Gecko Robotics lands the largest US Navy robotics deal yet

Gecko Robotics inked a five-year deal to help the U.S. Navy monitor and predict needed maintenance on its fleet of ships.
Tech Xplore

Thermal cameras used in drones and robots can be tricked by heat sources, study finds

As thermal cameras become commonplace on autonomous drones and vehicles, a University of Florida engineering professor is ...
Interesting Engineering

China builds massive 3D face database to sharpen humanoid robots using point clouds

Humanoid robots are becoming harder to distinguish from real people, and a new study from China points to one reason why. Researchers have developed a large-scale 3D facial dataset and a new AI model ...
IEEE

Hybrid Real-Time State Estimation for Quadruped Robots With Proprioceptive Sensors

Abstract: In degenerate environments where exteroceptive sensors fail, precise state estimation of quadruped robots depends critically on proprioceptive sensors. Traditional Kalman filters (KFs), ...
IEEE

Efficient Detection of Objects Near a Robot Manipulator via Miniature Time-of-Flight Sensors

Abstract: We provide a method for detecting and localizing objects near a robot arm using arm-mounted miniature time-of-flight sensors. A key challenge when using arm-mounted sensors is ...
Inc

Using an AI Tool, 1 Owner Accidentally Controlled Thousands of Robot Vacuums

Sammy Azdoufal used Claude Code to build an app to link his brand-new DJI Romo vacuum to a PS5 controller. Then he noticed something strange. The app wasn’t just controlling his vacuum. It was ...
DBusiness Magazine

Stellantis Using More AI-driven Autonomous Robots at its Assembly Plants

The Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) of Stellantis in Auburn Hills is using an AI-driven autonomous robot to keep the assembly line running smoothly. Throughout the day, a robot from Dexory ...