Can robots save an ageing Japan?
Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region where many farmers are in their 70s or older.
US robot vacuum maker one-ups China rivals with voice commands
Matic Robots Inc, a US-based robot vacuum maker, is upgrading its consumer model with advanced voice commands that will allow the product to clean messes or entire rooms without the user having to initiate the process from a smartphone.
California scientists build robot to look for great white sharks near beaches
From a distance, it looks like a kayak or a surfboard. But it's not a person enjoying an afternoon at the beach – it's a new high-tech device to look for great white sharks.
A Roomba for ticks? US researchers pilot remote-controlled tick prevention
As Virginia sees an uptick in tick-related illnesses, a "Roomba" type technology dubbed a TickBot may be the answer to fighting off the pesky parasites.
Govt focusing on tech skills for those aged 18 to 40, says Chang
IPOH: The government is currently focusing on developing technology skills among those aged 18 to 40, with no specific programmes yet in place to expose younger children to artificial intelligence, robotics and other emerging technologies, says Datuk Chang Lih Kang.
China’s robots know kung fu and can scale walls. Can they woo investors?
Unitree Robotics wants to raise about US$900mil (RM3.68bil) in an IPO that tests market interest in humanoid robots, a technology that wows but has yet to prove its viability.
Training the UK 'surgeons of the future' using robots
Pulling his face away from an immersive 3D headset looking deep inside a patient's lung, doctor Sasha Stamenkovic recounted the final steps of an operation using robots to remove a tumour.
Report: China has six of world’s 10 most innovative humanoid robot start-ups
The LexisNexis study identified a 'clear shift towards China' in the humanoid robot race, with the US falling behind
Some robotaxis in the US approved to operate without steering wheels and losing the brake pedal could be next
Federal regulators in the US are clearing the way for robotaxis to operate without manual controls like steering wheels or eventually even brake pedals as the rules start to catch up to the evolving technology.
Google unveils Gemini AI for robots struggling with dexterity
Alphabet Inc's Google DeepMind unveiled a new artificial intelligence model for robots that allows humanoid machines to coordinate movements across their entire bodies, marking its latest effort to extend its Gemini AI technology to allow robots to reason, plan multi-step tasks and adapt to human environments.
