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At CES in January, alongside the S7 MaxV Ultra, Roborock announced its Q-series of robot vacuums. This is meant to be a cheaper line of robot vacuums that have some of their customers most popular features included, at a lower price. The line now consists of the Q5, Q7 and Q7 Max. The Q7 Max being the top of the line there, with the increased suction. Now the “+” moniker only means that it comes with the auto-empty dock.So the Q7+ Max is here for $869. That’s still quite pricey for a robot vacuum, but it is roughly $500…

An important target date for the <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>James Webb Space Telescope</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) is an orbiting infrared observatory that will complement and extend the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope. It covers longer wavelengths of light, with greatly improved sensitivity, allowing it to see inside dust clouds where stars and…

Amazon Astro is the rare tech product that makes a point of getting in your way.For the past few weeks, I’ve been living with Amazon’s $1,450 autonomous robot, which can follow you around while delivering reminders, playing music, or carrying small objects on its back. Astro can also check on things around the house and send live video to your phone, plus it can patrol for intruders when you’re not home. (The robot is currently selling at a discounted price of $1,000 on an invite-only basis.)But while Astro is a…

Building your own robot is one of the most satisfying things you can do. It combines mechanical, electrical, and programming skills together in a way few projects do.I’ve been building robots for a couple of years now and love to expand my knowledge and skills by using different controller boards, motors, wheels, and sensors to detect the world around the robot.Raspberry Pi robots are particularly impressive. The Raspberry Pi provides the robot with the full power of Linux and a plethora of Python libraries.  With all of…

Jordan McDonald / Emerging Tech Brew: FarmWise, which builds a weeding robot that uses cameras, sensors, and AI to identify and cut down weeds without harming the crops, raises a $45M Series B — FarmWise sells its AI-powered weeding robots as a service to major commercial farms. — Weeds, the enemy of gardeners and farmers everywhere … Jordan McDonald / Emerging Tech Brew: FarmWise, which builds a weeding robot that uses cameras, sensors, and AI to identify and cut down…

Hard to argue with that logic!Look Over There!Tesla CEO Elon Musk has pulled one of the oldest moves out of his bag of tricks: trying to drum up excitement for some random new thing — just hours before news broke of the company laying off about ten percent of its workforce.This time, he's yammering on about a so-far-disappointing robot called Optimus, which the company is supposedly working on."Tesla AI Day pushed to Sept 30, as we may have an Optimus prototype working by then," Musk tweeted, adding that "Tesla AI Day #2…

If you're like me and spend most of your work week at home, then you're probably well aware of how dusty floors can get. Worse yet, no matter how much you sweep, mop, or clean, it only takes a matter of minutes before your dust senses start tingling again. That's not even counting all the pet hair if you have a furry friend (or three).Robot vacuums are here to save you the stress of constantly cleaning during your day. While they can be pricey, you shouldn't pay full price for one. Right now, you can purchase a…

In a tweet that is definitely not meant to distract from the news that he’s planning on laying off about 10 percent of his workforce, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that he was shifting the company’s “AI Day” event from August to September in anticipation of being able to show off a “working” Optimus prototype. You’ll recall that Optimus is the name given to the humanoid robot that Musk said will take on the repetitive, boring tasks that humans are loath to do. The robot was revealed during Tesla’s last AI day in August…

When mines extract oil or ore from other materials, they often generate liquid waste known as tailings. This waste is stored in tailings ponds, which have to be continuously monitored – and that's where the omnidirectional, amphibious Helix Neptune robot is designed to come in.Manufactured by Canadian robotics company Copperstone Technologies, the battery-powered Neptune doesn't have wheels or treads, but instead moves along in all directions on four screw-shaped pontoons. As those pontoons independently rotate, they move…

Elon Musk announced that Tesla might have a working prototype of Tesla Bot, also known as Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot, by September 30 – the end of the third quarter of 2022. Last month, Musk announced ‘Tesla AI Day #2’ with ‘many cool updates’ on August 19. The original “Tesla AI Day” held last year was an event focused on the company’s self-driving program. The automaker also unveiled its Dojo supercomputer and announced plans for the “Tesla Bot” humanoid robot – now known as Tesla Optimus. The AI Day #2 was…