Researchers Are Teaching ATLAS To Do Household Jobs Like Rosey from The Jetsons
Robots can do all sorts now, but let’s be realistic, the only thing any of us really want a robot for is housework, and that’s what ATLAS is finally learning.
Robots can do all sorts now, but let’s be realistic, the only thing any of us really want a robot for is housework, and that’s what ATLAS is finally learning.
It'll help you with claims, PPI and other legal wrangles.
Hear that? That’s the sound of paranoid civilians boarding up windows and prepping drone-downing canons.
We’re getting ahead of ourselves and fantasising about what could be on the cards.
Too much excitement!
We’ve come a long way from Steamboat Willie. This week, Mickey Mouse takes the form of a faceless audio-visual orb that visualises any music it hears. Read more >>
Science fiction movies and TV shows don’t really count unless they have iconic robot characters.
That could make them way better at exploring distant, rocky lands.
These mesmerising robots that sort batteries are just plain awesome, and incredible to watch. Read More >>
Pepper is super cute and remarkably well-mannered... for now.
Having given everyone an interactive droid they can call their own, later this year Sphero will now be giving Star Wars fans the ability to control BB-8 using the Force — or at least motion-tracked gestures that will make you feel like a Jedi. Read more >>
It took less than a year for the plot of Ex Machina to become a reality. Read More >>
It turns out that robots aren't great for hauling equipment around, but it does look like they'll make excellent rescue dogs. Read More >>
Not even walls can stop Disney’s and ETH Zurich’s new four-wheeled robot, called VertiGo, that can quickly transition from rolling on the ground to climbing obstacles like a gecko—and without those sticky feet. Read More >>
It's loud and stupid and they'd rather have a truck.
The swift wielding of scissors by this robot isn't terrifying at all. At all.
