Probably the most famous mechanical chess player is the chess playing Turk by Wolfgang von Kempelen, unveiled in 1769 (see ...

When NASA’s free-flying helpers on the International Space Station drifted into trouble, the solution did not come from a new thruster or a last-minute software patch. It came from a virtual copy of ...

“We are trying to, if you like, invent a completely new way of designing robots that doesn’t require humans to actually do the designing,” said Alan Winfield. “We’re developing the machine or robot ...

Autonomous free-flying robots aboard the International Space Station (ISS) frequently lose their bearings. Without gravity to distinguish up from down, even precision sensors suffer from accumulating ...

There’s a nightmarish scene in Guillermo del Toro’s 2006 movie Pan’s Labyrinth in which we are confronted by a sinister humanoid creature called the Pale Man. With no eyes in his monstrous, hairless ...

As robotic devices – including delivery and service bots as well as utilitarian drones – proliferate and develop increasing degrees of autonomy, managing fleets of robotics will become increasingly ...

Duality AI, the developer of a suite of tools that allow for simulating the real world so artificial intelligence and robots can navigate it using “digital twins,” announced today that it’s expanding ...

Each robotic system at UHN is equipped with virtual reality (VR) simulation capabilities and a teaching console that enables ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Around ten years ago, listeners to TED talks became very excited at the prospect of a Jetsons-like future. Roboticists from firms like ...

Solution enhances business workflows, with robots working alongside employees to improve inventory management, on-shelf availability, price accuracy, food safety, and hazard mitigation Badger ...