Singularity HUB » robotics

Who doesn’t love hot, gooey, fresh-out-of-the-oven pizza? If there’s a better food in existence, I for one don’t know about it (though ice cream is a pretty close contender). Americans have...

https://singularityhub.com/2022/08/10/former-spacex-engineers-are-launching-a-startup-where-robots-make-pizzas-in-45-seconds/

Ever seen a baby gazelle learn to walk? A fawn, which is basically a mammalian daddy longlegs, scrambles to its feet, falls, stands, and falls again. Eventually, it stands long enough to flail it...

https://singularityhub.com/2022/08/08/this-robot-dog-has-an-ai-brain-and-taught-itself-to-walk-in-just-an-hour/

Two years ago, prosthetics startup Unlimited Tomorrow launched TrueLimb, its next-generation bionic arm. Six years of research and development went into TrueLimb, and the technology has given hun...

https://singularityhub.com/2022/07/27/a-startup-is-3d-printing-bionic-arms-for-ukrainians-injured-in-conflict/

As organizations increasingly look to employ drones for everything from deliveries to pest control to surveillance, safety in the skies is becoming an issue that demands more attention. Regulatio...

https://singularityhub.com/2022/07/20/a-165-mile-drone-superhighway-will-soon-be-built-in-the-uk/

In the thick of the Covid-19 pandemic, economies around the world all but ground to a halt. Production scaled back, roads went quiet, airports were deserted, and pollution plummeted. Meanwhile, e...

https://singularityhub.com/2022/07/13/swiss-company-to-build-underground-network-of-autonomous-cargo-pods/

The man sat still in the chair, staring intently at a piece of cake on the table in front of him. Wires protruded from electrode implants in his brain. Flanking him were two giant robotic arms, e...

https://singularityhub.com/2022/07/05/a-paralyzed-man-used-his-mind-to-control-two-robotic-arms-to-eat-cake/

The millirobot looked like an adorable cartoon vehicle as it expertly navigated a complex maze. It’s a strange creature: the bottom resembles a collapsed fence; the top, a colander-like basket....

https://singularityhub.com/2022/06/21/these-3d-printed-millirobots-can-sense-and-react-to-their-surroundings/

The number of packages people order—and the number of people ordering packages—isn’t likely to go down anytime in the foreseeable future, and companies are working on ways to get those pack...

https://singularityhub.com/2022/06/17/amazon-will-pilot-drone-delivery-in-california-this-year/

Androids that are part human, part robot are a staple of science fiction. But they’re now a step closer to reality after researchers crafted a living skin for robots out of human cells. Today�...

https://singularityhub.com/2022/06/13/scientists-used-human-cells-to-make-self-healing-living-skin-for-robots/

You’ve probably heard the term “the Great Resignation” in the last year or so, as millions of people reportedly quit their jobs during the pandemic. Hospitality was one of the hardest-hit i...

https://singularityhub.com/2022/05/20/volvo-and-dhl-are-partnering-on-hub-to-hub-autonomous-trucking/