Articles about robots – Page 4 of 6

FAUB on the job: Watch robots work with mechanics to put together Boeing 777 jets

Automation isn’t just a job for the robots: It takes flesh-and-blood workers to make robotic manufacturing work, as shown in a… Read More

Tax the robots! Bill Gates on why even automation should be held to this human requirement

If robots and automation are ultimately going to replace more and more American jobs, Bill Gates, for one, thinks we shouldn’t… Read More

It’s a bat! It’s a plane! It’s Bat Bot, a soft-winged drone that’ll give you the creeps

Holy drone, Batman! Scientists have created a robotic drone with soft, flapping wings that looks and flies like a ghostly… Read More

In their latest edition of terrifying robotic creatures, MIT researchers create invisible fish-hunting bot

Here’s a fish tale that really is about the one that got away — with video to prove it. A new… Read More

NASA shows off robots, a VR trip to Mars, and more at CES

LAS VEGAS — NASA doesn’t make consumer electronics per say, but it does enough geeky stuff that it was right… Read More

Social robot Jibo delayed yet again as Amazon Echo continues to define smart speaker market

Backers of the “social robot” Jibo received disappointing news last week as Jibo CEO Steve Chambers announced another shipping delay… Read More

Watch out, Amazon: Autonomous delivery robots may come to Seattle thanks to Skype co-founders

You may soon see small six-wheeled self-driving delivery robots strolling around the streets of Seattle. Starship Technologies, an Estonia-based company… Read More

Sarcos Robotics raises $10.5M from Microsoft, Caterpillar and GE for heavy-duty robotics technology

Sarcos Robotics, a maker of industrial robots, has secured $10.5 million in funding from investors including Microsoft, Caterpillar Ventures, and… Read More

Remote-controlled robots roam the office for the ultimate in telecommuting

BELLEVUE, Wash. – In a sixth-floor executive suite here, Deepak Savadatti’s robot has its own office with a view. Savadatti himself may… Read More

Jibo ‘social robot’ cancels overseas orders, as Amazon Echo redefines the category

Jibo is having trouble. The round, cute “social robot,” which raised more than $3.7 million on Indiegogo, was originally scheduled to be… Read More

Neither Trump nor Clinton is addressing the biggest challenge to jobs: automation

Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are both promising to bring good-paying jobs back to America, but analysts say neither… Read More

Killer bomb robot ends Dallas shooting ordeal and begins new debate over policing

Thursday night’s horrific Dallas shooting ordeal may well mark the first time police ended a standoff with a suspect by… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s book is called ‘Hit Refresh,’ due out in 2017

It’s not unprecedented for a Microsoft CEO to write a book. Remember “The Road Ahead”? Now Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella… Read More

Drone on the wall: Insect-sized robots use static electricity to perch on objects, save energy

Here’s some drone news worth buzzing about. Researchers have developed insect-sized flying robots that have the ability to perch on… Read More

UW team creates robotic hand that learns to become more dexterous than yours

Pianists, surgeons, typists, gamers and baton-twirlers all learn to use their hands more skillfully as they ply their trade, but what… Read More

Amazon’s warehouse robots serve as stagehands for CEO Jeff Bezos

Amazon’s acquisition of the robotics company Kiva Systems in 2012 has helped the retail giant efficiently ship almost any product on… Read More

This beer-pouring robot lets you skip the line for the bar — using text messages and a laser

We’ve already seen robots that get you a beer and coffee machines that start brewing when you text. Now, those… Read More

Seattle-area natives raise nearly $10k in one day on Kickstarter for board game that pits humanity against robots

A group of friends originally from Bellevue, Wash., many of whom also attended the University of Washington together, are approaching their $10,000… Read More

Most Americans expect robots to take over human work, but few think their jobs are in jeopardy

Humanity is sitting on the cusp of an artificial intelligence boom, as the technology transitions from rare and experimental to… Read More

Real dog doesn’t back down from robot dog as video catches face-to-face meeting

Dogs are not dummies and robots can be scary. That’s the takeaway from a new video uploaded to YouTube by venture… Read More

Seattle startup Algorithmia builds front desk AI inspired by Mark Zuckerberg’s New Year’s resolution

This year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a New Year’s resolution to build an artificial intelligence that helps out at… Read More

Will self-driving cars be good or bad for the planet? That all depends on the policies

Experts expect self-driving cars to make the roads much safer, and driving much more convenient. But what will they do… Read More

UW researchers’ robot hand comes creepily close to human functionality

You’ve got to hand it to the roboticists at the University of Washington: They’ve built a robotic hand modeled so… Read More

AI prophets say robots could spark unemployment – and a revolution

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The robot revolution may put half of us humans out of a job by 2045 – and if… Read More

Agriculture 3.0: How researchers are harvesting the power of robots and drones to reboot farming

If agriculture conjures images in your mind of a farmer sweating atop an old tractor or rusty sprinklers watering crops,… Read More

How robots are taking over the milking parlor, and why that’s good for cows and farmers

OAKVILLE, Wash. – The Austin family’s cows seem a lot more contented since the robots took over the milking. It’s the humans,… Read More

Werner Herzog film takes on AI, robots, the Internet and human connectivity

Legendary German filmmaker Werner Herzog has a new documentary set for release which explores “one of the biggest revolutions we… Read More

New electronics brand TikTeck aims to undercut traditional retail with factory-direct model

A new consumer electronics venture, based in the Seattle region, is launching this week with a factory-direct model — selling straight to… Read More

Bots are buying Adele tickets at Key Arena, and one state senator wants an investigation

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state Sen. Marko Liias suspects that ticket bots are creating skyrocketing prices for the July 26… Read More

Boston Dynamics’ robot reindeer bring holiday cheer – and fear – to the Internet

Santa Claus is coming to town, pulled by robot reindeer. But is that a promise, or a threat? To celebrate… Read More