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New method cuts flexible robot error below 1%, boosts precision in tighter spaces

Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar have developed a new control method that ...

Robots just installed 100 MW of solar panels in the desert

According to Maximo, its Version 3.0 robots now enable crews to install solar panels at rates previously impossible by human ...

Inside the 2-Year Project to Build a 6-DOF Robotic Arm From the Ground Up

This DIY 6-DOF robot arm project details a two-year build cycle using 3D printed parts, custom electronics, and over 5,000 ...
University of Chicago News

To teach social-emotional skills, does a robot need to pretend to be human?

UChicago scientists team up with Chicago Public Schools to test if robots need fictional personalities to teach effectively ...
MIT Technology Review

The gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home

As companies like Tesla, Figure AI, and Agility Robotics race to build humanoids—robots designed to resemble and move like ...
Electrek

This friendly robot just installed 100 MW of solar power

This Maximo robot has completed the successful installation of 100 MW of solar at the sprawling AES Bellefield complex in California.
Tech Xplore on MSN

Control framework lets flexible robots move in tight spaces with less math

We often imagine robots as machines with rigid arms, rotating joints, and targeted mechanical movements. The famous Optimus ...
Bleacher Report

MLB to Use ABS Robot-Umpire System for Challenges in 2026 Season, Full Rules Announced

The future is officially coming to MLB next year. The league announced on Tuesday that an Automated Ball Strike (ABS) system will be implemented for the 2026 season and provided the rules for how the ...