ffVC and NYU are mixing researchers with investors in the name of machine intelligence

 The timing was perfect. Just as startups were settling into NYU and ffVC’s new brains-meet-money accelerator,…

Researchers use a pair of robotics platforms in hopes of developing drought-resistant crops

 A team of researchers at the University of Missouri are using a pair of robotics platforms…

Aurora’s massive LightningStrike VTOL UAV just got one step closer to reality

 A vertical take-off and landing craft (VTOL) that can stand toe-to-toe with combat helicopters a concept…

LocusBots can now ‘talk’ to each other and collaborate in warehouses

 Locus Robotics today unveiled a navigational system that makes it possible for their LocusBots to work…

Apple Fellow Rich Page on ‘stealing jobs’ and Chowbotics’ salad-making robots

 When we first wrote about Chowbotics, their salad-making robot stirred a bit of controversy. The company…

How marine biology inspired Soft Robotics’ industrial grippers

 On Valentine’s Day at Soft Robotics a staff member places heart-shaped marshmallow Peeps on a conveyor…

Scientists use magnetic fields to remotely control biologically inspired soft robots

 The field of soft robotics has been the subject of increasing interest in recent years for…

NASA tests robotic tools to crack the surface of icy moons

 While the Mars rovers are searching the red planet for water over the next decade, there…