A startup taught humanoid robots to retrieve packages, climb stairs, and unpack boxes – no human steering needed

Flexion Robotics, a Swiss startup founded by former Nvidia researchers, is approaching the problem from a different angle. It ...
Entrepreneur

Walmart’s Using More Robots — But Says They’ll Actually Extend Warehouse Workers’ Careers

Warehouse work is physically taxing, with employees moving thousands of pounds per day. As Walmart automates distribution centers, new robots and forklifts are lightening the load. CFO John David ...
Yahoo

A robot has begun a 2-week mission to retrieve melted fuel from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant

In this photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), TEPCO executives observe plant officials making final procedural checks from an operation room to monitor and remote control an ...