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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
Meijer Bebot Meijer The beaches of the Great Lakes are beautiful. That is, when they’re not covered in trash. This is a big problem and requires solutions of various kinds. At least in the near term, the region is getting some help from an unlikely partnership, and a pair of cute, trash-loving robots. Midwest retailer […] More
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
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
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
Getty Images/iStockphoto Lyft is planning to deploy a massive driverless car fleet beginning in 2023. In anticipation of that milestone the company, which has partnered with self-driving car developer Motional, is updating its existing robotaxi service in Las Vegas with brand new all-electric models. The IONIQ-5 vehicles, developed by Motional atop a Hyundai platform, provide […] More
Tesla Tesla is set to unveil a new humanoid robot, called Optimus, in late September. There’s been a lot of speculation surrounding Tesla’s strategy in entering the robotics market, and a recent post by boss Elon Musk sheds some new light. In the post, published in the China’s Cyberspace Administration’s official publication, Musk continued to […] More
U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Samuel Becker If you happened to be sneaking onto Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in late July, you wouldn’t have made it far. Last month, Space Force conducted a demonstration where two robot dogs built by Ghost Robotics conducted patrols in advance of potential broader adoption of the […] More
