Paw patrol! Footage shows Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Spot herding sheep on a farm in New Zealand Spot gathered together the unruly farm animals with the help of two sheepdogs Robot can reach speeds of up to 3mph and costs less than £30,000 to lease Video also shows the robot marching through an orchard and … Read more
In America, some frontline workers battling the coronavirus crisis aren’t being given any time off. They’re nose to the grindstone, around the clock without so much as a toilet break or a cup of coffee to keep them going. Even in these strange times, it sounds like the sort of slave labour that would trigger … Read more
Researchers build the world’s fastest ‘soft’ robot, which can travel more than THREE TIMES faster than the previous record holder using movements that mimic a cheetah Researchers at North Carolina State University built a new ‘soft’ robot using silicone bands to mimic the gait of a cheetah It’s just 2.7 inches long but travels nearly … Read more
Black Mirror-style robot dog designed by Stanford students can be built with a 3D printer and PlayStation controller for under $900 Black Mirror released an episode around robotic dogs that hunt humans Stanford students have created a smaller version – but it’s not a deadly machine Called Stanford Pupper, the robot can be made using … Read more
Pepper the robot comforts coronavirus patients being quarantined at Tokyo hotels as officials take over 2,800 rooms to free up hospital space amid pandemic Coronavirus patients in Tokyo are moving into hotels while they quarantine The hotels are using robots to limit the spread of the virus to human workers One hotel features Pepper, which … Read more
A pack of Silverback Mountain gorillas in Uganda were caught for the first time on camera performing a supper serenade. Filmmakers captured the unique ritual by placing a robotic ‘spy’ that resembles a young gorilla deep in the jungle. The team designed the animatronic machine with realistic eye movements, as wild gorillas communicate with each … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
US Navy is developing robot submarines controlled by Artificial Intelligence that could be given the ‘power to kill’ without any human input Very little information has been revealed about the AI system known as CLAWS It is thought it could be deployed on the new Orca class of robot submarines It would allow the subs … Read more
A teenager has become the first NHS patient to have her spine straightened with pioneering robotic surgery. Emma Mayamine, 14, was diagnosed four years ago with scoliosis, a condition in which the spine starts to grow unevenly and curves to one side. Scoliosis is thought to affect thousands of people in Britain, including Princess Eugenie. … Read more
Shimon the singing songwriting robot has been taught to write his own lyrics by studying tens of thousands of songs written by the musical greats. Developed by researchers from the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology, the robot collaborates with human musicians and even has an album out in the spring. The robot was given a … Read more