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Annual Report 2018
This year, The Essentials Report, has curated & analyzed the content published by 120 influencers like Automaton and Erico Guizzo, discussing hashtags such as #Robotics , #Robots and #Robot.
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Watch Boston Dynamics' Humanoid Robot Do Parkour
A new video of Atlas, the company's two-legged robot, shows off its agility as it bounds up a platform.
The Promise—and Complications—of Domestic Robots
Consumers with expectations inflated by years of science fiction saturation might find themselves frustrated as domestic robots fail to perform basic tasks.
Robot Gift Guide 2018
Over a dozen robots that we promise will make fantastic holiday gifts
North Sea Deployment Shows How Quadruped Robots Can Be Commercially Useful
ANYmal spends a week doing inspection tasks on an offshore platform
Rethink Robotics, Pioneer of Collaborative Robots, Shuts Down
Rodney Brooks’ startup developed a new class of factory robots that could safely work alongside people. Then came the hardest part: selling them
This Ladder-Climbing Robot Snake Freaks Me Out Even More Than the Real Thing
I’ve never been able to quite figure out why I hate snakes, but my disdain of slithering serpents extends to the robot variety as well. I’m sure part of it comes from the way they wriggle ...
6 Service Robot Questions to Be Answered at CES 2019
In Las Vegas in January 2019, a RoboBusiness track will enable experts and attendees to answer these questions and more about service robot applications.
Tokyo cafe to use robot waiters operated by people with physical disabilities
Robotic waiters controlled remotely by people with physical disabilities will work in a new cafe in Tokyo. Previously, robots have been introduced in various roles in a hospital and a ...
Boston Dynamics Is Prepping Its Robot Dog to Get a Job
A new video of SpotMini, a quadruped robot, shows the mechanical pup looking more businesslike than usual.
New IEEE Website Is All About Robots
With hundreds of visuals, the guide is a great way to get kids interested in STEM
The top 4 trends spotted in this years’ robot scene
For robots, 2018 was a year of goodbyes, hellos, and intriguing pointers to future developments. Here are the four major trends that I spotted in the robot scene this year: General-purpose ...
What Comes After the Roomba?
The Roomba cleaned floors, and it was a hit. But though many have tried to perfect the next version of a home robot, no one has succeeded yet.
Increasingly human-like robots spark fascination and fear
Sporting a trendy brown bob, a humanoid robot named Erica chats to a man in front of stunned audience members in Madrid.
Ethical as well as technological challenges to robotics and AI
What ‘rights’ have artificial intelligence objects, and can you embed a conscience?
Robot Design: The Curious Case of Social Robot Aesthetics
Robot design must incorporate user needs as well as technical advances and aesthetics, writes guest columnist Alexandre Colle.
