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    Uber is eating up the market for autonomous delivery

    Uber Autonomous delivery company Nuro and Uber announced a new 10-year partnership to use Nuro’s autonomous, electric delivery vehicles for food deliveries in the United States. This partnership is the result of growing potential — and demand — for last-mile autonomous delivery of goods and services and opens up autonomous delivery technology to Uber Eats merchants/restaurants of […] More

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    Robots have rushed in to fill jobs people don't want. What happens if recession hits?

    <figure uuid="337efd12-02a0-4e47-9a2a-98f5e413990f" size="original" float="none" image-caption=" Amazon will soon deploy the Proteus robot in fulfillment and sorting centers. ” image-credit=”Amazon” image-alt-text=”Amazon automation in action.” image-filename=”assets-aboutamazon.png” image-date-created=”2022/06/23″ image-width=”1320″ image-height=”743″ image-do-not-crop=”false” image-do-not-resize=”false” image-watermark=”false” lightbox=”false” preload=”true” class=”c-shortcodeImage u-clearfix c-shortcodeImage-large c-shortcodeImage-hasCaption”> Amazon will soon deploy the Proteus robot in fulfillment and sorting centers. AmazonWhat’s the state of retail and e-commerce? […] More

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    Drone company gets unlimited commercial approval from FAA

    <figure uuid="dda38d8e-662d-4703-a0ed-8ca5922c5903" size="original" float="none" image-caption=" American Robotics Scout drone ready for deployment. ” image-credit=”American Robotics” image-alt-text=”A drone on a launching pad in a field.” image-filename=”ar-scout.jpg” image-date-created=”2022/01/23″ image-width=”3500″ image-height=”1975″ image-do-not-crop=”false” image-do-not-resize=”false” image-watermark=”false” lightbox=”false” class=”c-shortcodeImage u-clearfix c-shortcodeImage-large c-shortcodeImage-hasCaption”> American Robotics Scout drone ready for deployment. American RoboticsThe age of the commercial drone is upon us. If regulation […] More

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    This car insurance monitors your driving and sets your premium accordingly

    R. Classen / Shutterstock One of the nation’s largest insurers is beginning the rollout of a behavior-based driving insurance product. Dubbed IntelliDrive via Connected Car, Travelers believes the new product will benefit safe drivers beginning with customers in Pennsylvania and Illinois. But will drivers consent to having their driving behavior monitored in real-time? IntelliDrive via […] More

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    Check out Lincoln's eye-popping take on the self-driving car

    Lincoln Lincoln’s new autonomous car concept offers a lot to gawk at. One thing it doesn’t offer: A steering wheel. The automaker unveiled its newest creation in honor of its 100th birthday. The concept car, which is a computer generated model at the moment, is meant to pay homage to the Model L, the brand’s […] More

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    Urbanization driving demand for construction robots

    By PopTika — Shutterstock Construction is a dangerous, uncertain sector [how is it dangerous and uncertain? some examples would be good]. New data suggests those are some of the factors driving an industry-wide embrace of automation technologies, especially robots. In fact, the market for construction robots is exploding, growing at a compound annual growth rate […] More

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    Urbanization is driving new demand for construction robots

    Getty/VCG Construction is a dangerous, uncertain sector. New data suggests those are some of the factors driving an industry-wide embrace of automation technologies, especially robots. In fact, the market for construction robots is exploding, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14%, according to a new outlook by Straights Research, and set to […] More