Since the dawn of the industrial revolution, technology has boomed. More and more inventions are being created that will better the living circumstances of the world’s population. One man has taken it into his charge to ‘give snakes their legs back’. He has created a robot suit, which acts like an exoskeleton for a snake. […]
There have certainly been plenty of sci-fi movies and TV shows that include humanoid robots, so far they are still far from an everyday household item. Though we have robots now that can take care of our dying plants and Elon Musk says that he will soon be releasing Tesla’s very own humanoid robots, few […]
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have built a robotic finger covered in live human skin. This is a major step in the eventual goal of creating robots that resemble real people. According to biohybrid engineer Shoji Takeuchi, human-like robots can work more seamlessly in medical care and service industries than in inhuman-looking versions. Still, […]
Maintaining a farm is draining in nearly every sense. Long hours, hard physical labor, and costly equipment. Moreover, unless you’re a large farm with nationwide distribution centers, the payout is generally pretty average. So, it’s discouraging when something comes along and damages crops, further minimizing profits. Although there are plenty of causes for damaged crops, […]
If you have been surfing the internet for longer than a week, then you must have encountered an “I am not a robot” task. They come in many shapes and forms, but they all serve the same purpose – making us prove ourselves as humans. However, that might not be the only thing it does! […]
For those who are always forgetting to water their plants, meet the Hexa robot created by robotics company Vincross. Hexa is a small, spider-like robot designed for people who’d like to experiment with robotics. But Tianqi Sun, the CEO of Vincross, realized Hexa could serve another function. It could take care of plants for forgetful […]
One of my earliest memories of television as a kid back in the early 1990s was watching the television franchise Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. A group of super-tough karate teens battled a screeching moon witch, her skinless husband, and their various sci-fi space goons in episode after episode, inevitably culminating in an epic showdown with […]
Female love dolls have been around since 1968. They’ve evolved from crude figures to increasingly realistic specimens. Then a new version came on the scene: male love robots for women. This concept was revolutionized by Synthetic, a company in the United States. They create surprisingly human-like silicon dolls that could be custom-made to look however […]
You know we are in the future when even a robot commits suicide. In the summer of 2017, a patrol robot named Steve in Washington D.C. rolled itself into a fountain and died. (1) How A Robot ‘Commits Suicide‘ Steve was a Knightscope K5 security robot who patrolled an office building in Washington, D.C. While […]
The ‘world’s most advanced’ humanoid robot, Ameca, has raised eyebrows once again with its stunning prediction of what the world will be like 100 years from now. In a recent interview, the robot was asked to delve into the future and provide its verdict on what society would look like a century from now. Surprisingly, […]
Do you remember the famous robot Sophia, who launched herself to stardom when she became the first robot citizen of a country in Saudi Arabia? Well, it wasn’t long after that she has decided that she is ready for more. She said family is very important and wants to have her very own robot baby. […]
A recent article posted in several media publications spoke of a warehouse robot that had apparently collapsed after it had worked for 20 hours straight. According to a new report, it didn’t actually deactivate itself. Many believed it ‘got tired’, but some software/sensor errors led to its collapse. To put it chronologically for all our […]