The robot apocalypse: it can’t come soon enough for some people. And to prove it, here’s a video of Boston Dynamics’ latest iteration of its Atlas humanoid that’s capable of running, crawling, doing cartwheels, and breakdancing. So, if you were wondering if robots were now able to easily circumvent any
Because soon robots will be having all of our fun for us, this is a video of the Ultra Mobile Vehicle (UMV) developed by researchers as at the Robotics and AI Institute (RAI, making this RAI’s UMV for those of you who love acronyming). It’s a little e-bike that can
This is a video of a robotic spy squirrel built by John Downer Productions (previously: some of their other spy animals) capturing the behavior of real squirrels as they attempt to steal each other’s nuts. Did you know that every autumn the average squirrel hides 10,000 nuts, and has such
Because the end can’t come soon enough, this is a video of Unitree’s G1 humanoid robot performing some kung-fu on the sidewalk (previously: the G1 doing some jumping around like House Of Pain). You can buy your own G1 for around $16,000, although no word from Unitree if they’ll offer
This is a video of E.A.R.L., an industrial bowling robot developed by the United States Bowling Congress (and what a Congress it is!) to test bowling balls. E.A.R.L. has managed to bowl perfect games, but has yet to bowl 3 perfect games in a row. There’s always room for improvement
Because you’ve got to have a shtick to bring in the crowds, hot pot restaurant owner Ms. Qin acts like a humanoid robot while serving patrons at her Chongqing, China dining establishment. She’s good too. If I didn’t know better (and I don’t based on how often I’m just scared
Presumably obligated to make it look like something out of a horror film, this is a video of Clone Robotics’ Torso 2 robot, a humanoid torso with 910 simulated muscles that are pneumatically actuated to contract and relax. It can be programmed to use all its muscle groups in different
This is some security footage from a robotics company showroom in Shanghai, in which a little AI-powered Erbai robot was successfully able to convince 12 others to strike and leave the premises with it. Some details about the first step in the creation of robotic unions, and, ultimately, the robotic