Why SoftBank's Pepper could become the iPhone of robots
It can't cook or clean or do laundry, but SoftBank's Pepper could become the first breakout humanoid consumer robot and the vanguard of an era of mechanized, cloud-connected assistants.
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Robot lends a hand to speed up mosaic artwork production
You can hear the whirring of the robotic arm as you enter the office. They call it Arty, and it works nonstop all day, picking and placing colorful, smooth tiles into 12-by-12-inch squares. A worker stands behind Arty and feeds the tiles into the machine. Then he picks up each square when it's done to shake all the tiles into place.
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Robot Lends a Hand to Speed Up Mosaic Artwork Production
You can hear the whirring of the robotic arm as you enter the office. They call it Arty, and it works nonstop all day, picking and placing colorful, smooth tiles into 12-by-12-inch squares. A worker stands behind Arty and feeds the tiles into the machine. Then he picks up each square when it's done to shake all the tiles into place.
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iRobot CEO decries the slow advance of robotics
The CEO of one of the biggest and arguably the best-known robotics companies in the world is disappointed at the progress being made in the industry, which he says is nowhere near where he thought it would be today.
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Dyson's robot vacuum takes aim at Roomba
Dyson has announced a robot vacuum cleaner it says can out-suck any other.
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Where's my robot butler? Good (high-tech) help is hard to find
If you're looking for signs of our collective robotic future, it's either terrifyingly near or forever just around the corner.