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Robotics

The Robots are Coming to Take Your Jobs

Brookings released a report titled: “Automation and Artificial Intelligence: How machines are affecting people and places”. It focuses on areas of potential occupational change that can affect people and communities in the United States. According to Brookings, “The gravest disruptions from automation in the coming decades will affect men, young workers, and underrepresented groups.” The report states that men, young

Walmart’s Alphabot Robots will Collect Groceries

Associates and Alphabot will soon be teaming up to make Online Grocery Pickup even better through a small pilot at the Salem, N.H., supercenter. https://t.co/7pz0AXX9gd pic.twitter.com/JD2BLn1Qon

Code Your Crab and Train Your Tortoise with BinaryBots at CES 2018

Self-assembly robots and smart toys are great for introducing and teaching children the basics of coding. It's a hot area at the moment, especially with Nintendo Labo coming soon, but here we have British outfit BinaryBots and their animal-themed programmable robots. Todd and Chris play with the smart pets. The team at BinaryBots have a range of robotic toys starting

All-Girls Robotic Team from Afghanistan Granted Entry to U.S.

FIRST Global organizes a yearly international robotics challenge to ignite a passion for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) among more than two-billion youths across the world. The all-girls team from Afghanistan has now been granted entry to the United States after the team's initial visa applications were denied. The FIRST Global Challenge is an annual robotics game that addresses

Milo and Lego Education Brings STEM to School

Lego have a history stretching back to the 1930s and for the last few decades, Lego has run an education program to bring Lego to the classroom in relevant way for all levels of schooling. Nick learns from Leisha Hoot about Lego Education and how it gets students interested in science. At CES, Lego announced Lego Education WeDo 2.0, an elementary

Intel Brought a Segway Robot to CES 2016

Those of us who have dreamed about having our very own robot probably didn't imagine that it would roll along like a Segway. Intel has teamed up with Segway to reimagine the Segway in the robotic world. Nakia spoke with Platform Architect for Intel, Han Heng Jeun, at the Intel Real Sense Technology Section at CES 2016. They talked about

Ziro – World’s First Robotics Kit That You Can Control with Your Hand

Ziro is the world's first hand gesture controlled robotics kit for everyone. With a few hand gestures, you can make a robot move. Ziro brings the Ironman type of quality, or brings "The Force" to everyone that wants to enjoy it with some really cool robots. This type of technology is great for STEM education. John Rocha, VP, Marketing at