Robot invasion slows in the face of weaker US economy, high interest rates
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - Even a robot invasion can't beat a slowing economy. Companies in North America sharply cut orders for the high-tech machines in the second quarter, according to data compiled by the Association for Advancing Automation, an industry group. The
The humanoid robot : a new healthcare breakthrough
The global population is ageing, and the number of healthcare specialists is insufficient to cope, so that robots will be assisting patients. This is enough to understand the reasons that drive many startups to develop projects to create humanoid robot capable
San Francisco drives tech; will it drive away robot taxis?
By Greg Bensinger Robot taxis: SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco may be the symbolic capital of the tech industry, and the hub of next-generation services like artificial intelligence, but when it comes to self-driving cars (or robot taxis), city officials
A Robot That Serves You Sweet Ice Treats
We already have seen robots serving coffee in some downtowns, but it seems like they are ready to diversify their menus. Korean tech start-up XYZ introduced a robot that can produce ice cream, of course, added with sprinkles of customers’
Scientists create a robot that can smell and identify odors
In a scientific first, a robot can “smell” using a biological sensor Researchers from Tel Aviv University have created a robot that can smell and identify odours using a biological sensor. The researchers connected the sensor to an electronic system. They used a machine
ABB invests in US robot factory as reshoring trend hots up
The logo of Swiss power technology and automation group ABB is seen at the Swiss Economic Forum (SEF) conference in Interlaken, Switzerland May 24, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - ABB is expanding its main US robot factory
North American companies notch another record year for robot orders
A six-axis robotic arm picks up sorting containers at the Amazon fulfillment center in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - North American companies struggling to hire workers in the tightest labor market in decades brought
Israeli scientists develop sniffing robot with locust antennae
A scientist holds a newly-developed robot that, when fitted with a locust antenna, can detect and identify odours, at the Tel Aviv University, in Tel Aviv, Israel January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen By Rami Amichay TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) - A new