Robots

How Ukraine’s demining robots could help U.S. open the Strait of Hormuz

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KYIV, Ukraine — The TLK-150 is 8 feet long, weighs roughly 50 pounds and glides just below the surface of the Black Sea mapping out the minefields that lay below. Once it dips underwater, its rotors can churn for over 1,200 miles before needing a recharge.  The sea drone, manufactured by the Ukrainian defense company Toloka, … Read more

Humanoid robots race past humans in Beijing half-marathon, showing rapid advances

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BEIJING — Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism and autonomous navigation skills as they whizzed past human runners in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, highlighting the sector’s rapid technical advances. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The race’s inaugural edition … Read more

Melania Trump pitches robots as potential educators for American schoolchildren

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Washington — For the first time in history, a robot, not a person, escorted the first lady of the United States Wednesday at the White House. Escorted by a walking, talking humanoid system, first lady Melania Trump pitched the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit on AI robots as potential, “personalized” educators for America’s … Read more

Robots, already in hospitals, are ready to roll in other industries

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At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the nurse assistant stopped by a patient’s room to pick up some lab samples while dropping off toiletries. Then, as the helper’s pixilated blue eyes flashed a heart sign to indicate the task had been completed, it summoned an elevator and quietly rolled off to the hospital’s supply … Read more