Examples: Robotics and Automation

After inking a deal to work together almost three years ago, U.S. supermarket chain Kroger and U.K. online grocer Ocado today took the wraps off th... (2021)

Outfitted with cameras and sensors, autonomous inventory robots can verify price signs and look for out-of-stock items. Inventory is one of the big... (2023)

Opentrons, a company that’s setting out to help life scientists automate many of their experiments using robotics, has raised $10 million in a seed... (2018)

This soft robotic fish is reef friendly and won't scare away the real thing (2018)

Automation vs. artisanship: Why bricklayers aren't worried about robot overlords, for now. (2018)

- associated with longer operating times, higher cost A Stanford study of nearly 24,000 patients with kidney cancer concluded that robot-assiste... (2017)

Recent research has shown that industrial robots have caused severe job and earnings losses in the US. This column explores the impact of robots on... (2017)

Business Insider, 2017: "Robots will soon be roaming up and down the aisles in 50 Walmart stores, scanning for out-of-stock items and other errors. (2017)

(podcast) 99% Invisible - From everyday lane switches to periodic construction detours, being able to modify lanes quickly, easily and safely with ... (2017)

Mercedes-Benz, conducting the biggest test using drones to ship everyday items like ground coffee and cellphones, said the mini aircraft completed ... (2017)

Researchers in Singapore explained how they created a robot that could devise and execute a plan to put together an Ikea chair. .. (2018)

Engineer and adventurer Richard Jenkins has made oceangoing robots that could revolutionize fishing, drilling, and environmental science. His aim: ... (2018)

It’s a hard, hard fall. (2019)

Amazon.com Inc is rolling out machines to automate a job held by thousands of its workers: boxing up customer orders. (2019)

TOKYO -- Sony's PlayStation has won hundreds of millions of fans across the world since its launch in 1994. But few know just how much of the console' (2020)

AMP Robotics, a startup developing robotics systems that pick and sort recyclables, has raised $55 million in venture capital. (2021)