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Haptics have come a long way, but virtual reality remains primarily a visual and auditory medium. New technology points to more immersive solutions that simulate the feeling of hard objects, but it also suggests that virtual reality might, for the near future at least, be a cumbersome technology that’s not easy to integrate into the […] More
The pandemic has pushed automation to the forefront in many industries. Not surprisingly, cleaning and disinfecting robots in particular are seeing a big bump in usage. One anecdotal example of this comes from Brain Corp, a company that makes an OS that powers autonomous mobile robots designed for cleaning and disinfecting. BrainOS-powered machines in retail […] More
The current commercial and government drone landscape has a major problem: It’s completely fragmented. Proprietary airframes, hardware, and software are all struggling to compete in the shadow of Chinese firm DJI, which has around 70% of the global market and has battled rumors (which it insists are false) that it shares user data with the […] More
Timing is everything. Robots, it seems, are lucky that way. The global pandemic has sidelined workers across an unthinkable swath of sectors during a particularly tight labor market. Automation solutions that were unthinkable a twenty years ago have blossomed thanks to the convergence of technologies like machine vision, machine learning & AI, open-source robotic operating […] More
Last August, long before the first murmurings of COVID-19, the U.S. got its first taste of drone delivery when the FAA began issuing wavers to circumvent current restrictions limiting commercial drone use. The waivers are part of the FAA’s UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP), which is designed to bring state, local, and tribal governments together […] More
On the heels of opening its “RoboTaxi Gigafactory” in Shanghai, self-driving car developer AutoX is partnering with Alibaba’s map product, Amap, to bring self-driving vehicles onto China’s ride-hailing network. It’s part of a sweeping autonomous rideshare rollout by AutoX that’s helping put China ahead in autonomous ridesharing. Riders will be able to hail rides with […] More
How can remote workers make their presence known in their organization? How can enterprises overcome the limitations of video conferencing and enable a level of communication and collaboration that approaches on-site interaction? Telepresence robots have been on the scene for the better part of a decade, though as global upheavals reshape work and reorient attitudes […] More
The pandemic has hurt many industries and many workers. A select few industries, however, are booming. Streaming VOD services? We caved and bought the kids Disney+ after a week. Online grocery ordering? Unprecedented market adoption. Food and grocery delivery robots seem likely to fall into this small list of pandemic booms. Starship Technologies, probably the best […] More
