Bench Talk

Artificial nanorobots are the next step in the evolution of medical robotics. By leveraging their small size and ability to adapt, nanorobots help make several medical treatments minimally invasive and will hopefully be able to cure previously untreatable diseases.

Automation is becoming ubiquitous as more companies deploy AI and machine learning-powered robots to automate tasks traditionally done by humans. With automation taking over labor-intensive jobs, humans are freed up to concentrate on higher-level tasks requiring more creativity and cognitive skills

How has the pandemic impacted the world of robotics and what major trends are we seeing as we emerge from it? With worker shortages abounding, will robots step in to fill the vacuum? What is a Cobot and how will they be deployed? And what about the rise of AI? And do we care as long as robots can make us good coffee?

The Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling project (SOCCOM) is deploying a robotic observing system composed of about 200 autonomous floats that will provide nearly continuous coverage in time and horizontal space over the entire Southern Ocean.

Lead engineer Jonathan Schultz and his Team Huge partners used the downtime during BattleBots’ COVID-19-related postponement to make Mouser Electronics’ entry an even more effective fighting force for this season’s competition.

As the world evolves, the healthcare industry must keep up. AI is shaping the future of healthcare through applications for televisits, cancer cell detection, and robotic assistance in surgeries. We can expect to see more AI implemented in healthcare sooner than you think.

Robots have captured our imagination since Leonardo da Vinci’s medieval sketches, but humanity’s mania with humanoid mechanical beings—friend or foe—has only intensified. The last century saw robots becoming a cornerstone of pop culture, showing up everywhere from books to films, TV shows, and songs, continuing the takeover of human entertainment.

The gift of sight via light detection and ranging (LIDAR) has enabled engineers to move beyond the development of robots that complete simple tasks to robots that can take on increasingly complicated workloads in safer, faster, and more cost-effective ways than ever before.

The Olympic Games have become as much a showcase for a country’s high-tech capabilities as they are for the sporting events, but this year’s Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea takes this trend to a whole new level.

Current household robots are largely one trick ponies. Sure it’s nice to have a dog bowl on wheels quietly move around the room, sucking up whatever the kids brought in on their shoes, but what else can it do? The market is flooded with robots that can vacuum the carpet, mow the lawn or remember to water your plants. Recently, I came across a robot to change your cat litter which would be useless… unless you made the mistake of owning a cat in the first place. Relax… I’m kidding! But I know what you’re thinking, “How long until I get to turn on a humanoid protocol droid that can handle complex tasks, speak my language, and help out around the ole’ moisture farm?” The good news is, sooner than you thought.