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The Air Position Indicator For The B-29
5+ hour ago (34+ words) When you think of a computer, you probably don't think of a tube full of motors and mechanics. However, as [Our Own Devices] shows, the Bendix AN5841 API Computer, an air position indicator computer, .. ....
Remote control robots that talk to each other are building solar farms in Australia
1+ week, 1+ day ago (571+ words) Saturday, June 13, 2026 One of the solar-building robot companies operating in Australia could now, theoretically at least, build large chunks of a solar farm from the comfort of their port-side offices " in Boston." Luminous Robotics is rolling out "synchronised heterogenous fleet…...
Humanoid robots not quite ready for primetime
7+ hour, 13+ min ago (929+ words) Humanoid robots, one of the more visible examples of physical AI, are becoming more capable and gaining more attention. Demos of robots walking about and performing tasks are getting more impressive, polished and compelling. But what works on stage in…...
Mass Robotics announces the winners of 2026 Robotics Medal and Rising Star awards
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (646+ words) By The Robot Report Staff | June 12, 2026 Allison Okamura and Ayoung Kim won Mass Robotics" Robotics Medal and Rising Star Medal. | Source: Mass Robotics Mass Robotics announced its 2026 Robotics Medal and Rising Star recipients at the IEEE ICRA conference in Vienna....
A robotic hand uses touch and vision to pick ripe fruits with nearly 100% accuracy. Researchers have built a flexible robotic claw that detects the ripeness point and gently picks fruits.
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (534+ words) According to the report, the soft silicone and polyurethane fingers are equipped with various sensors. They measure the size, shape, color, and firmness of the fruit before deciding if it is ripe. The system was tested on strawberries and removes…...
What Physical AI Means for Warehouse Operations
5+ hour ago (396+ words) Place it alongside the system most distribution centers already run on. A WMS is the system of record: it holds what should be on the floor, the orders placed, the putaways logged, the counts keyed in. Physical AI establishes the…...
Videos: Humanoid Loco-Manipulation, Home Robots, More
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (191+ words) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos Evan Ackerman is IEEE Spectrum's robotics editor. Don't try this at home if you value your hips. Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE…...
Gesture Tracking Controls my Palletizer 260 Without Controllers
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (389+ words) Interactive data science learning platform with 1, 500+ SQL and Python coding problems across 15 industry domains. LDS Mentor is a built-in AI with two modes: Learn Mode uses the Socratic method to guide you to the answer, Interview Mode gives direct patterns,…...
LTU takes home another self-drive challenge title
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (280+ words) The 2026 Lawrence Tech's self-drive team "r ACTor" won first place in the 33rd annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition's Self-Drive Challenge at Oakland University. This year, 24 college teams registered in two performance challenges'self-drive for automated vehicles and trucks, and auto-nav for unmanned…...
Will fully autonomous killer drones be the next step in modern warfare?
10+ hour, 9+ min ago (26+ words) Modern Ghana Will fully autonomous killer drones be the next step in modern warfare?...