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Robots that harvest fruit or prune vine can get tripped up when leaves and branches block their view. CMU’s Robotics Institute has a neat solution: **SonicBoom**, a sensor that uses touch-based sound to detect apples even when they’re hidden. It brings farm robots one step closer to matching a human’s intuitive feel. (Carnegie Mellon University … Read more
Imagine tiny robots, smaller than a grain of rice, swimming inside your body to deliver medicine precisely where it’s needed. That’s no longer sci-fi. Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, have developed soft microrobots with that level of finesse—and this breakthrough could change the way we treat diseases. (NTU Research News) Design That Handles the … Read more
Here’s some robot news you don’t see every day—researchers at the University of Arkansas just secured a patent for a soft robotic gripper designed specifically for picking blackberries. Inspired by tulip petals, it uses gentle material and tiny force sensors on the finger tips so it doesn’t turn the berries into mash. (U of A … Read more
Teams from more than 20 countries are preparing to compete in the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, launching August 15. Events include humanoid soccer, dance, track-and-field, and industrial handling tasks. (Reuters) Meanwhile, U.S.-based OpenMind raised $20 million to develop FABRIC, an open robot operating system that allows humanoid robots to verify identity and … Read more
On July 29, Skild AI—backed by Amazon, SoftBank and others—unveiled Skild Brain, a general‑purpose AI model capable of powering diverse robots including humanoids and industrial machines. The model enables navigation, manipulation and adaptation across chaotic environments. (Reuters) In parallel, Columbia University scientists introduced a modular robot prototype that can grow, repair and reconfigure itself by … Read more
July 19, 2025, Seattle Amazon has rolled out its Prime Air drone delivery service to 12 new U.S. cities, including Atlanta, Denver, Austin, Tampa, and Sacramento. The expansion follows the successful pilot in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas. The new drones, called MK35, can deliver packages in under 30 minutes — even in rain … Read more
July 17, 2025, Waltham, MA Boston Dynamics has officially launched Stretch 2, the second-generation warehouse automation robot designed to streamline box handling and pallet loading. The robot uses enhanced AI vision, smarter spatial awareness and upgraded suction hardware to autonomously unload or load trucks and containers in under 45 minutes. Stretch 2 is now operational … Read more
July 6, 2025, Shenzhen DJI has officially rolled out its newest industrial delivery drone, the FlyCart 50, in international markets. The drone is designed for long-range, heavy-payload logistics operations and can carry up to 50 kilograms over a maximum distance of 29 kilometers in a single trip. Built with redundant motors, autonomous navigation and 4G/5G … Read more
Delivery as we know it is changing—again. Across major U.S. cities, autonomous delivery robots are now navigating sidewalks, crosswalks, and campus paths to deliver groceries, meals, and parcels. These low-profile, AI-powered bots are turning heads—and cutting costs—at a time when last-mile logistics is ripe for disruption. Companies like Starship Technologies, Amazon, and Serve Robotics have … Read more
A team of robotics researchers from TU Delft in the Netherlands and ETH Zurich in Switzerland have unveiled a cutting-edge fleet of AI-powered swarm drones designed to autonomously navigate disaster zones. These drones, functioning as a collective system, use swarm intelligence and real-time machine learning to locate survivors, assess damage, and relay vital data without … Read more