We got a glimpse of the future on Friday courtesy of robotics, artificial intelligence, and some of the smartest young people in the Bay Area. NBC Bay Area business and tech reporter Scott Budman ...
“Rivet” is that kind of tour guide who is always helpful and never complains — even if she falls over, offering only a plaintive, “Help.” Since June, the diminutive wayfinding robot on wheels has been ...
Suspended on a cable fixed between two trees in front of the Engineering Gateway building on UC Irvine’s campus hangs the RaccoonBot. And well, he’s just adorable. “The ‘cute factor’ wasn’t just a ...
In the software realm, agentic AI models, platforms that can serve as assistants for researchers, also stood out. Executives at the HighRes booth were busy demonstrating the latest version of its ...
SERVICES AND PERMANENTLY OFF THE STREETS. STUDENTS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY ARE BUILDING AND TESTING ROBOTS THAT COULD ONE DAY HELP US OUT AT HOME. THEY ARE PROGRAMING THESE ROBOTS TO HELP WITH EVERYDAY ...
It is not hard to find popular depictions of robots in the future. What comes to my mind is Rosie the robot maid from the animated comic “The Jetsons.” Ever faithful and dependable, she is as much a ...