How does a Battery work
A battery works on the basic principle that electrons tend to move from where they are abundant, or in excess, to where they are scarce. This can happen, if there …
Robotic water strider mimics nature with fan-like feet
Although we’ve seen a number of different robotic water striders over the years, scientists are still finding clever new aspects of the insects to replicate. Recently, for instance, researchers created …
What plant managers need to know before automating
As a plant manager, you’re facing an industrial landscape that’s changing faster than ever. Some challenges—like fluctuating raw material costs or sudden regulatory shifts—are temporary. These are called VUCA events: …
Interview with Kate Candon: Leveraging explicit and implicit feedback in human-robot interactions
In this interview series, we’re meeting some of the AAAI/SIGAI Doctoral Consortium participants to find out more about their research. Kate Candon is a PhD student at Yale University interested …
Advanced Robotic Platforms from Deep Robotics
DEEP Robotics develops a range of advanced robotic platforms, each designed for specific real-world applications across industrial, public service, and research sectors. Lite3 is an agile quadruped platform ideal for …
Robot dogs learn badminton with advanced AI control
We’ve seen robot dogs run up hills with luggage, and help fight fires. Now, researchers at Switzerland’s ETH Zurich are putting these mechanical mutts through their paces on the badminton …
The four principles of Lean Robotics every manufacturer should know
When most people think about automation, they think about the robot.Of course, it’s the shiny, moving part of the equation. But here’s the truth: the robot is not where your …
AIhub coffee corner: Agentic AI
The AIhub coffee corner captures the musings of AI experts over a short conversation. This month we tackle the topic of agentic AI. Joining the conversation this time are: Sanmay …
Industrial Inspection Robots and Data Management
Inspection robots, which are one of the most common application of autonomous mobile robots, are being deployed more often every day. In the press release below from ANYbotics of Zurich, …
Robots sense touch and proximity with new ProTac tech
In order for robots to operate safely around humans, they need to see that people are approaching and they need to know when they make physical contact with those people. …