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Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid robot goes electric
TechCrunch via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 3 months agoAtlas lies motionless in a prone position atop interlocking gym mats. The only soundtrack is the whirring of an electric motor. It’s not quiet, exactly,...
How to fake a robotics demo for fun and profit
TechCrunch via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 5 months agoIn March 2008, a roboticist in winter wear gave Big Dog a big kick for the camera. The buzzing DARPA-funded robot stumbled, but quickly regained its...
Should the US implement a 'robot tax'?
TechCrunch via Yahoo News Singapore· 10 months agoFor me, the headline “The Robots Are Coming” has been a minor source of annoyance that seems to crop up at least once a week. Other people’s responses...
Then call them 'robots'
TechCrunch via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 1 year agoBefore they were robots, they were "androids" or "automatons." The word “robot” is commonly accepted as having arrived in English through — of all places...
Robots are learning to brace themselves against walls to avoid falling
Engadget via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoSo much for giggling at robots falling down. Researchers at the University of Lorraine have...