Nature

Will self-driving ‘robot labs’ replace biologists? Paper sparks debate

AI-driven autonomous robots are coming to biology laboratories, but researchers insist that human skills remain essential.
Carnegie Mellon University

CMU’s Robotics Innovation Center Secures FieldAI as Inaugural Corporate Tenant

Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Innovation Center has secured its first corporate tenant, bringing the high-growth ...
Business Wire

UL Solutions Opens First Commercial and Service Robot Testing Laboratory

The laboratory, located in South Korea, will test robots for use in homes, retail shops, restaurants, schools and public spaces. NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UL Solutions Inc. (NYSE: ULS), a ...

Automated catalyst testing uses two coordinated robots, cutting 32 days of work to 17 hours

A technology has been developed that uses robots rather than humans to evaluate the performance of newly developed catalysts. By operating 45 times faster than manual work while also improving ...
CNET

Robot Vacuums Are Getting Better, but Our Lab Data Shows You Need to Pick Between Great Cleaning Power and Object Avoidance

After testing 24 robot vacuums at CNET Labs to see how well they clean and avoid obstacles, we discovered an unusual relationship. Ajay has worked in tech journalism for over a decade as a reporter, ...
unr.edu

Human-Robot-Interaction lab takes steps toward future of socially capable robots

It is not hard to find popular depictions of robots in the future. What comes to my mind is Rosie the robot maid from the animated comic “The Jetsons.” Ever faithful and dependable, she is as much a ...