Tag: robots

Amp Robotics raises $91M to build more robot-filled waste sorting facilities

Recycling today kind of sucks. People are generally confused about what can be recycled and where. As a result, only about 32% of...

These sub-1mm robots morph and crawl with an electric zap

Cornell University researchers this week unveiled tiny “metasheet” robots capable of transforming into pre-determined shapes and crawling around when electricity is applied. Along...

Electro-hydraulic muscles help these robot legs stand straight on uneven terrain

Researchers at ETH Zürich are very good at keeping robots standing upright. Back in 2022, the school’s robotics team taught the quadrupedal ANYmal...

Researchers develop hair-thin battery to power tiny robots

The biggest limitation of tiny robots is, naturally, their size. The smaller the robot, the more difficult it is to develop components. Among...

Elon Musk sets 2026 Optimus sale date. Here’s where other humanoid robots stand.

Ahead of Tuesday’s earnings, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the carmaker will begin selling its Optimus humanoid robot in 2026. In fact,...

MIT’s soft robotic system is designed to pack groceries

The first self-checkout system was installed in 1986 in a Kroger grocery store just outside of Atlanta. It took several decades, but the...