Have you ever seen the 1999 movie "Bicentennial Man"? It stars Robin Williams as an android who, over its 200-year lifespan, strives to become human. I won't spoil the plot but instead note that watching this movie 24 years ago gave me hope that I'd … [Read more...]
Amazon is building robots at scale in Massachusetts
Amazon has built a fleet of robots to help workers get packages from its warehouses to your door, and on Thursday it showed off two new ones. The first is Sparrow, a machine designed to pick up items (not packages) from a container and place them in … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for July 1, 2022
Signify exec says Hue bulbs won't have Thread: This entire article featuring Hue's George Yianni discussing plans for the upcoming Matter home interoperability standard is worth a read, but the most surprising tidbit was how Hue thinks about Thread. … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for April 15, 2022
Diligent Robotics raises $30M: Diligent Robotics, a company in Austin, Texas that is building the Moxi robot designed for hospitals, has raised more than $30 million in funding. I've loved this company and its robot for years, ever since I took a … [Read more...]
Are you ready for shape-shifting robots?
I typically get excited with any robotics technology aimed at the smart home. Recently though, some new developments in this space have me expanding my horizons. That’s mainly because the latest robots themselves can expand and contract in size! And … [Read more...]
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