Robotics

The new DISCVR API turns Remote ID from a broadcast signal into an actionable identity — and the enforcement implications for drone operators are immediate.

The e-commerce giant acquired Zurich-based Rivr — previously known as Swiss-Mile — to tackle the hardest part of package delivery: the last few steps from the van to the doorstep.

The Problem With Teaching Robots to Find Things The standard approach to robot navigation has a fundamental limitation: robots can only look for things they have been specifically trained to recognize.

Micro-drones flown inside Unit 3 captured the first visual confirmation of a pressure vessel breach since the 2011 meltdowns — and what they found reshapes the engineering challenge of removing 880 tons of melted fuel.

China's New Atomic Clock Is Smaller Than a Fingernail — and Built for Drone Swarms There is a version of this story that is about precision timing.

The City That Keeps Breaking Robots (And What It Means for the Future of Delivery) Philadelphia has a history with robots, and it is not a happy one. In 2015, the city destroyed hitchBOT — an experimental hitchhiking robot that had successfully traveled across Canada and parts of Europe — withi...

Washington just made history: the state will now pay for an AI robot companion under Medicaid — the first such statewide coverage in the country, according to Intuition Robotics. The state Department of Social and Health Services announced Tuesday that ElliQ, an AI-powered social robot developed...

The Crane Operator and the Robot: KEWAZO's Bet on Heavy Industry Artem Kuchukov spent years watching the same problem play out on construction sites and industrial plants across Russia and the United States: workers hoisting materials by hand, cranes backed up, schedules slipping, bodies at risk.

When Rivian Decided It Wanted to Be a Robotaxi Company There is a version of this story where it makes perfect sense.