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California Today Full Broadcast (Dec. 2)
In response to a controversial motion to allow police in San Francisco to employ robots, the department has released a statement that includes who can use the robots, and in what situations. A group has issued what it thinks is an appropriate amount of money for the state to pay in reparations, as the state […]
New Technology Introduced by Amazon Threatens Workers’ Jobs
Amazon has unveiled new technology—a robotic, AI-controlled arm called Sparrow, capable of identifying individual items that vary in shape, size, and texture. “Sparrow is the first robotic system in our warehouses that can detect, select, and handle individual products in our inventory. In our current research and development efforts, we are working with Sparrow to […]
Amazon to Acquire Roomba Robot Vacuum Creator iRobot for $1.7 Billion
Amazon has entered into a definitive merger to acquire iRobot, the creator of Roomba robot vacuums, in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.7 billion, the companies announced Friday. “We know that saving time matters, and chores take precious time that can be better spent doing something that customers love,” said Dave Limp, SVP of Amazon […]
Chess-Playing Robot Breaks Boy’s Finger at Moscow Tournament
A chess-playing robot broke a boy’s finger during a match in Russia last week, the president of the Moscow Chess Federation told state news agency TASS media. Sergey Lazarev said the incident occurred at the Moscow Chess Open after the boy rushed the robot. “A robot broke a child’s finger—this is, of course, bad,” Lazarev […]
Superman: The Mechanical Monsters (1941)
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Robot Orders Increase 40 Percent in First Quarter Amid Mass Quits, Labor Shortages: Report
Orders of robots increased 40 percent in the first quarter of 2022, amid soaring inflation and labor shortages, according to a new report by the robotics industry’s trade group, the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). According to the report, which was first cited by The Wall Street Journal, orders for workplace robots in North America rose […]
NTD Business Full Broadcast (Aug. 20)
Elon Musk unveils plans for a humanoid robot that can screw bolts and get groceries. But he didn’t give a release date. Beijing passes one of the strictest data protection laws, but experts say it’s not to protect users’ data. Instead, they say, the regime has geopolitical goals. One investment guru says retail investors are left holding […]
Humanoid Robot Capable of Parkour, Backflips
A new humanoid robot is now able to do free running, and it can even do backflips. Boston Dynamics developed the robot and claims that if the robot can showcase the same movement as an adult person, the possibilities could be limitless.
Bank Branch Unveils its First Social Humanoid Robot for Customer Service in Silicon Valley
CUPERTINO—A customer service robot has made its way to a bank in Silicon Valley. Pepper, the social humanoid robot, is the first of its kind at an HSBC bank in the Bay Area. “We’ve seen tremendous excitement through customer engagement, greeting and delighting customers, setting new customer expectations and branch satisfaction scores,” said Jeremy Balkin, head […]
Liquid Metal Moves and Stretches Like T-1000 killer robot in Terminator Movie
Chinese scientists have created a liquid metal that morphs and bends like the T-1000 killer robot from Hollywood’s The Terminator movie series. Researchers believe they are close to perfecting a new liquid metal composition that could one day be used in soft robotic technology. Although there are currently no robots that can morph into different human […]
Family Upset After Doctor Delivers Bad News via Hospital Robot
To hear that a family member doesn’t have long to live is never easy. But hearing it from a robot was devastating for one family from California. The family member, Ernest Quintana, 79, was admitted into Kaiser Permanente Medical Center’s emergency department on March 3. Quintana’s granddaughter Annalisia Wilharm told KTVU that she was by her grandfather’s side […]