Robot

Technology 23 September 2020 By Donna Lu Two Curly robots, which are designed to play the game of curlingWon et al., Sci Robot. 5, eabb97 A curling robot has beaten humans at their own game. Klaus-Robert Müller at the Berlin Institute of Technology in Germany and his colleagues have developed a robot powered by artificial…

By David Hambling The Bluebottle uncrewed vessels can operate autonomously at seaOcius Technology Australia is deploying a fleet of uncrewed robot boats to patrol its waters and monitor weather and wildlife. They will also flag boats potentially transporting asylum seekers, a plan that has concerned human rights groups. The 5-metre-long vessels, known as Bluebottles after…

By Donna Lu ANYmal can spot issues in the sewersHendrik Kolvenbach/ETH Zurich A four-legged robot that inspects concrete can walk through underground sewage tunnels and detect when they need repairing. Hendrik Kolvenbach at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) in Switzerland and his colleagues have developed a robot that scratches one of its…

By Donna Lu Nindamani, a prototype weed removal robot that can distinguish weeds from cauliflower cropsAutoRoboCulture Artificial intelligence is getting down in the weeds. An AI-powered robot that can distinguish weeds from crops and remove them could eventually be used as an alternative to chemical insecticides. Kevin Patel and Nihar Chaniyara at tech start-up AutoRoboCulture…