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Tesla’s Human Robot will Arrive this Year: But What if?

We all know how ambitious Elon Musk is and his future plans for Tesla are more than just selling some of the best electric cars. But not all promises made are fulfilled and Musk is one of those people who are well-known to break his promises. His latest claims about the humanoid Optimus Tesla Robot feel like they fall into that category. This means very soon we will see a human-robot by Tesla but what if Elon Musk fails to fulfill his promises? Artificial intelligence is a big part of the Tesla Bot. As a part of…

Scientists Have Developed ‘Living’ Skin For Robots, And It’s Quite Something

From Talos, the giant bronze automaton who guarded the princess Europa in ancient Greek myths, to Cylons and Terminators, the idea of artificial humans has both fascinated and creeped us out for centuries.   Now, we're closer than ever to making a robot look remarkably like a human, with the development of living robot skin. This icky-looking substance is water repellent, self healing, and has a texture just like our own skin.Because it's actually made of human skin cells."I think living skin is the ultimate solution to…

IIT Madras to deploy robot developed to clean septic tanks in Tamil Nadu

A robot developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras to help eliminate manual scavenging in India, is all set for field deployment, the institute said on Thursday.Ten units of the robot named 'HomoSEP' will be first deployed across Tamil Nadu, and later in Gujarat and Maharashtra."The septic tank is a poisonous environment, filled with semi-solid and semi-fluid human faecal material that make up about two-thirds of the tank. Hundreds of deaths are reported every year across India, due to manual scavenging…

iRobot Roomba j7+ Robot Vacuum Cleaner Review: Picks Up After Itself

Among the oldest names in the robot vacuum cleaner segment, iRobot's Roomba lineup was synonymous with the product category as a whole for the longest time, and many referred to any robot cleaner as a ‘Roomba'. Things have changed now, particularly in India where more affordable, multi-functional options from brands such as Xiaomi and Milagrow have gotten a bit more attention. However, iRobot is still around and its product range is available officially in India, including the newly launched Roomba j7+ robot vacuum…

Baidu’s electric vehicle firm Jidu unveils first ‘robot’ concept car

BEIJING: Baidu's electric vehicle (EV) arm Jidu Auto launched a "robot" concept car, the first vehicle to be revealed by a Chinese internet company. The concept car, which is free of door handles and can be fully controlled via voice recognition, was launched through an online press conference held on Baidu's metaverse-themed app Xirang. Jidu, an EV venture controlled by Baidu and co-funded by Chinese automaker Geely, plans to mass produce the model, which would be 90 percent similar to the concept car, in 2023. The…

Unmanned combat robot disarmed for reconnaissance duties

Milrem Robotics has rolled out its latest THeMIS Observe battlefield robot variant based on its modular THeMIS UGV platform, with an emphasis on Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), as part of the EU's fourth iMUGS project demonstration in Belgium.The Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System (iMUGS) is a permanent PErmanent Structured COoperation (PESCO) project by the EU with the goal of producing a European standardized Unmanned Ground System (EUGS). Key to this is Estonia-based Milrem Robotics' THeMIS…

‘Rebel Moon’ Fans Hyped at Anthony Hopkins Voicing a Battle Robot

Image via Twitter/Zack Snyder. Now that Anthony Hopkins has been confirmed to be voicing a sentient battle robot in Zack Snyder’s upcoming Rebel Moon, Snyder Stans, Hopkins homies, and sci-fi stalwarts, in general, are uniting to proclaim their excitement at the development. It was a veritable roller-coaster ride of announcements revolving around Hopkins that fans were subjected to Wednesday morning, including the initial news of the two-time Oscar winner’s casting in the film; a subsequent first-look image…

Bengaluru Airport Launches Robot Service for Enhanced Passenger Experience

Bengaluru Airport. (Image source: BIAL)At Bengaluru airport, 10 robots have been deployed at the airport to help guide passengers through the airport and answer basic queriesPTI Last Updated:June 08, 2022, 15:00 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport) has introduced AI-driven, assistance robots to enhance the passenger experience. Currently, at the trial stage, 10 robots have been deployed at the airport to help guide passengers through the airport and answer basic queries, it said in a…

Amazon teams up with a fast food robot

, a cloud-based simulation service that enables robotics developers to run, scale, and automate simulation. The move to AWS RoboMaker drastically increases simulation capacity, allowing Miso to run up to fifty simulations at once. That, in turn, will enable the company to put out functional products, including brand-specific offerings, at a much quicker rate."Integrating into AWS RoboMaker has been a game-changer for us to scale our products and make sure the software and its updates are ready to deploy with units in