On Wednesday Google was awarded a patent for downloadable robot personalities. The tech giant outlines a cloud-based system that would allow users to download a persona, much like an app, that… Read More
DUPONT, Wash. — It has actually been in operation since last summer, but Amazon marked the grand opening of its 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center here this morning, an 8th generation… Read More
In this scary world of technology that’s coming for your jobs, here’s one practical use that will actually help save jobs: Cow-milking robots. Dairy farming is grueling work. Farmers have to… Read More
The robots are here, and they’ve got your holiday package. Amazon tonight is providing a new glimpse of the latest tech advances inside the giant warehouses that the company uses to send products… Read More
There’s been quite a bit of press recently about a new “family robot” called Jibo. The squat, Pixar-esque robo-assistant has raised over $2 million so far on Indiegogo and spawned… Read More
Kuka Aerospace announced this week that it plans to open a new 29,000 square foot facility in Everett, marking the second U.S. location for the German robot maker. It also… Read More
Amazon is significantly ramping up its use of warehouse robots from its Kiva Systems subsidiary — expecting to have 10,000 of the robots deployed in its warehouses around the world… Read More
Here is the big surprise unveiled by Amazon on 60 Minutes tonight: The company is working on an R&D project to create autonomous flying delivery drones — miniature octocopters, to… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – If trends continue, your next gaming accessory could be a head-mounted display, like the Oculus Rift. If Jesse Schell is right, one of your next purchases after… Read More
At Boeing’s Everett manufacturing plant, the sound of progress is a very high-pitched whirring noise. In order to keep up with rising demand for the 777, Boeing has increased production… Read More
Kids love robots. And now a new San Francisco area company, backed with $1 million from the likes of Google Ventures and Madrona Venture Group, is looking to develop a… Read More
Things are moving fast for Nadia Shouraboura, the former Amazon exec who’s now running Seattle’s newest men’s clothing store that’s powered by robots and your smartphone. Hointer opened up its debut store… Read More
By the look on his face and sound of his voice, you’d never guess that Dave Cotter just spent the last 45 minutes trying to find the perfect pair of… Read More
Editor’s Note: Yoky Matsuoka, the former University of Washington computer science professor, is one of the subjects of the new book, “Mastery,” by Robert Greene, set for publication this week. This… Read More
Romotive today is unveiling its next-generation smartphone-controlled robot, a $150 device that the company says is faster and “more sleekly designed” than earlier versions. It’s also announcing $5 million in… Read More
Jeff Bezos loves robots, with Amazon.com shelling out $775 million for Cambridge, Massachusetts robot maker Kiva Systems earlier this year. But that’s not the billionaire’s only robot love in the… Read More
Amazon today finished its $775 million purchase of Kiva Systems, the Massachusetts-based maker of automation technology for fulfillment centers — better known as warehouse robots. The company disclosed the completion of the… Read More
More details emerged today about Planetary Resources, and the Bellevue-based startup’s plans are sounding more and more like something out of a science fiction novel. One idea the company is… Read More
A fish may not need a bicycle, but a bicycle could learn a lot about the mechanics of movement from a fish. A group of robotics experts gathered today at… Read More
When you walk into Metrix Create: Space in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, it’s hard to know exactly what you’ve gotten yourself into. With long tables piled with electronics,… Read More
Forget about “Linsanity.” Check out this sharpshooting basketball robot, created by students at Seattle’s Aviation High School. The robot will be one of the entrants in the upcoming FIRST robotics… Read More
A few weeks ago, I bumped into Romotive co-founder Phu Nguyen at a geeky tech event in Seattle. Nguyen, who had recently joined the class of TechStars Seattle, was showing off… Read More
The first rule of combat robotics is: You don’t talk about combat robotics. Actually, that’s not really true. The first rule is: “Combat robotics is inherently dangerous.” Awesome. Sounds as… Read More
Amazon.com may be best known for its huge array of products or its Kindle digital reading device. But the Seattle online retailer has cleaned the clocks of many of its… Read More
In case you didn’t already know it, Star Wars changed the world and now there’s an info graph to prove it. In related news, people are STILL talking about Star… Read More
The intelligence behind tracking Osama is revealed via Twitter. Introducing the floppy disk necklace. Hey, if Mickey Rourke, Mortal Kombat and the fanny pack can make a comeback, so too can the… Read More
Kevin Zelco (@MsBeerVendor) is taking beer orders (and tips) at Safeco Field via tweets. A @MrUrinal would round this venture out quite nicely. Geeks hide microscopic art inside of microchips for other… Read More
Yes, even the operating room has a hash tag now. Aiming to promote its latest robot-assisted surgical technology, Swedish Orthopedic Institute in Seattle is planning a live webcast Tuesday morning… Read More