An exterior photo of the larger Citizen model modular home from ZenniHome. Image courtesy ZenniHome With America facing a shortfall of 7.3 million affordable housing units across the nation, there’s a desperate need to use innovation to help fill the gap. ZenniHome is looking to answer that call. Based in Page, Arizona, the startup was…
Cindy Grimm and other members of the Oregon State University robotics department traveled to Jefferson on a July morning to look at blueberries — research that one day could help them build robots that can gently prune the bushes without damaging the fragile fruit. While a lot of that work is computer science and math,…
Summary MassRobotics, in collaboration with AMD, is pleased to announce the AMD Robotics Innovation Challenge winners. AMD and MassRobotics Announce Winners of the AMD Robotics Innovation Challenge July 12, 2023 – MassRobotics, in collaboration with AMD, is pleased to announce…
Listen to this article Gecko Robotics, a developer of vertical climbing robots for asset inspection, announced that it has further expanded its work with the U.S. Navy. The expansion includes a new $5 million ceiling contract with Huntington Ingalls Industries, a shipbuilding company. This is the second time this year that Gecko Robotics has expanded…
Carbon Robotics, a Seattle-based AI-powered robotics company, has developed the most efficient way to rid massive farming fields of weeds. The LaserWeeder, a chemical-free, no-till weed control solution for specialty crops, can eliminate over 200,000 weeds per hour and offer up to 80% cost savings in weed control, according to Carbon Robotics. “We have what’s…
Intuitive Surgical SVP and Asia-Pacific (APAC) GM Glenn Vavoso [Photo courtesy of Intuitive Surgical] China is the second-largest procedure market for Intuitive Surgical‘s da Vinci system and one of the fastest-growing markets for the surgical robotics developer. But China’s been a tough country for medical device manufacturers due to the sales and supply chain challenges…
First soft robot for colo-rectal surgery in human cadaver. Credit by: STIFF-FLOP An overview paper published in the journal Science explores artificial intelligence (AI) applications in medical robots, including Professor Kaspar Althoefer’s scientific research unlocking the potential of flexible and adaptable surgical robots to revolutionize surgical procedures. Robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RAMIS) has seen significant…
NASA & SPACE NEWS NASA’s Valkyrie robot is beginning a new mission half a world away from its home at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. (NASA image) (NASA) – NASA’s Valkyrie robot is beginning a new mission half a world away from its home at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. As…
