China's Xiaomi released a quadrupedal robot, the CyberDog, following Boston Dynamics' lead. The robot, designed for developers to build upon and create applications for, can respond to voice commands, detect motion, navigate obstacles, follow its owner, and pick out individuals in a group via face tracking. It’s also capable...
Heineken recently unveiled a beer-carrying robot that ensures ice-cold brews are always nearby. The “Beer Outdoor Transporter,” or simply B.O.T., is designed to follow you around while carrying up to 12 ber cans in its onboard cooler. With its onboard AI and speech synthesizer, the WALL-E-like robot can...
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced plans to deploy robots and an AI-based surveillance system along the border with North Korea this year. The project, which will be deploying these technologies at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in 2021, will cost $2.5 million. DAPA says the...
The demand for Agility Robotics’s humanoid walking robot ‘Digit’ has increased after the company started conducting tests of its finished prototype around Albany, Oregon. The battery-powered, weatherproof, bipedal robot can deliver packages and maneuver through urban and natural environments. Digit can lift 40-pound (18 kg) packages and can withstand....
