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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) “Covered List,” originally published in 2021, identifies communications equipment and services that it says pose a threat to national security. On 28 July, the FCC added mobile, communicating robots weighing more than 2 kilograms…
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For a while there, it seemed as though robotics as a whole was stuck in a mad rush towards building humanoid robots mostly because it was very possible (and very lucrative) to do so, even without near-term goals that were necessarily realistic. Some of the magic of those first c…
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Director of CSAIL and MIT professor honored for her contributions to robotics, artificial intelligence, and autonomous systems.
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The US is banning the sale of robots made outside the country. That includes all the cool ones we've covered out of China, which can dance, provide companionship to seniors, fight fires, and carry loads over rocky terrain. Continue Reading Category: Robotics, Engineering Tags: H…
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Why pay to design and mass-produce a four-wheeled autonomous security robot, when you can make a less costly one with just one wheel? That's the thinking behind the 1Rollo, a monowheel-bot that could soon be patrolling near you. Continue Reading Category: Robotics, Engineering T…
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At WAIC 2026, China’s newest work robots did much more than pose for cameras. They made coffee and pizza, folded laundry, searched for medicine, played table tennis, worked on production lines, and coordinated with other machines. 🤖 This video takes you inside the World Artific…
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Evolution has already found solutions to lots of problems, so engineers more often borrow ideas from nature instead of reinventing the wheel. We’ve previously seen robots that can curl up like armadillos to protect themselves, and now researchers have developed yet another soft…
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