Autonomous free-flying robots aboard the International Space Station (ISS) frequently lose their bearings. Without gravity to distinguish up from down, even precision sensors suffer from accumulating ...
The original Roomba was the first robot vacuum in the US, and the second ever made, following Electrolux’s Trilobite the year prior. A basic bump-and-roll bot with bump and cliff sensors, the Roomba ...
When NASA’s free-flying helpers on the International Space Station drifted into trouble, the solution did not come from a new ...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KGO) -- Robots are getting more and more advanced with the ability to complete tasks, help out and make life easier on everyone - not just tech companies. It's no longer science ...
Robots are getting more and more advanced with the ability to complete tasks, help out and make life easier on everyone - not just tech companies. It's no longer science fiction, it's non-fiction and ...
Some of the world's most advanced robots showed off their skills at tech shows and sporting events, doing everything from ...
Navigating in a microgravity environment is a challenge even for trained human astronauts, but it is even more challenging for autonomous robots, limiting their use in places like a space station. Now ...
Rodney Brooks, famous for the Roomba, argues the humanoid robot craze in Silicon Valley is doomed to fail. Rodney Brooks, famous for the Roomba, argues the humanoid robot craze in Silicon Valley is ...
A beloved classic TV star is asking for prayers for his family. On Dec. 11, actor Bill Mumy, who is best known for his role as Will Robinson on the 1960s sci-fi series Lost in Space, posted to ...
Stanford researchers have become the first to demonstrate that machine-learning control can safely guide a robot aboard the ISS, laying the groundwork for more autonomous space missions. Imagine a ...
If you're one of the millions that followed the little Mars rover that could, Opportunity, for 15 years and whose heart was broken when it sent its final message before shutting down (translated to ...