Tagged: Robotics

Dyson lifts lid on ‘top secret’ project

Dyson recently revealed a “top secret” project it’s been working on that involves robots for household chores.
While it already has some robotics experience thanks to its 360 Heurist robovac, the British company says it’s planning to deploy new enginee…

Spot’s latest robot dance highlights new features

Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot has hit the dance floor again in a new video that seeks to highlight recent improvements made to the quadruped contraption.

Spot, for the uninitiated, is a very versatile and incredibly smart robot that for the last few yea…

Roboticist shares why she loves working at Boston Dynamics

Cassie Moreira already had a strong interest in robotics while in high school. But she says she didn’t realize a career was a possibility and thought instead that it would remain simply a hobby.
But when she graduated, she decided to apply for a positi…

Watch this robot peel a banana without slipping up

While most folks can peel a banana without giving it a second thought, incorporating the same capability into a robot is a greater challenge than you might imagine.
That’s because peeling a banana is in fact a highly delicate process. With so much vari…