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The fastest any human has ever run on record was Usain Bolt. He was clocked at a ridiculously quick 27.79 mph (44.72 km/h) when he ran a 9.58-second 100-meter dash. Two-legged robots can run even faster, and it looks really weird.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Universal Robots, biped, Humanoid, Robots, Running, Walk, Speed, Agility

Autonomous vehicles are said to be safer than human drivers – but would you trust a mushroom behind the wheel? A new kind of “biohybrid” robot moves in response to signals from the nervous system of a fungus.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Robot, Robots, Robotics, Robotic, Soft Robotics, Fungus, Cornell University, Electronic

A 45-story office tower in New York has become the first in the world to deploy the Ozmo automated window cleaning system, where a platform dangled from the roof is home to robots that spritz the glass 3x faster than human cleaning crews.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Maintenance, Windows, Skyscrapers, Cleaning, Robots

Stormwater culverts can be dangerous places, due to hazards such as crumbling concrete ceilings, submerged obstacles, and toxic gas accumulations. The PIPE-i robot was designed with that fact in mind, as it takes the place of a human when inspecting such structures.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Tunnel, Remote Control

Researchers have prototyped sensor-packed robot bugs that mimic biological digestive systems to meet energy needs, employ a Janus interface for a steady supply of nutrients and move on the water's surface like a water strider.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Fuel Cell, Bacteria, Ocean, Robots, Sensors

Around this time last year, Chinese robotics company Unitree caught our attention with the impressive circus tricks and GPT chat capabilities of its $1,600 second-generation robot dog. Now the company has wheeled out an all-terrain upgrade.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Unitree, Quadruped, Agility, Wheel, Robot

Vayu Robotics has today unveiled its first delivery robot. The One can follow staff around stores to load up customer orders, before autonomously navigating city streets at speeds up to 20 mph to deliver the goods. Commercial deployment has begun.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Delivery robots, Autonomous Vehicles, Artificial Intelligence

Disney Research Hub has different priorities to other robot developers; its robots need to move effectively and efficiently – but also with a ton of style and personality. This super-cute biped, based on the BD-1 droid, is a perfect example.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Disney, Disney Research, Robot, star wars, Entertainment

This nifty little quadruped robot has been trained to seek and eliminate litter by researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology, using a vacuum cleaner backpack with nozzles strapped to its ankles.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Vacuum, Vacuum cleaner, Quadruped, Robots, Italian Institute of Technology

A robotic truck equipped with a 105-ft (32-m) telescopic boom arm has just journeyed from Australia to Florida. Now the construction robot will get busy churning out up to 10 houses in a bid to become the employee of choice for building entire communities.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Construction, Robotic construction, Building, Building and Construction, Robots