Cassie establishes Guinness world record for bipedal robot 100-metre sprint

Cassie establishes Guinness world record for bipedal robot 100-metre sprint

Cassie, a robot designed at the Oregon State University (OSU) and manufactured by Agility Robotics established the Guinness World Record for the fastest 100 metres sprint by a bipedal robot. Cassie did this by crossing the distance in 24.73 seconds. Interestingly, the robot has no cameras or external sensors. Cassie has knees that bend like […]

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Researchers are trying to teach a robot how to laugh to improve human-robot conversations

Researchers are trying to teach a robot how to laugh to improve human-robot conversations

Researchers at the University of Kyoto are trying to teach a robot how to laugh. The researchers developed an approach to building a “sense of humour” for the Japanese android Erica, which is described in a research article published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI. Robots cannot detect laughter or even laugh at a joke […]

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Global consumer service robotics market to continue to grow through 2025, report says

Global consumer service robotics market to continue to grow through 2025, report says

The research firm estimated that the market for personal and education category robots would exceed $4.5 billion by 2025 The research firm estimated that the market for personal and education category robots would exceed $4.5 billion by 2025 The global consumer service robotics market grew last year, and the trend is expected to extend over […]

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Amazon introduces fully autonomous robot to work alongside humans

Amazon introduces fully autonomous robot to work alongside humans

E-commerce giant Amazon has revealed a new robot, called Proteus, that can operate alongside humans.  A short, unlisted YouTube video showed Proteus carrying out its work, and stopping before a human in its path. Proteus is shaped like a large, flat disc on wheels. The video showed several such robots moving under stacked trolleys, expanding […]

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