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Amazon’s deal to buy Roomba maker iRobot is off, the companies announced today, after iRobot said the deal has “no path to regulatory approval in the European Union.” iRobot is also announcing that it is laying off around 330 employees, or around 31 percent of its workforce as part of a restructuring. It expects to notify the majority of affected
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many states to issue “stay at home” orders. People still need to eat. Many are placing food orders at local restaurants who send a driver out with their food. This could potentially put those drivers at risk of catching the virus. Robots, however, face no such risk. A company called Starship has created small, self-driving,
The Westin Medical Center Hotel in Houston has become the first hotel in the country to use new ultraviolet light robots to combat germs and pathogens amid the coronavirus outbreak, and the company that makes the robot says interest in the technology is surging as the crisis escalates. LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots have been deployed to carry out part of the
Misty Robotics, the creators of the Misty II platform robot announced the launch of the Misty as a Concierge application template, which provides developers with a robust starting point to build robot skills and quickly put Misty II to work. The Misty II application templates are open source code for developers to build upon and customize for a specific assignment
The future of robots will be on display with UBTECH at CES 2020. UBTECH will be showing its newest and most innovative robots, including the latest updates to Walker, the intelligent humanoid service robot that wowed audiences at last year's CES, plus autonomous indoor monitoring robot AIMBOT, enterprise service robot Cruzr, and award-winning JIMU Robot kits for kids. Walker, a
Ambarella, an AI vision silicon company, today announced that it will demonstrate its new robotics platform during CES 2020. Based on Ambarella's CVflow architecture, it targets automated guided vehicles (AGV), consumer robots, industrial robots, and emerging industry 4.0 applications. The robotics platform provides a unified software infrastructure for robotic perception across Ambarella's CVflow SoC family including the CV2, CV22, CV25,
DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, takes a step into educational technology by launching the RoboMaster S1, the company's first ground-based robot. The S1 was built to introduce users to the fun and possibilities of robotic technology, with powerful brushless motors, a chassis that can move in all directions, a high-precision gimbal, and interactive modes