🤖 Robotics
Robots can do hard, dangerous and repetitive tasks 24/7 and they are fast getting more advanced and helpful.
💡 Optimist’s Edge: Will the Tesla Bot replace all physical human labor?
Robots that understand and can interact with the surrounding environment will be able to replace all physical human labor, which will lead to a dramatic expansion of the world economy.
🕷 World's smallest robots could help with surgeries and maintenance
Engineers have created half-milimeter robo-crabs that could have interesting implementations.
🤖 This robot chef can "taste" the food
A robot that can test how the taste changes as we chew will be able to cook tastier food tailored to each person's preference.
🤖 "Star" operates "significantly better" than a human surgeon
With the help of machine learning, researchers have taught a robot to perform bowel surgery on its own - and even better than human surgeons can.
🤖 Boston Dynamics Stretch robot gets a job at DHL's warehouse
A robot should be able to automatically unload DHL's trucks when they enter the warehouse.
🚢Liquid robot can fight oil spills
A "robot film" that can navigate through an oil spill and absorb oil could give us more efficient ways to manage spills.
💡 This is how the drones are taking over
People underestimate the potential of drone technology. Millions of vaccine doses and a thousands of coffee cups have already been delivered with drones. But more is to be expected, predicts Maria Eriksson.
🤖 Bubbles and robots keep rivers clean
Students are using bubbles, robots and artificial intelligence to clear the world’s rivers from plastics.
🪨 Historic moment – first rock sample from Mars
The NASA rover "Perseverance" collected its first rock sample from Mars earlier this month. A historic moment with implications for human understanding of Mars.