Topic: autonomous robots
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World's Smallest Autonomous Aquatic Robot
Researchers have created a fully autonomous robot smaller than a grain of salt, shattering a long-standing miniaturization barrier for independent machines. It uses a novel propulsion method, generating an electric field to move water around it, as traditional swimming is ineffective at microscop...
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Physical AI: The Next Tech Frontier Is Already Here
Physical AI integrates artificial intelligence into hardware that can sense, process, and act upon its real-world environment, moving beyond simple programmed responses to contextual understanding and autonomous reasoning. A key challenge is the scarcity of real-world training data, leading to re...
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Meet Your Pet's Personal Robot Cameraman
The Vex is a small, autonomous robot that tracks and films pets, using AI to compile the footage into daily video stories. A companion robot called Aura is designed for human interaction, using conversational AI and interpreting body language to gauge mood. Both robots are prototypes with undiscl...
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Tesla Veteran Joins Pickle Robot as First CFO
Pickle Robot has appointed former Tesla executive Jeff Evanson as its first CFO, bringing significant financial expertise from his role in investor relations and capital raising at the electric vehicle company. The company is reportedly expanding through a major new partnership with UPS, which is...
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Amazon's Grocery Vision Transforms Whole Foods
Amazon is integrating its online marketplace into Whole Foods stores, allowing shoppers to scan QR codes for additional Amazon Fresh items while maintaining the store's focus on natural and organic products. The initiative features a microfulfillment center with autonomous robots that gather orde...
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