Articles about Robotics – Page 3 of 7

Our robot partners: Inside a research lab exploring the future of human-machine collaboration

PITTSBURGH — The biggest potential for robots and automation isn’t taking jobs from humans, but instead making those jobs better… Read More

Backed by Amazon and newly public, Aurora accelerates self-driving tech, starting with trucks

PITTSBURGH — On our last trip to the Steel City, we took a ride in one of Uber’s self-driving vehicles. It… Read More

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Robots, automation, AI, and the Pirate Parrot: Insights from our return to the epicenter of robotics

It’s going to be a long time before robots replace sports mascots, but it might be better for one of… Read More

Ag-tech’s heavy lifting: Rock-picking startup among those seeing demand for automation on the farm

PITTSBURGH — The rocks are as dumb as ever, but the people behind TerraClear are getting smarter every day as the… Read More

The robots aren’t coming for your jobs — at least according to these AI and robotics leaders

PITTSBURGH — There are no shortage of headlines about automation, artificial intelligence and robotics wiping out large swaths of employment,… Read More

Four key challenges robots need to overcome to play a bigger role in business and industry

PITTSBURGH — Breakthroughs in robotics are generating a new wave of startups and commercial activity in this city, and the… Read More

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The next big challenge for robots: Insights from the new director of CMU’s Robotics Institute

PITTSBURGH — A few months into his new job as the director of Carnegie Mellon University’s storied Robotics Institute, Matthew… Read More

It’s such a good feeling, a very good feeling, for Pittsburgh to know it didn’t win Amazon HQ2

PITTSBURGH — It would have been fun for me if Amazon’s HQ2 had ended up here, not only for the… Read More

‘We’ve literally run out of human beings’: Robots rise in wake of pandemic and labor shortages

PITTSBURGH — Looking out the window of the Boeing 737 this week after landing at Pittsburgh International Airport, gateway to… Read More

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The new frontiers of AI and robotics, with CMU computer science dean Martial Hebert

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we explore the state of the art in robotics and artificial intelligence with Martial… Read More

Two Seattle-area students are finalists in NASA design contest for lunar dirt-digging robots

Dig this — two Seattle-area students were semifinalists in a national contest run by NASA in which kids in grades K-12… Read More

GeekWire Summit 2021 recap: Leaders and luminaries share insights at our annual conference

It was really nice to be back. The GeekWire Summit returned to Seattle and took a page out of our shared… Read More

Ready to deliver on robotic pizza: Picnic sets price and starts taking orders for pie-making machine

Order up! Picnic, the Seattle food automation startup, announced Tuesday that it is accepting pre-orders from U.S. customers for its… Read More

Pizza brands show interest in robotic pizza maker Picnic as Seattle startup raises more cash

Seattle-based food automation startup Picnic added an additional $4.2 million in funding to a Series A round that previously raised… Read More

University of Washington’s Husky Robotics is top U.S. team at Rover Challenge

The University of Washington’s Husky Robotics team was the top-performing U.S. team and third in the world in the 2021… Read More

TerraClear raises $25M for its rock-picking farm tech as it sees fully autonomous version on horizon

New funding: TerraClear, the ag tech startup that’s using artificial intelligence and robotics to help farmers deal with costly and… Read More

Food automation startup Picnic raises more cash as it partners with a top Seattle chef and other groups

New funding: Picnic, the Seattle-based food automation startup that’s been perfecting a pizza-making robot, has raised $16.3 million in new… Read More

ManipulaTHOR training software from AI2 gives virtual robots a hand — and an arm

You can lead a virtual robot to a refrigerator, but you can’t make it pull out a drink. This is… Read More

Sexbot or not? Ethicist stimulates debate on the senior set’s need for companionship

Are sex robots just what the doctor ordered for the over-65 set? In a newly published research paper, a bioethicist… Read More

Seattle startup WiBotic secures FCC approval for wireless system to charge robots, drones and more

WiBotic, Seattle-based makers of a wireless charging system that uses high-power transmitters and receivers to power up batteries on drones,… Read More

Geek of the Week: UW’s Vikram Iyer uses small insects to tackle big wireless computing problems

Some of Vikram Iyer’s biggest ideas come in the smallest packages. And those packages can even be attached to insects.… Read More

Beetle juiced: UW researchers build tiny robotic camera that can attach to the back of an insect

Here’s what happens when a GoPro goes low — really low, as in insect height. Researchers at the University of… Read More

$1M grant will help researchers explore the use of robotic bees for crop pollination

Washington State University researchers are leading a team that’s exploring the use of robotic pollinators to assist fruit farmers. The… Read More

Amazon’s ‘Distance Assistant’ uses augmented reality to show workers if they’re far enough apart

Amazon is rolling out a system that uses sensors and a large-screen display to let workers see, in real time,… Read More

WiBotic raises $5.7M to boost wireless systems for charging up robots and drones

Seattle-based Wibotic says it’s secured $5.7 million in fresh investment to ramp up development of its wireless charging and power… Read More

Geek of the Week: Zipwhip’s teen developer Avery Wagar generates buzz with his work on coffee robot

Avery Wagar isn’t just some kid around the office who will get you a coffee. He’s the teenage software developer… Read More

Robots and their masters take over nuclear plant for DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge

SATSOP, Wash. — Amid the ruins of what was meant to be a nuclear power plant, a robot catches a… Read More

Washington State University robotics team to get in the ring on popular TV series ‘BattleBots’

Crimson Robotics, a team of students from Washington State University, is one of 80 teams from around the world chosen… Read More

A fulfilling love story: Watch Amazon robots go on Valentine’s date to promote real human connections

Even the robots are feeling romantic this week at Amazon, as the tech giant shows a little love for Valentine’s… Read More

AI2 throws down the challenge for robotic scavenger hunt in virtual and real rooms

Computer vision and navigation have improved by leaps and bounds, thanks to artificial intelligence, but how well do the computer… Read More