Look up, New Yorkers. The city’s skyscrapers are getting a high-tech window washing, one gleaming window at a time. The 45-story office tower at 1133 Avenue of the Americas has just made history as the world’s first high-rise to welcome Ozmo, an automated window-cleaning system that’s turning heads and changing the game. GET SECURITY ALERTS, EXPERT TIPS – SIGN UP …
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In the shadow of Oregon’s majestic Mount Hood, a team of researchers from a consortium of universities and NASA’s Johnson Space Center have embarked on a groundbreaking project. Their mission? To prepare a dog-like robot named Spirit for the daunting task of navigating the moon’s unpredictable terrain. GET SECURITY ALERTS, EXPERT TIPS – SIGN UP FOR KURT’S NEWSLETTER – THE …
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The internet has been set ablaze with a mind-bending video depicting a futuristic “head transplant machine” called BrainBridge. The footage, which has amassed hundreds of thousands of views, shows robotic arms swiftly removing a person’s head and attaching it to a healthy body. The idea is to give people with severe disabilities a new lease on life by using artificial …
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The security industry is on the brink of a revolution with the introduction of the Thalamus 2024, the next generation of autonomous security robots. Designed and manufactured in France, the Thalamus is a groundbreaking autonomous security robot that is redefining the way we think about surveillance and protection. Picture a robot patrolling around, keeping an eye on things so that …
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The operator of Japan’s destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant demonstrated Tuesday how a remote-controlled robot would retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from one of three damaged reactors later this year for the first time since the 2011 meltdown. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings plans to deploy a “telesco-style” extendable pipe robot into Fukushima Daiichi No. 2 reactor …
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Imagine a world where the visually impaired navigate public spaces with ease, their steps guided not by a furry friend, but by a chatty robotic companion. This is a reality that could soon be possible with the help of experts at the University of Glasgow, who are working on the RoboGuide project. CLICK TO GET KURT’S FREE NEWSLETTER, THE CYBERGUY …
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CHENNAI, India — India, a country blessed with a strong high-tech industry, is applying its brains not just to commercial artificial intelligence (AI) but also to its military, as its neighbor and regional rival China continues to pour billions into AI research. A 2023 report by an Indian think tank, the Delhi Policy Group, said India spends around $50 million …
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Like it or not, soon our world is going to be filled with robots that walk among us, not as clunky machines of sci-fi films, but with the grace and agility of humans. Take Tiangong, for example, a full-size humanoid robot capable of running on electric power, which was recently unveiled by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center. Standing as …
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As the world celebrated #InternationalDanceDay, a unique duo took the stage, or rather, the screen, to showcase a different kind of choreography. Spot, the quadruped robot developed by Boston Dynamics, found a new friend in Sparkles, a dazzlingly dressed counterpart designed to explore the fusion of robotics, art and entertainment. Sparkles and spot canine robots dance (Boston Dynamics) A cartoon …
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They’re not your typical office workers. Standing at 5 feet tall and cruising through the corridors at a leisurely 3 mph, these robotic guards are the latest addition to workplace security. Gone are the days of the traditional security guard. Now, robots are taking over the night shift and beyond. Security robot (Cobalt) How do these security robots work? Cobalt’s …
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