operates a...
View ArticleAlphabet’s Project Wing Takes Off With Campus Burrito Deliveries
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has partnered with fast-food chain Chipotle to test out drone delivery, according to a report from Bloomberg. The experiment, set to launch later this month and...
View ArticleVolvo’s ‘Drive Me’ Program Will Test Autonomous Cars On Public Roads
Swedish automaker Volvo has launched its Drive Me program, claiming it be the “world’s most ambitious and advanced public autonomous driving experiment.” The experiment, which will take place in...
View ArticleMegaBots hypes up robot duel with new YouTube series
Giant fighting robot company Megabots is hyping their much-anticipated robot duel with Japan’s Suidobashi Heavy Industry. Last year, the company garnered massive press for challenging Japan to a giant...
View ArticleMOTI the robot wants to help you form good habits
Chances are you’ve got a wearable or an app to remind you of your daily tasks. And chances are, they don’t work very well. App reminders are often ignored and wearables lay idle after their novelty...
View ArticleAnki Cozmo by the numbers: 1.2 million lines of code, 536 animations, and 324...
Anki’s co-founders, Hanns Tappeiner and Boris Sofman, recently attended a robotics presentation at Carnegie Mellon University. Focusing on their company’s work with consumer artificial intelligence and...
View ArticleDJI teases new drone that will “reshape your world”
Drone maker DJI has teased an upcoming drone in its “Reshape Your World” video. Many speculate the company has a foldable drone, Mavic, in the works amidst leaked images that surfaced earlier this...
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GoPro’s ultra-compact and versatile Karma drone takes flight for $799
It’s finally here. For the action camera giant to enter the saturated market of consumer drones, amongst behemoth competitors like DJI, it is a bold, audacious play. But GoPro’s Karma drone may have...
View ArticleGrab and nuTonomy have partnered to bring self-driving taxis to Singapore
Well, that was quick. Soon after rumors surfaced on the Internet, self-driving taxi startup nuTonomy has made official its partnership with Grab, an Uber rival popular in Southeast Asia. The two...
View ArticleUPS enters the drone delivery race with startup CyPhy Works
Delivery giant UPS and drone startup CyPhy Works have teamed up to make drone delivery a thing. The announcement comes today as UPS has begun testing drones to fulfill “commercial deliveries of...
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Review: Sphero’s new ball lets any kid program a robot
It’s been a year since Sphero’s education-centric robotic ball, SPRK, hit the market. With much praise from educators and parents alike, the company has rolled out the second iteration aptly named...
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